Old Settler's Day Parade

Given our past success with parades, we headed down to see Cousin Samantha and Aunt Cheryl actually in a parade.  Cassandra was enjoying all the different groups but she especially enjoyed the fire trucks, old cars, tractors and lawnmowers.  (Yes, you read that right.)  She also enjoyed watching all the dogs that people brought out with them to watch the parade...although I'm not sure the dogs really like some of the fire trucks!

  

  

We also saw a few dogs in the parade.  I'm amazed at how well behaved the dog on the float was.  Cassandra wanted to take him home with us.

Samantha's girl scout group was near the end of the parade.  I think she was more relieved to see us than we were happy to see her because she was tired after marching for over two hours and she knew we were at the end of the parade route. 

The event is billed as Kansas' Largest Parade and it has over 160 different groups.  Aside from your standard fare of local civic groups, politicians running for office, school groups like bands, church groups, there are a pretty good number of contractors of various types that put floats in the parade: pest removal contractors, door, window and siding contractors, and landscaping contractors.  One of the latter groups actually put together a lawnmower team!  I think most people have seen the Shriner's weaving their cars in and out.  Well, this group was doing the same with zero turn lawnmowers.  The Empress wanted to ride one.  I'm not sure how to explain that lawnmowers aren't really rides.