Jun. 8, 2008 - Cheesefest
Yesterday, June 7th was the 1 year anniversary of my Dad's passing. I have thought about this for weeks. I came to the conclusion that he would not want any of us sitting here mourning the fact that he's not here on earth with us anymore. I can hear his voice plain as day saying, "You guys go on. I'll be fine." He said that to us in the hospital when we wanted to get something to eat and we weren't sure about leaving him. He was never one to want to go into the hustle and bustle. He was fine with being alone and letting us go have fun. I heard him say that line numerous times in my life and I can hear him saying it now. I decided I'm going to listen to his voice and go on because I know he's fine without me mourning and grieving. It's OK. Doesn't mean I miss him any less. But, it's OK.
This is how I'll always remember my Dad:
Now, onto Cheesefest. Lots of pictures, lots of fun. It was a nice relaxing start to our summer. It was SO hot and SO humid that you can see it in my pictures. It was something like 87 degrees and 100% humidity. It was so bad that it felt like we were melting all day until about 5 pm. Then, it rained on and off and bad thunderstorms came about 8pm. We got home just in time before it got bad.
There is no Cheesefest without cheese. :) Especially cheese that's thrown out at the parade.
There is no parade without candy thats thrown at you that you can put into your own little bag.
My crossing guard corner is by Reynebeau Floral so I had to take a pic of their float.
Little Chute is not Little Chute without little Dutch kids and windmills.
The girls wanted to go into the petting zoo really, really bad. But, once they got in there, Victoria wouldn't touch anything and kept running from everything that came near her. When it was time to get out of there she threw a fun little tantrum. I guess when you're 2, you don't really know what you want.
Cheesefest is no fun without rides.
On stage is a band called Half Empty. The singer, Rocky, used to be a singer in Jim's band quite a few years ago.
All day at Cheesefest makes for tired out children. Take a nice long look at Jim and Victoria. It's rare to get a picture of him. You can't see his face, but it's a precious picture anyway.
That concludes the 2008 version of Cheesefest and the start of my summer.
Comments
Jun. 8, 2008 - Untitled Comment
Posted by ZtoABaby Mama
Looks like you guys had a blast! I love the girls matching dresses. So sweet!
I wonder if people in other states get free cheese thrown at them in parades. LOL
Jun. 8, 2008 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Anonymous
AT least you got to go. We were waiting to go on "free" Sunday, but it rained so much in the morning that they decided to call most everything off. The rides we wanted to go on were already shut down. That must be why it is "free" because 2 out of 3 years it gets rained out on Sunday. Next year we will just have to buy buttons and pay to go. We did enjoy the parade though. Tammy
Jun. 9, 2008 - gotta love it all!
Posted by Sheri aka kitchenmaid
gotta love all the goodies that go with a fun community day! Your daughters are growing up so fast! And that baby boy is totally edible! I love your updates!
