Jammin on Memorial Day

Celebrating 1 year with Storm
What better way to celebrate Memorial Day than performing with the Vienna Jammers at the biggest event of the year in Vienna?  That is exactly what Anna got to do as part of the concert series on the Vienna Town Green for the Viva Vienna festival.

Viva Vienna is the biggest event in town all year - a carnival with rides, games, food, and exhibitors.  All the kids look forward to it.  All the parents dread it.  You never no what the weather be, but there is always a good chance there will be one 90+ degree day with lots of humidity.  This year it rained periodically the first couple of days but then was sunny and beautiful on Memorial Day.  This meant everyone in Vienna turned out to take advantage of this "must do" event of the year on the last day of the festival.

Anna has been planning for weeks to attend.  She was excited to perform on the Town Green - the main concert stage in town.  Her group performed to a packed crowd and had a great time.  The real fun was after the concert when half of her class was at the festival.  Actually, it was her class, her Jammers friends, her soccer friends, and friends from the neighborhood all at the festival.  After securing the wristband for the rides, she was off with various groups of friends depending on what ride she wanted to go on next.  Joe and Theresa hung out under various trees, lurking from afar to supervise.  The lines were long, averaging at least 30 minutes per ride.  She still had a great time and is already planning for next year.
Performing at Viva Vienna

The other important event of the weekend was the opening of the pool.  Since it was warm Memorial Day, every one went to the pool after returning from Viva Vienna.  There were lots of chattering teeth (including Anna's), but everyone was happy to jump in and cool off.  Hopefully they will be just as excited tomorrow when swim practice starts.

We began Memorial Day weekend by celebrating Storm's 1-year anniversary with us.  We took him for a walk in the park and gave him a special treat at dinner.  The rest of the weekend included a soccer game (Anna's team won 2-0); and a neighborhood barbecue.  Theresa also managed to get in a lot of cooking and baking in preparation for the week (a dish for international day at school, treats for the Jammers party and another event, etc...).  It was a fun weekend....one that left Anna collapsed in exhaustion.

Happy Memorial Day!

Riding with the other Anna and her sister Lucy at Viva Vienna



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