Dragon Boat Festival

Today we took the boys and headed off to the Colorado Dragon Boat Festival. We had never heard of this before (it has been going on for years), so we thought it would be something new and fun to do! It was so cool. There were thousands of people walking around with their little oriental hats on and their beautifully hand painted parasols. There were booths everywhere with little trinkets and things to buy, all having to do with the Asian culture. There was a parade with the big dragon and people walking with big flags and a large group of Buddhist monks at the end chanting. It was very interesting to watch. Lucas loved watching the big dragon go by over and over as they made their rounds. Ethan liked it too, but he was more interested in picking up sticks and rocks and throwing them. It was HOT too! I have a sunburn on my whole face and some on my chest and my back. I am not supposed to be in the sun like that...ooops. So anyways, it turned out to be a wonderful afternoon for the whole family. We bought the kids each a wooden sword and a little chinese drum like they have on the Karate Kid...you know, when he is fighting and all of the people get out their little drums? Those kind. On our way back to our car, we met the sweetest couple! Their names are Vanessa and Jackie, which is his American name that he has. He is from China and has a pretty thick Chinese accent. They are a young couple, and they have a 11 month old son named Edison and she is 8 months pregnant with their second boy! We hit it off talking with them as we walked, so we each took numbers, and we will be going out to lunch with them tomorrow! I can see this becoming a good friendship.
This was a good day for good fun, good food, and good friends!