Kate, Emily, and I started out our adventure driving straight up 65 to the happy land of adventure. Here's some fun car shots:
Emily was into her cool "rock star" look and Kate was showing her excited face at discovering that I remembered to bring my camera.
Our first stop was Los Portales, a Mexican restaurant in Springfield. We enjoyed the celebratory balloons and the authentic Mariachi singer singing to a track. He was a lot of fun. 
After we finished eating, we thought we would take advantage of some fun murals on the side of the restaurant. Nothing like some good timer shots!
For this cool shot, we actually had the camera on the ground. Just so you know, the car on the left belongs to the mariachi singer.
Taking advantage of cool sun placement...
Kate breathing in the freshness of the traditional Mexican wall plant.
Once again, the view from the Mariachi singer's car...
Another fun shot from the view of another car. Notice how my finger is in the Mexican's ear...nice. It was funny...everytime we finished using a car as a camera prop, the owner of the vehicle always came out. In fact, when we were using the mariachi singer's car, he was actually in it!
Cool illusion, huh?After our fun picture taking at the Mexican restaurant, we headed in a spiral direction towards downtown. We arrived at Jordan Valley Park a bit early, so we took advantage of some good cement seats in the front row. While waiting for the show to start we enjoyed watching the little kids run around in the fountain and play with bubbles...and of course took more pictures of ourselves. 
Now our attempts to look like a rock star...Kate totally pulls this off...
My friend Caleb, who sang with the symphony, got in on the rock star action, too. Emily always looks like a rock star...even when not trying.
Now our attempts to look like a rock star...Kate totally pulls this off... My friend Caleb, who sang with the symphony, got in on the rock star action, too. Emily always looks like a rock star...even when not trying. 
Now I'm a different story. I just can't seem to pull off the looking thoughtful/rock star look. After about 20 awkward attempts, I settled with this one.
Another cute one...look at my cute dimple!
Aren't we just darling?!
No, our night was not just filled with pictures...we got to enjoy a FABULOUS free concert given by the Springfield Symphony. They played lots of fun marches and great movie music.I would have to say, it was so far my most favorite and memorable Cinco de Mayo!
4 comments:
you've done a most stand-up fabulously complete job of the reporting of our adventure -- i give you an A++.
and our pictures are certainly the cutest EVER, which causes me to ask this one request -- could you e-mail some of them to me? i tried saving them off your blog, but they just save in the small format and that's just too small for my likin'.
especially the 3 of us against the mural wall and in front of the symphony... and me as a rockstar! yes!
oh, and me and you (with your cute dimple) and wasn't there one we took with all three of our faces and the people in the background? (facing away from the symphony...)
i know i'm getting picky.
please forgive me.
but still e-mail me!!
Pardon the alta vista spanish, but
¡Parecer la diversión!
wow! I mean, wow! Now that looks like a fun, I mean fabulous, time. :) You did a wonderful job capturing every detail with your blog, and it made me wish I could have been there. good one!
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