WE MARCH BECAUSE WE CAN

I hadn't planned on attending the Women's March in LA initially.

It had rained all day Friday and rain was expected on Saturday too.

But I really wanted to be there and I wanted the boys to be there too.

They agreed to go.

So...

I woke up early and was inspired to create something.

A teacher's house and garage can be a gold mind for creating last minute signs!

We invited our friends Tonie and her daughter Nitse to join us.
So off we went on our adventure, hoping to take part in history!

After being left behind by a few trains filled to capacity,
And not waiting to spend a small fortune on Lyft or Uber,
We decided to ride the Metro train in the opposite direction...
to find a seat on the train going back towards downtown.
So after riding up to Arcadia,
we were able to find a seat/space to ride all the way back to Little Tokyo!
It was worth it.

 In a crowd of 750,000 faces, just how likely are you to find one that you know and love?! Tia Terry!

I want to raise boys that respect girls.
I want them to know that we have the right to share our thoughts, feelings, and opinions.
Freedom of speech is what makes America great!

After a long, but eventful, day-including his first exposure to some interesting things... Bryce celebrated with lunch in Chinatown, followed by dessert in Little Tokyo!

Not sure what will become of the marches across the nation. 

But this I do know, if we all stay silent, nothing will change. 

We learned today that we can express our thoughts, feelings, and opinions

in a peaceful, and respectful way.

We may not all agree, but we need to listen to and learn from each other.

Thanks to all the men and women in blue that kept us all safe and sane!