Saturday, July 11, 2009

Parade

Today was the annual Ankeny Summerfest parade. What an event. The parade is two hours long and by the end the kids have an entire grocery sack full of candy, coupons, pens, stickers, popsicles, and so many other goodies! Kenna and I left around 7:15 to go scope out a spot. Every year people set their chairs and blankets out the night before. So, it is hard to find a great spot in the shade! So, we ventured out early to get a good seat. Luckily we found a place right under some giant shade trees right at the start of the parade. We had to save a place for the Kohls, Andersens, ourselves, and Auntie Em and Kade. It was PERFECT weather! Low 70s all morning!



--Kenna sitting patiently for an hour waiting for the parade to start--



--Zachary and Macie Kohl--



--JJ and Maddie Kohl--



--Kade, Kenna and Chloe, Kenna has her bag ready!--



--Zachary's view of the parade--



--look at all the people!--



--daddy and kenna--



--long john silvers gave out these hats, daddy saying "arrr"--



--andersen's and char and macie in the background--



--never seen zachary fall asleep with his hand in his mouth before. He HATED the sirens!--

After the parade we went to lunch with the Andersen's. The rest of the day daddy spent washing our cars while kenna helped and played in her pool. Mommy and Zachary weeded the flowerbeds and garden. Tomorrow we are hitting the carnival and fireworks! We'll see how well the kids do staying up till 10!!!

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