This was Elizabeth's first year participating in Decatur's Fourth of July parade...or any parade for that matter. Our friends, Frank and Jenn, offered her a spot in their wagon with their daughter, Flora Jane, and Elizabeth was quick to accept the invitation! The Decatur parade consists of a few hundred kids with decorated bikes, wagons, scooters, etc., a sprinkling of political candidates, the obligatory Boy Scout troop leading the way, and the fire truck bringing up the rear. It's perfect for the kids, and miraculously the heat wasn't as brutal as it could have been.
The parade is followed by a concert and picnic on the square, and, of course, fireworks at dark. Elizabeth tolerated about 5 minutes of the fireworks before deciding that they were too loud--this was a vast improvement over last year's 30 second stretch!
She was a quick study on the "parade wave"...
3 comments:
What a princess! Too funny!
Looks like great fun! A princess absolutely should know how to wave!
Love,
Gege
Painting a star on your face is a better way of attracting attention than getting arrested...keep this in mind "down the road." The 4th of July is a special and sacred holiday to us in this country. Lots of good people died to assure that we have the greatest country with the most freedoms on the planet. Lots of thing are obligatory for the fourth of July...flags, picnics, bands and Boy Scout troops. Honor all of these. I'm glad you have the "parade wave" down--there will surely be countless times to use such a gesture as you continue your assent to stardom. Flora Jane...now that's a great Southern name!
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