The Arc Walk

Today was the annual Arc Walk. The weather was perfect.
N had to wear his shirt even though it was about 10 sizes too big.

 

 

And he added a hat to the outfit.

 

 

Once we got on the boardwalk, Rudy headed down to walk in the sand and explore the beach.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paul, N and I continued along the boardwalk.

 

 

Rudy found a catamaran to relax on while he waited for us.

 

As we headed back to the starting point, we stopped at the playground. N was sure he was supposed to climb this 'tree'/pole. He kept saying "help me, please."

 

We had some food, took some pictures in a photo booth, and hung out for a while. This was N's reaction to seeing ChaCha, the Rainforest Cafe's mascot, on the dance floor. (We had seen ChaCha while walking and when we came back, N just kept looking for him.)

 

N pretty much stalked ChaCha for the rest of the time, showing ChaCha his snake tattoo and the pictures we had taken.

 

FFF- Near and Far

Last weekend at The Arc walk, Spongebob was walking around. Rudy was fascinated to see him and look at him, but just wasn't willing to get too close. Although he did give Spongebob a high five just before this picture, as you can see, he wasn't willing to be within arms reach for the actual picture. Rudy stood as close to Spongebob as he could without Spongebob being able to touch him. And you can see from his expression that he's not quite trusting of him.

Not Much Walking

Today was our Arc walk. Thanks to everyone who donated - as of the beginning of the walk The Arc had raised over $4,000 and they expected that amount to triple before all donations were counted.
The weather report had predicted rain but we managed to get a nice, partly sunny morning. Here is Rudy dancing before the walk. Notice the bag of M&Ms in his hand. They were given out as we checked in at 9am. We made him wait until after we walked before he could eat them.

Of course they also had donuts available so he had one of them and a banana.

Glaring at me when I tried to take a picture of him dancing again.

The walk begins and what's the first thing Rudy wants to do? Take a break on the bench. Unfortunately, there were benches at almost every block of the walk. It was a very slow walk.

Besides benches there was also the boardwalk to sit on and admire the view. Any excuse to stop walking.

A few short minutes of running..

We got to the end of the boardwalk took a rest, had our picture taken, had some water and then turned around. Notice the water on Rudy's shirt? He was lying down on the bench and decided to try to take a drink. Paul and I were in the process of telling him he needed to sit up when he poured it all over himself. Hopefully, a lesson was learned.

Another break on the way back. This time sitting on the ocean side.

Slowly walking and stopping at every sign to ask what it says.

Once we got back to where we started there was more food, more music and a bouncer. As you can see from Rudy's face, he was finally allowed to eat his M&Ms.

One Week

Next Saturday is our walk for The Arc. Here is the link to our fundraising page. We appreciate any donation you can give to this wonderful organization.

Fundraiser

See what I added to the right? I am really getting computer savvy! Paul, Rudy and I are going to participate in a walk for The Arc. Feel free to help us raise money by clicking on the donate button.