Teddy Bear Picnic

In the rain? Sure, why not. Another annual neighbourhood festival/parade, known as the Teddy Bear Picnic. They even have nurses on site to provide teddy checkups and prescribe them a clean bill of health. It started to drip in the morning, but thankfully never settled into full downpour.

terrible shot of me, but I am rarely in photos, so I have to take what I can get (and I am too lazy to edit it)

mounties and bagpipes to start. Not cliche or anything

James Dean of the Bear crowd

peanut gallery

a pirate Shriner. Whoda thunk it?

looking for the next big thing:

which was the Falun Gong marching band

We moved onto the fairgrounds to find some friendly faces

fun was had by all

showing off her massive intelligence - rings are mastered, so next = astro physics!

who thought this was a good thing to bring to a children's festival?

tensions are starting to run high

and on that note, bye bye!

Hats Off to You

If you are still patiently waiting for updates. ::sigh:: I am so behind. wanted to share a few street festivals with you that we attended back in June. And the OCD in me won't let me post new stuff till I catch up with the older posts I want to do. That makes for quite the backlog sometimes.

This is Hats Off Day, a great neighbourhood street festival and parade.
classic car show

vintage neon sign

Wondermom juggles 4 kids in a double stroller and backpack combo

and just in time for a self portrait

K did great in the Ergo and even fell asleep on the walk home. I am looking forward to more hikes with her in this come fall when its not so hot!

next up: Teddy Bear Picnic!