We finally made it to one of the 8 great Tuesdays last night. The rain almost held us back, but when it quit around 7, we decided to take a chance and head down to the bayfront.

A friend had told us to park at the library and take the shuttle, but we decided to see if we could park closer because it was after 8 by the time we got there and we thought people might already be leaving. A couple of cute little girls in the back seat, peeking out of the open windows helped us get premium parking.

We quickly found a group of running friends and parked out chairs with them. The girls had a blast dancing, rolling in the grass and running, running, running around the grassy area with the other kids they managed to round up (including a friend's toddler son who had all kinds of fun chasing the girls around).

What I loved most about it was that it was sense of community there. All these people gathered just to relax and have a good time. Kids whose parents happened to sit near each other quickly made friends.

And, oh..yeah, the music. Last night was the Poverty Redneck Hillbillies and, well, they rocked. Big-time. It was such fun!

Today is a beach day -- provided the weather holds out. Tonight we're going to SeaWolves game and tomorrow, the girls and I are traveling to Pymatuning to visit the spillway and the Deer Park.

Who says there's nothing to do around here? We can't even fit in all the fun things we want to do!