Fun Fest Kiddie Parade

Last weekend was New Richmond's Fun Fest.  Kelly and I got the last minute idea of putting the kids in the Kiddie Parade, just like us and our cousins use to do when we were little.  Unlike years past, there is no longer a Fun Fest theme (don't even get me started on that ;)) but it made coming up with an idea a lot easier.  Kelly suggested Olympics and we came up with a few ideas.  Then we convinced Jessie, Tina and Susie to join in!  So we went with a hometown heroes/future Olympic stars theme and had different athletes. 

We had Grace as a Soccer player, Lucy as a gymnast (I think she was pretty excited to get a new red gymnastics leotard for her actual gymnastics class!), Lauren as a swimmer, Leyton and Ella were tennis players, Maggie was a runner, and Cal and Luca were baseball players.  We realized at the last minute that baseball was no longer an Olympic sport for the first time this year, but we still went with it and called it good since they are little and were sitting in wagons anyways ;) 

Here are a few photos from the day:

Maggie, Lucy and Cal taking a spin on the 4-wheeler at G&G's where we met to get ready:

 Cal was excited to be arriving at the parade:

 Maggie, Leyton, Grace, Lucy and Lauren looking like Olympic stars!

 Kelly and Susie took on the job of walking them in the parade.  Thanks guys! Oh, and Joey was a baseball player too :)

 Grace and Lauren doing a good job waving to the people watching:

 Lucy carrying the Olympic torch:

 Just like we always had after the parade growing up, they still hand out ice cream sandwiches.  Thank goodness because it was a HOT day!

 They had some games and activities for the kids afterwards.  Cal spent most of his hard-earned tickets at the pick a duck table, winning tootsie rolls!

 Cal once again staying hydrated: