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Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Aqua Fest

Aqua Fest is the annual Lake Stevens carnival type celebration! We have gone every year that we've lived here, but this time we got to be part of the action. Claire's preschool got to be in the parade, so we all walked with Claire in the Parade last Friday! The theme this year was a fiesta, so all of the kids got to dress in Mexican attire. The girls wore cute dresses and the boys wore vests. Everyone had maracas to shake and candy to throw out. It was a lot of fun. Claire was so happy to see her preschool friends and teachers again. After the parade they got a Popsicle and a coupon to ride one of the rides! We ate dinner in the park and then watched a comedy juggling show right there in the park too. Shawn and I thought the show was really funny, but the kids kept asking if we could leave. They really wanted to go and ride the rides. Eventually we made it to the rides and decided to go on a nice peaceful Ferris Wheel ride - those are peaceful right???? No, they are not peaceful if you go on them with 4 kids. Shawn and I offered to take my friend Jessica's kids (Vivi's mom). Shawn sat by Calvin, and I sat by Claire and Vivi with Will on my lap. Even before we took off Will started crying and screaming. And then as we started to go around Calvin freaked out and started hyperventilating saying he was going to die and fall into the water. Shawn tried desperately to get him to calm down while I calmed Will down. Calvin calmed down tiny bit, but kept threatening to throw up. This threat didn't go over well with the girls and they started screaming too. Luckily there was no throw up, and we were so glad to get off the ride. I'm surprised I grabbed any pictures. Needless to say that was the only ride for the night. And we are planning on going to Disneyland in a couple of months too. Besides the Ferris wheel, we had tons of fun and stayed at aqua fest until way past every ones bedtime. Here are some pictures.

Claire's preschool in the parade!

Claire and Vivi walking in the parade!

Claire shaking her maraca! Fiesta!!!!

Claire, Vivi, Nika, and Calvin in the parade!

Vivi and Claire hugging of course. When they are together it is like no one else is around.

The infamous Ferris Wheel!

Watching the juggling show. I thought it was quite entertaining, but Will didn't seem to think so.

Claire and Vivi watching the juggling show!

View from the Ferris wheel!

Ferris wheel at night!

1 comment:

HeidiJuly 29, 2008 at 3:39 PM
Your pictures of Claire in the parade turned out so cute! Maddie did not want to be there at all and the pictures show it! I have yet to post them. It was fun though!
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