Homecoming Parade

We had our parade for Homecoming this morning at 10 am.  I went to the HS to ask about the parade route, and was told it would go past Grandpa's house.  (where all the parades go past).  So we gathered chairs & carried them to the street.  And shortly after 10....we saw the leading car go straight from the High School towards Main Street, instead of turning to go past Grandpa's house. 

So I quickly hooked the stroller to my bike & pulled Emmalee & Ben to Main Street.  The floats had just turned around & were headed back the other way (back to the school).  Thankfully, they still had candy (Emmalee would have been a little disappointed if she would have missed picking up candy!)

I literally had not come to a complete stop when I turned my camera on to take this picture.  Then I quickly unbuckled Emmalee so she could gather the candy.

The Freshman Class Float

"Hi Mom!!!"

Caden & Josey are Freshman royalty (in the back of the truck)

Zane is on the front of the Middle School float--his hair is orange,

He threw us some candy--and then when we got home, he asked where the cinnamon bear was that he threw to us.  I told him it was probably already in some one's tummy.  He only threw it to us so he could eat it!! 

Luckily, Callum had just picked it out of the bucket & was getting ready to eat it----and being the nicest-brother-with-a-cinnamon-bear-ever, he gave it Zane.

After the parade, we cleaned up the living room a bit, & then Josey came for piano lessons.  After the lesson, I made a yummy lunch of mashed potatoes & gravy, fried chicken breast chunks (that I had made a month ago & froze), corn-on-the-cob (from Uncle Jack), and veggies w/ranch dip. 

I laid down with Ben for his nap, and then went to the football game at 4.  Although Richfield scored the first touchdown, we dominated after that, winning 54-24.

It was 6:30 when we got home, so I let Benjamin (& Emma & Callum) play out back.  We had a "snack/dinner" (find your own) while Rusty chopped some wood with the wood splitter.

And I finally got to watch "Survivor" that I recorded on Wednesday night.

Now it's time for me to hop into bed.  Actually, I usually sit & roll into bed.  Good night :D