Get on the Spirit Bus

This past Saturday was the Lindbergh School Districts SPIRIT Festival, with is an all day event full of entertainment for the entire community. It starts off the morning with a parade from Sperreng Middle School to the High School. The parade featured each school with in the district, the high school marching band, and so much more.

The goal of the SPIRIT Festival is to strengthen the sense of unity between Lindbergh schools and the community. Proceeds benefit the 5,000-plus Lindbergh students from the early childhood program, five elementary schools, middle school and high school.

With an emphasis on family participation, more than 15 rides and many game booths for all ages are featured on the LHS campus.

We went twice that day. From 10-12 because Dave was going to the track from 1:30 til who knew when to be Eric's (Heavy E) pit crew and then again from 7-9. The evening times we tried to get Miss A and family to come out but they just couldn't fit it into their schedule (they are moving at the end of this month so they are uber busy!).

These pictures include the Tea Cups, The Spinning Dragons, the carousel, and the Train. It also includes her Rainbow (note the lady who did the rainbow DID NOT know her Roy. G Biv)

The next collage is of the roller coaster ride. This ride was "totally awesome" as Chloe put it getting off the first time. She loved it so much she rode it another 8 times that day.

This one is of Dave and Chloe at the end of one of those blow up obstacle courses.

Then like I said later that evening we went back after Caelyn took her nap. I had alot of fun watching Chloe enjoy the rides and even though it was alittle chilly it was still a nice day outside. So these next few shots are from that evening while we were there. Even though Chloe missed that Miss A could not make it, she didn't stay sad long.

One thing we did that evening that we didn't do when Dave was with us was walk the entire festival. That night we walked up by the bigger rides. I knew there was a Ferris Wheel up there that Chloe wanted to ride because you could see if from the parking lot. When we were walking Chloe saw something I did not. I didn't see anything she could ride on her own nor did I see anyone that I knew to ask if they would ride the Ferris Wheel with her, so we headed back to the kids area. Chloe then started saying something about wanting to ride the cars. I didn't know of any cars down at the kid's area. And I kept telling her there were no cars. We walked the game area thinking she say a car game there, but nothing. Finally I asked her to show me, well she was right. On the upper lot there were bumper cars. But I couldn't take her on them, I had Caelyn and surely they wouldn't let all three of us ride them. So once again I went on a hunt to find someone I knew. Chloe kept begging (and I do mean at this point she probably would have sold Caelyn just to ride the bumper cars) to ride them. I didn't know what to do. Then sitting on a bench right in front of the bumper cars I see a group of young girls and a mom. I walked up to the mom and ask them if I could ask a favor. I asked if one of them would mind if Chloe rode along with them. The mom jumped right in and said no and volunteered her daughter. Chloe's grin was from ear to ear. Totally worth asking a stranger. Well as Chloe rode with this little girl (who's name escapes me) I find out that this mom is a kindergarten teacher at the elementary school we think Chloe will go to.