I will say, I like parades. I remember being in a few as a kid. When I played softball, there was always a parade of all the teams on Opening Day. And I clearly remember carrying my purple boombox in at least one year in the Kentwood 4th of July parade.
Since it was such a nice day, I decided it would be the perfect day to take Lincoln to the Memorial Day parade. I'm not sure what I expected. Well, yes I do: I expected a parade with all the fixins'! This had to have been the weakest parade I've ever been to! I'm so happy Lincoln doesn't know any better. My friend Susie came with us because Kirk was working. It's always nice to have another set of hands.
We walked to the parade and settled in. Lincoln was a parade natural! I put the blanket down, gave him his water and he was ready to get this show on the road! This picture was taken at 10:02. The parade started about a minute or 2 later.
Lncoln was totally into the parade! He clapped for the veterans and the fire trucks and the...oh wait: there wasn't anything else in the parade.
The Howell High School Band started the parade. There were a couple Girl Scout and Boy Scout Troops, also...and some police officers on horses, but really, not much else. It was a weak parade. I thought my KBL (the softball league we playyed in) was bad. This was ridiculous!
Susie took this picture at the end of the parade. The time on the display on the camera says 10:16. The parade was over in about 13 minutes. There was even about a 3 minute hold up for the band to decide what song to play (or something), so really it was a 10 minute parade.
After the parade, we went home and hung out outside. Lincoln LOVES being outside, as I'm sure any toddler does! Kirk only worked until about 11:30, so by the time Lincoln got up from his nap, we had the rest of the day to hang out. It was a little hot for me (this could be a long summer!), but Kirk set up the sprinkler for Lincoln and he had so much fun running through it! I think he may have liked the sprayer more than the sprinkler. Bless his little heart for watering the plants for us. :)
I love how his curls come out in the humidity. Finally!
We hope you enjoyed your Memorial Day! Let us all remember this day is more than just a day off work. A big thank you to all our military men and women who have and continue to put their lives on the line for us each and every day.
(Not sure why I decided to take the picture into the sun...)