Iowa City Arts Festival

On this beautiful, perfect June day, the whole family went out together to the Iowa City Arts Festival in downtown IC. But this particular fine Saturday began with a very long Friday night. I was up all night with horrible gas, so mommy and daddy were up as well. One nice thing about the night is that nature blessed us with a spectacular thunderstorm. Sister Skye stayed by my side all night, watching over me and supporting mommy and daddy through their sleepless pain. Sister Denali was hardly the same degree of a team player: she just stayed on her bed in basement and slept soundly through the whole ordeal.

When we all had recovered late into Saturday morning, we set off for downtown: mommy, daddy, Skye, Denali, me and my stroller (the Sophiemobile). Downtown was awash with color, music, wonderful smells, and lots of people. Unlike my Farmer's Market trips, this time I was not the center of attention. Every child we passed insisted on petting my sisters. They were very obliging of all the attention.

The abdundant artists with their pottery, paitnings, photographs, sculpture, and clothes were fascinating. I even saw an applique collage of a owl, my beloved spirit animal. Skye and Denali didn't notice- they were too busy soaking up the affections of yet another small child. They did very well; they stayed amazingly calm despite the throngs of people. I have never seen that many people together before! WOW! Mommy and daddy say that we're going to Chicago in a couple weeks and that we'll see even more people together. I can't imagine such a thing! I like our quiet, peaceful home just fine. Here's a nice picture of me and mommy back at home after our outing, showing off the new dress I wore in honor of this amazing day!