Memorial Day ParadeMon, 26th May '25, 5:45 pm::
I signed up Leela to a 5-6 year age-group girls softball team earlier this year. She's been playing for two months now and absolutely loves it. Today her softball team walked in the local Memorial Day parade and we all had a blast! Juliet bought a ton of candies and decorations for a small cart that I pulled along the whole way. Leela and I started walking and within a minute she jumped into the cart and began throwing candies at all the kids lined up along our route. Her softball friends joined in and tossed candies till our 8 gallon bucket was empty!
We've been here only 3 years and ran into so many people we knew. I think Leela knew more people than I did! Before the parade started, I got Juliet and Naveen situated on some lounge chairs near the center of the parade route so they could see us and everyone nicely. All in all, took under 2 hours but it was exciting. Leela and I were rushing to make sure all the kids around us got at least 2-3 pieces of candy.
We're home now. Juliet's resting, I'm coding, Leela and Naveen are playing on the Xbox. Our baby boy Hari is with my mom in the other room. I got a long week of coding and chores ahead. Summer is here. It's beautiful outside. I hope I get to spend a lot more time outdoors.