Friday night was CAL's homecoming, and I have to say, when the morning dawned rainy and cold I wasn't really looking forward to the festivities. The annual pre game parade would be miserable, maybe even cancelled, and nothing about tailgating in the drizzle sounded very appealing. But around mid afternoon the skies cleared, and by the time the parade started we were under gorgeous blue skies. Because our school is K-12, homecoming is truly a family affair. The parade is made up of all ages and grades, so it's fun to see the 3rd and 4th graders participating with the juniors and seniors. By 5:45 we were in our seats and ready for the action.
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| Let the parade begin! |
Each of the high school grades had a themed float. This year they each chose a city (at least I think that was the theme based upon what the floats looked like!). The Seniors were Paris, the Juniors were New York (complete with the naked cowboy singer, which I thought was really funny), the Sophomores were somewhere in the midwest (a cornfield?), and the Freshman were Honolulu. They were all really cute, and it reminded me of all the hours I spent working on our class floats in high school.
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| Paris! |
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| New York! |
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| Yee-haw! Scarecrows! |
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| Honolulu! |
John rode with the 3rd and 4th grade football team (it took three pick up trucks to haul them all).
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Our #89 tosses some candy to the crowd
The cheerleaders got the best ride by far - the giant Eastwood firetruck, complete with firemen! |
...and don't forget our Centurion!
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| Sam Stone as our mascot |
After the parade and some tailgating, we headed over to the game, and it was packed! It was such a beautiful fall night, and soon it was time for the Centurions to hit the field. I don't care if it's 4th graders, high schoolers, college players or the NFL, it's always a thrill when the home team takes the field. Here come the Centurions!!!
We had a great night hanging out with friends and watching some football. I think we saw John for about two minutes when he came to get some money for the snack bar (all the elementary boys play their own impromtu game behind the stadium all night), and I don't think we saw Sarah for even 20 seconds (hello? hang out with her parents at the football game? uh, no.).
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| Future varsity Centurions John and Daniel |
Half time was my favorite, when they crowned the Homecoming Queen. Such a silly tradition, but still so fun!
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| The Homecoming Court - such pretty girls! |
When it was clear that CAL was bringing home a victory, we rounded up the kiddos and headed home. This was the end of a busy week, and while at the beginning of the day I was only wanting to curl up on the couch with my sweatpants on, I can't imagine a better way to spend a Friday night.
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| Happy Homecoming! |
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