Saturday, February 6, 2010

Riverside Dickens Festival
2010



We thought the festival would be ruined by the rain, but out came the sun...



I'm so happy my kids let me dress them up!  They are great sports to indulge in their Mom's craziness!!!
Even Cali played along!




We spent some time in the beautiful old Universalist Unitarian Church listening to Charles Dickens talk about his life




Ellie with the Town Crier



LOTS of fun...



Doesn't my son look like he could
be a Charles Dickens' hero?


Someone was passing out NumNums:



Union Jack in downtown Riverside!




Worried faces...




This is what all the fuss was about:
They shot the BIG gun to honor the queen!




Don't tell the Mission Inn people, but she actually picked this flower before I could stop her!


We sure did have a great time! 
There is nothing better than spending the day with my family!

3 comments:

  1. I hate that we're always missing this stuff with you. I'm glad that you had fun and it looks like you made a lot of good memories. You're such a great mom and fun too! love you all.- p.s. cute pictures!

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  2. Cali looks like a "doll" in some of the photos. Looks like lots of fun.

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  3. Julia - we always miss you when you can't join us!!! My pictures would have been 100% better if you had taken them! hahaha.
    Emily - so funny you say that because we got that exact comment from SO many people. Cali gets a lot of attention. HOpefully that will ebb so she doesn't get too full of herself :)

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