Quack, Quack, Quack…
Yep ~ Just 3 Little ducks went out to play …
1 little duck went out with friends…
and the mommy duck just wanted to say…
Quack Quack Quack..
and have that little duck come back!
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Come back little duck!!!
It is dangerous in uncharted waters!!
Come back!
*sigh*
quack…
Don’t worry … I have not gone off the deep end… (I don’t think?) 🙂
You see every June they have this cool fund raising event
for the Lacey Rotary club …. in Tumwater, WA.
We live in a little tri-cities area Olympia, Lacey, Tumwater ! =)
Lacey Rotary Club hosts an Annual Duck Dash!
It all happens in this gorgeous little river park.
hundreds gather
and watch thousands of ducks
purchased for charity
and maybe hopes of winning a prize =)
thousands and thousands of ducks
descend into the river
what a sight!
20,000 rubber ducks! give or take a few! =)
I think that is what the nice gentleman told me when I bought my ducks!
Dashing down the river
Go ducks Go!
Some of the ducks get stuck
and have to wait to get rescued
by this duck rescuer
or these two duck rescuing dudes
Hundreds of volunteers came out…
Save yourself dude !!
good thing it wasn’t raining!
slippery! =)
the ducks can wait!
thousands have already rode the rapids
under the rainbow
way beyond the finish line!
do you need some help out there?
I forgot my hip waders ….
anyway… I have my own little duck to follow
just one little duck ..
MY other duck was somewhere in the crowd
with her friends. =(
My heart missed a few beats on Saturday…
as we played at the Duck Dash
minus one duck…
I realized this will happen more and more
as my little ducks grow up!
So ~ Saturday we hung out with one little duck
at Tumwater Falls Park
and hoped our little girl was having fun too
At the Annual Duck Dash
without the rest of her family
I think little man had a good time…
but he missed his sister too.
I think.
=)
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I am not ready for this stage people!! =)
This mommy’s heart is not ready for her little ducks to grow up and fly away ~ just yet.
*sigh*
Quack.
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the event was a huge success
20,000 ducks at $5. a duck
I am guessing there will be some happy charities benefiting from all the fun!
I still don’t know if my duck was a winner?
ya think they would have called me by now? =)
With my luck ~ my duck is still waiting to be rescued!!
Just keep swimming… just keep swimming.
Hey and swim over and join Julie in her last Mom and Me meme of the season!
I have forgotten to join in this precious meme for weeks and weeks now ~
at least I made it into the last one before Summer! =)
Brilliant idea Julie!
June 7th, 2010 saat: 10:50 am
hahaha, what a fun day! I think that idea is precious!
June 7th, 2010 saat: 10:55 am
such a cute cute charity event! i love that idea. clyde is definitely a chewer. i am hoping this is a puppy stage, but i am sure that is what everyone thinks. ugh. looking into a trainer…
June 7th, 2010 saat: 11:26 am
What great way to get out and support a local charity and be around some water for the day. Love the place you went.
Love and Hugs ~ Kat
June 7th, 2010 saat: 11:27 am
O.K…the guy/gal who thunk that up is a genius!! What a hilarious, fun idea. I still can’t get over it. 20,000 ducks!! WOw!!
June 7th, 2010 saat: 11:35 am
We have a similar thing here. It’s such a cute charity idea, huh!?!
June 7th, 2010 saat: 11:40 am
what a cool event! and so much fun!
June 7th, 2010 saat: 11:51 am
Wow, that’s a lot of ducks. what a fun idea. looks like a gorgeous park!
Quack.
June 7th, 2010 saat: 12:51 pm
love those ducks..
June 7th, 2010 saat: 5:23 pm
Love the picture of you and your little duck!
Looks like a great weekend and a “ducky” way to raise a little dough!
Enjoy the night!
June 7th, 2010 saat: 8:13 pm
Very cute…we have never gone…maybe someday!
June 7th, 2010 saat: 8:30 pm
what a neat idea the duck dash is!
June 8th, 2010 saat: 4:42 am
We do the same thing here in our little town! It’s quite fun to watch all of them get dumped into the river like that.
It’s tough to let them become more independent when they are older….
June 8th, 2010 saat: 4:54 am
There were a lot of quackers in the water! It really is tough when they are off doing things with friends, isn’t it?
June 8th, 2010 saat: 5:49 am
Too cute and for a great cause. Love it!
June 8th, 2010 saat: 6:38 am
Wow! How awesome is this?! I loved the pictures you caught too!
June 8th, 2010 saat: 9:27 am
Blogger is finally working for us again! Yeah!
You have some great pictures there! What a beautiful park, and such a clever fundraiser! *love it!*
Yes, it is amazing when they start to get older, isn’t it? I know…my oldest has his class trip in Washington DC next week…that’s quite a class trip…I’m not a chaperone…they’re flying out there…he’s never been on a plane…or been to DC…lots of firsts there…that’s quite a “stretching the wings,” huh?
June 8th, 2010 saat: 9:46 am
Love it! What a great ide and how much fun! Love your photos!
June 8th, 2010 saat: 3:47 pm
i hope you have better luck than me at keeping your ducks small. mine went ahead and grew up without even consulting me! looks like you all had a fun time!
June 8th, 2010 saat: 9:26 pm
Thats a lot of ducks, and beautiful scenery! It has been too long since I visited you, where have I been?
well, I may have to tell you that some how I might have lost the post card. I have a few more places to check. I will keep you posted. so sorry…tear.
June 9th, 2010 saat: 8:32 am
Very cute! I am with you on the ‘not ready for this’ stage! Kianna said to me yesterday that she was embarassed when I kissed her goodbye in the school hallway…..Why all of the sudden? 🙂 she’s only 10! am I that old and embarassing already? **Sigh** x 10….. I guess this is the time we start to live our lives vicariously thru our kids…
xo
C