A parade time

There may be times when I am weary - but the effort is always worth it for these little smiles.  Homecoming week for Choctaw High School included  a parade on Thursday night.  Since my oldest is in the marching band, I took Dorian and Kaia to see her march in the parade.

It was a fun, but tiring time.  We parked a 1/2 mile from the school to watch the parade, and then had to walk to the school to find Rene after it was over.  By the end of the evening, Dorian and Kaia had walked nearly a mile!  Their little legs held up well, and even though we didn't eat dinner until after the parade they were perfectly content with a few pieces of parade candy.  (As you can see in the picture, Kaia enjoyed the Tootsie Rolls the best! She thought they were gum......)

My beautiful children - I feel so blessed.  Some days may be challenging, but well worth the energy.