Every year, Master Packaging (an Irving owned company) sponsors the Cardboard Boat Challenge.  It is the first event of the City’s Lobster Carnival and it draws a HUGE crowd.  Various businesses build boats made completely out of cardboard and race them down at Spinnaker’s Landing.  There were some really cool entries this year including a huge “rubber” ducky.

Spinnaker’s Landing

Some of the Boat entries

Grace posing for the camera

Gabby loved the boat races

After the boat races, a bar-b-que is held for all the employees and their family members.   I must say they went all out this year.  Besides the usual hamburgers, hotdogs, chips, bars and cold drinks, they had a clown, face-painting, popcorn, cotton candy and plenty of fun games for the kids.  We had a GREAT time!!!  After spending a few hours there, we headed out to my parents cottage for a swim and then another bar-b-que.  I’ve been very lucky this week weather wise.  Let’s hope the weather is this great for my next vacation in 3 weeks!!!  Ahhh…life is good!!!

Gabby under the parachute

“Blossom” the clown entertaining the kids

Grace’s new “pet”

Next time, I think hubby will use an air pump!