Local Olympian hero

Since moving to Bend, we've got to see just how proud the locals are of "one of their own". This summer, we religiously watched the Olympics, especially following the local hero, Ashton Eaton, as he won gold in the decathlon. So when we heard the town was going to throw him a parade in his honor, we thought it would be a neat experience for us and the kiddos to go see. It turned into a Parade of the Olympians as there are many Olympic medalists and participants in the population. Pretty fun to see how a tight-knit community can rally around one of their own!

We accidentally got there an hour and a half early so were able to score front row seats :)

Pretty excited kids!

Past Olympians

Ashton & his mom - local celebrities :)

A pretty big deal for such a small town! We were glad to be apart of it!