Since we never went to any parades this summer (Orem Summerfest was too rainy, and we were just plain lame on the 4th of July), I promised myself and the kids that we'd go to a parade before summer ended. Lindon Days was last weekend and I knew that if we didn't make it to THIS parade, it was never gonna' happen. So, I dragged the family to the parade.
We showed up about 30 minutes early, which ended up being WAY too early. There was NO traffic (unless you count the horses and Scouts we had to maneuver around). There were hardly any people out along the parade route except for the residents that lived there. We had no trouble finding a nice bit of shade. 
It didn't take long for the kids to realize that this parade wasn't going to be so "boring" afterall. They practically had a hard time keeping up with all of the candy being thrown.
Even a small-town parade wouldn't be a parade without a marching band,
or a float or two - wave to the pretty ladies!
The parade only lasted about 40 minutes - just long enough for me - and we ended up with a bag full of candy along with some pencils, Otter Pops, juice, a water bottle, and a ton of flyers and coupons. This was one of the easiest parades I've been to. I think the Lindon parade will become a tradition from now on.
We showed up about 30 minutes early, which ended up being WAY too early. There was NO traffic (unless you count the horses and Scouts we had to maneuver around). There were hardly any people out along the parade route except for the residents that lived there. We had no trouble finding a nice bit of shade. It didn't take long for the kids to realize that this parade wasn't going to be so "boring" afterall. They practically had a hard time keeping up with all of the candy being thrown.
Even a small-town parade wouldn't be a parade without a marching band,
or a float or two - wave to the pretty ladies!
The parade only lasted about 40 minutes - just long enough for me - and we ended up with a bag full of candy along with some pencils, Otter Pops, juice, a water bottle, and a ton of flyers and coupons. This was one of the easiest parades I've been to. I think the Lindon parade will become a tradition from now on.
4 comments:
I love small town parades! Looks like this one was fun too.
I'm glad to see another blog post from you! I've missed you. Keep 'em coming!
Love small town parades too! Glad you guys were able to make it!
I'll bet those floats have seen every city parade this summer. How sad that this is probably the last one. Sniff, sniff. Goodbye, summer. It looks like fun! I love parades.
I am not a huge fan of large parades either. In the 18 years I have lived in Utah County, I have only been to the Provo 4th of July parade ONCE! The Spanish Fork on is great, but sometimes goes a little long (longer than an hour and I am done.) We have gone to the Mapleton 24th parade twice and LOVED it--short and candy!
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