Our Rose Weekend!

It's one of my favorite times of the year on our rose city. We always kick off the weekend with the Rose Bud Parade. I didn't participate in it this year but our schools looked awesome! I told Molly Caroline that she was in the parade last year when her mommy was the teacher of the year! That parade is short and we just stood and kept MC in her stroller. She was tired and watched with her paci.

Friday night is my favorite! We ate supper downtown at Moonspin. Matt got hummus pizza and is now addicted. Then we walked to Broad and set up our chairs in the shade in front of Sweet Grass. Molly Caroline had fun sitting on the bricks and we met some new friends! We also saw the sweet phlebotomist that always took my blood when no one else would stick me over and over at Shaw. Everyone else was scared. She told Matt that she loved me and I was her favorite! I loved getting to let her meet Molly Caroline. The parade was great too! Several of our neighbors watched the parade with us. After the parade MC fell asleep as soon as we strapped her in her stroller. She slept through the loud street dance completely! 

I got a rose cupcake before we left. It was the best cupcake I've ever had!

We listened to the fireworks from our house.

We didn't do any art in the park or watch the runners run the rose city run. We needed some home time! But we definitely will next year. We did head back out to Due South! It was so nice! Great food and music, a grassy area for kids to play games, twinkle lights, and catching up with friends. I'm excited about getting there earlier next year.

Molly Caroline even did better at church on Sunday! She cried but not for long! So proud of my sweet girl! 

She also found our stairs! 

We love our beautiful rose city! We are thankful to live in such an amazing town!