If you've never been to the Boulder Bolder it is certainly worth the trip. I had really really wanted to run it last year & this year, but I always seem to have an excuse. This year's excuse was a happy little baby all day, so I can't complain:
We parked at the 29th Street Mall & walked to Folsom Stadium. Strawberry popsicles, live music, & American flags were in abundance, along with runners who had just finished their 10k.
The best part was enjoying a beautiful city in beautiful weather together as a family. And our family gets a lot of looks & commentary lately, especially if someone asks us how old our children are! Of course I am more than pleased to tell them of the blessings of adoption & our surprise of having Michelle.
I am so grateful we could be a part of something huge & pay homage on Memorial Day to those who have served our country. At the stadium we got to watch sky divers with military branch flags & the American flag while the various anthems played. There was a 21 gun salute, taps, & a fly over in missing man formation. We feel lucky to be Americans!
And as is the American custom, we had to do a little shopping at the Mall before we ate lunch. I picked up 3 Ann Taylor Loft shirts for a grand total of $25. Can't beat that. I was also thrilled that the mall has an "Islands" restaurant like the one we ate at in CA last May. Funny to think when we last ate at that chain we only had one child with us.
Last but not least, we had a Memorial Day BBQ at our house! We are so very fortunate to have wonderful family & friends to celebrate with. And good steaks. (:
P.S. The girls were already asleep in bed but Danny just had to party some more.
We parked at the 29th Street Mall & walked to Folsom Stadium. Strawberry popsicles, live music, & American flags were in abundance, along with runners who had just finished their 10k.
The best part was enjoying a beautiful city in beautiful weather together as a family. And our family gets a lot of looks & commentary lately, especially if someone asks us how old our children are! Of course I am more than pleased to tell them of the blessings of adoption & our surprise of having Michelle.
I am so grateful we could be a part of something huge & pay homage on Memorial Day to those who have served our country. At the stadium we got to watch sky divers with military branch flags & the American flag while the various anthems played. There was a 21 gun salute, taps, & a fly over in missing man formation. We feel lucky to be Americans!
And as is the American custom, we had to do a little shopping at the Mall before we ate lunch. I picked up 3 Ann Taylor Loft shirts for a grand total of $25. Can't beat that. I was also thrilled that the mall has an "Islands" restaurant like the one we ate at in CA last May. Funny to think when we last ate at that chain we only had one child with us.
Last but not least, we had a Memorial Day BBQ at our house! We are so very fortunate to have wonderful family & friends to celebrate with. And good steaks. (:P.S. The girls were already asleep in bed but Danny just had to party some more.
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