Gaughan Family - Journal

Thursday, February 2nd

Rosebud 2005

Every year Pasadena has three major parades – the Rose Parade, the Doo-Dah Parade (the anti-Rose Parade) and a small parade for the kids called the Rose Bud Parade. Families decorate their wagons, bikes, tricycles, anything with wheels and walk down South Lake Street about two blocks and then back again. Devin’s pre-school, The Cottage, got a group of us together to march as one. It may not sound like much but it is pretty fun to walk down the middle of the street without worrying that we’d get hit by a bus.

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The mini princess and her escort.

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“Did she just faint?” Tatik, Brianna (lying down) Devin, and Brian.

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“It sure is bright for this time of the morning.” Devin, Brianna’s head, Liana and Tatik.

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“What are you doing down here?”

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“That’s one big butterfly!”

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“When is this thing gonna start?”

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The littlest bachelorette.”

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“Wow, look at that ring!” Devin and Brianna with the Rose parade Queen and one of her Princesses.”

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“Now, Devin, I want you to wave at the people…”

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“It’s my wagon and I’ll cry if I want to…”

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Oh boy. Here we go!”

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Waiting for our turn to go…”

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“I thought parades were suppose to move!”

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“Pretend this is the end.”

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“MOMMA, THE RAIN IS ATTACKING THE YARD.”

We have weird weather in Pasadena every once (really, every 10 years or so) in a while but this day (October 17, 2005) the sky opened up and let loose a deluge of hail. This confused the heck outta Devin, who just got use to the fact that water comes from the sky three days a year.

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“What the hail is all that white stuff?”

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“Momma, the Rain is attacking the Yard!”

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Momma, can we keep the pool?”

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A day in the forest

I know! I know! Gotta throw some pictures and stuff on the web. This week I’m gonna get a bunch of pictures up to date – or maybe not. I’ve decided to start from October 2005. The following pictures were taken as Devin, Brianna and I went to Mt. Wilson – the first time Brianna was introduced to the forest. Of course she went in one direction while Devin went in the other. I’m lucky I got these pictures at all. These kinds of trips can be rather exhausting. When we went to leave Brianna didn’t want to go – we hung around for a few more minutes and then I tricked her by giving her a bottle. I hope that doesn’t sow the seeds for any bad habits.

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Daddy, you want me to go over there…?

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…Yeah, right!”

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“Look, Dad, a dinosaur tooth!”

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Why does the ground make a noise like that?”

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“Daddy is telling us to stop…”
“He always says that, I just ignore him ‘til his voice goes away.”

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“Quick, get dirtier, I don’t think we have enough dirt on us to fill half of Daddy’s car.”

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“Why is Daddy curled up like that?”

Brian on 02.02.06 @ 03:41 PM CST [Read Comments] [No Comments]