Chasing Sunsets: Bonnaroo

Bonnaroo is a music festival in the heartland of Tennessee, with over 80 thousand festival goers. This year Simret and Ethan (Dylan's boyfriend) were able to enjoy their first Bonnaroo experience; for Lance and I it was our 5th adventure to music heaven. So, here are a few (well a little more than a few) pictures of our music journey. This year there was a diversity of music from rap to country. From Phish to Merle Haggard; from the Beastie Boys to Grace Potter; from Snoop Dogg to Nine-Inch-Nails... Each show had its own culture of people. I loved it! Simret loved it! We camped in a tent for the 4 days we were there. The first day was a mad down poor of rain, to the point that I thought that our tent might blow away and flood. Even though the weather was amazing the rest of the week and weekend-the first day of flooding lead to a muddy mess for a couple of days.

Simret on the plane...coloring.

At our hotel in Nashville, the night before the festival started we actually got to stay in a hotel with running water!

Swimming at the hotel. They had a kiddie pool that was prefect height for Simret. She thought that it was super-fun to jump into the pool over and over again, until she was so tired that she couldn't pull herself out of the pool anymore to jump back in.

Day One

Leaving the hotel to drive an hour and half to the festival.

The Festival

At the festival in her rain gear (thanks to the Peterson's). Jen & Lars bought this rain outfit for Simret even before we had our referral for her-"for her 1st Bonnaroo". So, thoughtful and it fit perfect!

Simret's wagon that she was pulled around in all weekend. She LOVED it! She played in it, slept in it, and even slept in it. I'm not sure what we would have done without the wagon?

Simret and her Daddy at the first day of the festival.

Simret @ night with her dragonfly wings and glow sticks (don't worry that wine glass is not Simret's...it is really Mommy's).

Playing with her fake phone/game in her wagon?

Day Two

Yup...Simret managed to find a "horsie" at the music festival?

lots of mud...

Simret and her Daddy decided to join the circus while we were there? I will miss them both...

Simret's favorite part of the festival. Yes, we road this multiple times...each time we passed it actually.

Bonnaroo art.

Lance enjoying a beer at the beer tent.

a rather interesting man making "music" if you want to call it that (in the camping area)

Simret enjoying the music at night in her wagon...I think Bruce Springsteen was playing at the time (not one of my favorite shows-he is getting old...but aren't we all?).