Parade Day

As I mentioned before, one of the highlights of our city’s celebration is the parade at the conclusion of the week!  All the local high school bands march and there are tons of dancers and local businesses.  There also are floats and some of them are really ornate!  The kids love that the various acts toss out candy throughout the duration of the parade and this year came prepared with a bag ready to collect!  It was SO hot!  Right after the parade, the park is filled with tons of  inflatable toys and slides for the kiddos along with more outdoor boutiques and stands, a pony ride and a stage set up for the talent show.  

Also, the local Arts Council hosted a little table where the kids could color on sunglasses and hackey sacks to decorate them.  There was also a station to decorate foam hats with cute stickers to make visors.  It was totally up Jared’s alley.

It lasts all day. We of course, only last until about 1pm before we feel completely cooked!