Colors Festival!!

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Yesterday was a work day at the Sullivan house.  Casey cleaned off the patio and then moved onto the garage--two absolute disaster zones.  I was cleaning up the house and making food--we'd invited some friends over for dinner--something that hasn't happened in a couple of months.  Thankfully I am feeling lots better (although I still throw up often), hence the advent of dinner guests.  While Casey and I were consumed in our labors, the kids spent much of the day watching the spectacle that is Best Avenue when the Colors Festival is on at the Krishna Temple a couple of blocks from our house.  People come and park on our street, leave looking fairly normal to the festival, then return to their cars covered in colored chalk.  The chalk chucking is a tradition in India to welcome spring.  The kids were fascinated.  I promised to take them next year when I had more time.  Around 4:30, Karen showed up with her kids and her friend, Lydia and asked the kids if they wanted to go to the festival.  They were gone in a matter of minutes.  

Here is what came back an hour later:









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  1. LJ ElkinsMay 4, 2014 at 8:39 PM

    looks like the colors festival was a success! and it's always great when family or friends show up to take your kids to do something fun when you're either too sick or busy to be able to go yourself. which, by the sound of things lately, is probably some varying combination of sick/busy all the time.

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  2. Eileen WhiteMay 9, 2014 at 8:39 AM

    What great photos!...but I'm not sure I recognize anyone.

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