"We're in Swiss Cheese Heaven at the Swiss Festival"

Well, another Swiss Festival is behind us. The Kiddie Parade was a rainy success! Bailey did great in the midst of cold temperatures, wind and rain fall during the entire parade on Friday. Our float didn't win any awards (not that we were surprised), but it turned out great. Our float theme was "We're in Swiss Cheese Heaven at the Swiss Festival." I give Tash's creativity and artistic ability all of the credit! It was fun, but I highly doubt this will be a standing tradition... until we forget what it was like five years from now. :) Sometimes we tend to only remember the parade and not the days leading up to the parade... you know what I mean?

Here is a picture of the girls on the float before the parade:

Bailey, Sydney and Skylar were troopers through the rain as we held umbrellas up the entire parade route. Bailey even fell off of her chair twice and had to switch places with Sydney, but she remained calm for the most part during the seating situation. She did much better than her mother did in her first parade. I was about four years older than Bailey when I was in my first parade and I cried the entire time because it was raining. Needless to say, my family doesn't have much luck with weather during parades! Bailey's happiness may have partially remained intact because I let her "double fist" her first suckers ever down the hill. A mother will do anything in moments like this!

All in all, it was a great weekend with friends and family. We ate a lot of strombolli and apple fritters, Bailey got to ride on her first rides (which she didn't enjoy), Scott once again was the pig in the big parade on Saturday and we had a great time hanging out with friends!!!

Enjoy more pictures from the parade!!!