memorial day parade

today our character champions got to walk in the memorial day parade. it was matt's day to walk with them so they left before the littles and i. we all walked to the parade route but we always underestimate how long it takes to get there! i was almost dragging manning up the last hill so that we would make it to the start before they left.

not only did we make it in time, but we found some friends to sit with on the curb (maddux' best buddy)!

this is a candy parade (we actually remembered to send some with madelyn and mason to throw this year), so the kids were ready.

on of our babysitters is the blonde on the far side.

and then we found mason and daddy. madelyn was walking on the other side of the road with her friends.

her friend's mom sent me this keeper.

we actually sat right next to maddux' preschool teacher too! she was running late getting her son to the parade start and stayed to sit with us.

they dug right into their parade treats.

we stopped to play at a park before walking back home - maddux was too busy playing with his buddy to be in any pictures.

once we all made it home, we had some lunch and made our way to the pool! we were feeling extra fortunate because the community pool did not open as scheduled this year and we were able to enjoy our neighborhood pool. i think we are going to have a lot of playdates with friends looking to swim this hot week. love.