oh, clearwater

we couldn't have asked for a more perfect weekend for the clearwater festival.  mother nature blessed us with the most beautiful weather possible.  the always beautiful festival grounds along the bank of the hudson river.  the beautiful people.  the amazing music.  the huge array of opinion bumper stickers to help pass the walk back to camp (it is after all an environmental festival!). the kind customers.  friends.  camping.  running among thousands.  dancing among thousands.  and those never ending smiles on my boys. 

this was my fifth or sixth (i seem to have lost count) year in a row at clearwater.  pat's fourth.  tanner's fourth (at the ages of 5 weeks, one year, 2 years, and 3 years) and noah's second (at 7 months and 1 1/2 years).  i remember chatting with a young girl at my first clearwater.  she told me she was 8 and this was her ninth year at clearwater.  at first i thought she was confused.  but then this weekend i was thinking about how many times tanner had gone, thinking it was only 3.  after all he is three years old.  but then i remembered that first time, just weeks after greeting this earth from my womb.  and then i got it. 

that's one of the things i love most about clearwater.  from the 2 week old babe that i spotted this year to the 90 year old man, all ages, shapes, sizes, colors.  if you are ever blessed with the chance to attend clearwater i cannot urge you enough to go!  you will not be disappointed by its beauty. 

these are just a sampling of the pictures i took, if you would like a bigger peak visit my flickr!

ps- happy summer solstice!