The Fountain Inn parade was on my calendar, but with our schedule being sooooo busy I was only taking things one day at a time.  Since AWANA is done for the season, that wasn’t going to be missed, and Tab planned to sit with her youth group (Johanna was tired after so many busy days in a row).

Katriel’s friend, Paisley, and her mom have a tradition for the FI parade, and we were honored they asked us to sit with them.  Thankfully, Mrs. G. had a lot less crazy going on in her world, so she was actually saving a spot while I was still driving people to work!

We got there before the parade started and it was super fun to just have chatting time with Melissa and Paisley.

Near the end of the parade, a company handed Paisley a stuffed frog.  Without a beat missed, Paisley handed it over to Katriel.   Frogs are Katriel’s favorite animal.

She decided to name the frog Pak.  It stands for Paisley and Katriel. 
It’s been so hard missing our friend Madeline and Asher.  It’s so special to meet an energetic and imaginative friend here.