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Quite a full day indeed. After I returned from my early morning run (it was beautiful, by the way: 50's, blue skies, and birds singing), Adrienne took off for Charlotte to attend the Nascar Sprint All-Star Challenge with her sister, Lauren, and her husband, Foster; this should definitely gain Adrienne some street cred in these parts (the South)-- something I have none of.

June and I stayed behind and headed to the Little Gym for 45 minutes of jumping and somersaulting. We're both becoming quite proficient at both. After class, we quickly stopped by the farmer's market and snagged the strawberries and eggs Adrienne asked us to procure. Junie barely had a chance to get her hands sandy in the sandbox (there's a small sandbox next to the market pavilion) before we cruised over to Duke's football stadium for the "Walk for the Animals." June was in doggie heaven. There were dogs everywhere. We spent most of our time watching the flyball competition. Here's June checking out some of the action...


The animal walk festivities were winding down and our appetites were ramping up, so we got back in the car and made our way to Tyler's for lunch. Nothing really significant to note beyond sunny, 70 degree weather and outdoor eating with Junie... doesn't get much better than that now does it? Here she is with her crayons and some of the wonderful water features of the American Tobacco Campus in the background...


After lunch we both enjoyed lengthy naps. Recharged from our respective slumbers, we made a late afternoon dash to the Bimbé Festival at the Historic Durham Bulls Athletic Park (the one in the movie). Unfortunately, the festival, at least while we were there, suffered from a trio of problems that seems to affect far too many festivals: excessively muddy grass, less than entertaining musical entertainment, and far too many booths selling candles, body lotions, or both (who's buying this stuff?). Nevertheless, I snapped these photos to prove we were there...



We returned home and read books and June played with her toys until the beginning of the Preakness Stakes. June must think we're horse fanatics because the last time we had the TV on for her was to watch the Kentucky Derby. She just points at the screen and says "neigh, neigh" repeatedly (actually sounds more like "knee, knee"). Maybe she's waiting to see if he wins the Belmont Stakes, but June didn't seem too impressed with Big Brown's victory today: by the time he crossed the finish, she was already building something new with her blocks.

As usual, dinner, bath, a few books, and a couple of songs soon followed before she slipped off into dreamland.

Adrienne returns tomorrow and Lauren and Foster will be spending at least one night here. Assuming the weather holds, we'll be attending a late afternoon Bulls game tomorrow. We'll keep you posted.