Memorial Day Weekend

The weekend that all of the San Lorenzo Valley celebrates together. What could be better? We kick things off with the ever-exciting "Felton Remembers" Parade, featuring no less than forty schoolchildren, at least six middle-aged slightly overweight belly dancers, an abundance of livestock, and even a few veterans. For some reason my dad was volunteered to be an official parade organizer this year - he was even given a walkie-talkie radio, so apparently he was kind of a big deal. I didn't exactly make it to the parade, since it starts at 10 AM and finishes by, oh 10:30ish, but I assume it was amazing.

From there we move on to one of three activities: the Covered Bridge Festival at the park, the Civil War reenactment in Roaring Camp, or the Boulder Creek Art & Wine Festival in downtown BC. My family tends to opt for the Boulder Creek Art & Wine Festival, which they did again this year. I opted for none, since I have partaken in all of them far too many times before. However, after all of these activities comes the real celebration - the annual Smith Family Memorial Day Barbecue. If you have never been to a Smith Family BBQ/Dorypalooza, let me break it down for you: everyone gets pretty drunk, eats a ton of food, talks for hours, and laughs really really really hard. Generally speaking, a good time is had by all. Tonight's BBQ was no exception. This year featured the requisite barbecued chicken and hot dogs, as well as about sixteen salads, a ton of side dishes, and two desserts, including a badass red white and blue cake Cassady and I made. We even had a baby to pass around and snuggle with all night. When the weather turned cold we busted out the portable fire pit and started in on the storytelling. I don't really know what the point of this blog is except to say that if you came today, thanks for stopping by, and if you didn't come, you really missed out. I'm sure it'll be the same routine for the Fourth of July and my sister's graduation party, so feel free to stop on by anytime. Mi backyard furniture es su backyard furniture!

PS: Check out our cake and prepare to be amazed. The inner layers were red white and blue too, and yes, that IS fondant.