We had set some plans previously for Saturday. and now with the new arrival of Buddy, we felt bad to carry on.  Thus Stuart had decided to stay home with Buddy in the morning while the other 3 of us went to the Merons for a barbeque.  It had been awhile since I saw some of them, so I stayed in the backyard catching up with everyone.  The boys immediately went off to play video games with Rohan inside the house and they only came to the backyard once to eat quickly.  A couple of hours later, we were the first to leave as we had a vet appointment for Buddy in the afternoon.  More on the vet appt later.

    By the late afternoon, we crated Buddy and headed out to the Water Lantern festival at the local lake park.  We walked around the fair briefly, then bought some food from food trucks for dinner.  After eating we found a spot on the lawn to sit down.  We began decorating our lanterns with our wishes.  Logan started making drawings on his right away; Connor hesitated initially, but after getting some advice, he started writing and drawing quickly as well.  Both of theirs came out very nice.  Then the boys went off to play at the playground, and later they got some kernel corns for snacks.  By sunset, the main event began.  Some kids came on stage to talk about their lanterns and the meanings behind their messages; next, people started to migrate toward the beach and took turns letting go their lanterns.  Since we had been away from home and Buddy for over 2 hours then, we packed up and took our lanterns to the water too.  It was very neat seeing all these lanterns flowing on the water, and it was beautiful.  Despite the circumstance leaving and worrying about Buddy, I was glad that we had participated in this festival and it was meaningful letting people express themselves and sharing their wishes.  May our wishes come true!