Hey Mom!
Today was the day of the parade! Steph had us all ready to take pictures with us...then the rain started in. And it was a lot. So, once again, Noelle and I didn't get to be in any pictures today, but I told Steph that we HAD to share them with you! The theme of the festival was "Together We Can.." so, you'll see that statement a LOT in these pictures.
Steph had to take a picture of the umbrellas after her sister pointed out that "everyone must've bought their umbrellas at the same place". I thought it was REALLY funny, too! 
This truck looked REALLY familiar to me. Those people who weren't very careful with my little tiny rat self. 
And here's the float the post off made! It's a mail box! I thought it looked really good!
Here's one of the local church's floats. I thought this one looked really well put together! I was impressed by this one, as well.
Up next was the fire department! Here's one of the smaller fire trucks. Hey mom, do you see that man? He's waving at ME!
Here's the Fire Rescue truck. And.....
Look who was in the back!! ELMO!! I was so excited to see him, but he wasn't the only 'celebrity' I saw today!
Here's a bigger fire truck. Hey, Mom, can I become a fire fighter...please?
Here came the next round of celebrities! Look! It's Mickey and Minnie Mouse (not rat, sadly)! And..is that Cinderella and Prince Charming! 
If you look closely, Mom, you can see Snow White and Tinkerbell, too! What a star-studded parade!
It's hard to see, but on the back of this float, there's the Energizer Bunny, too! 
Here came the clowns next on their little bicycles. Steph's sister did not enjoy this..and I agree. I didn't really like them that much either. 
Next was the tractor section. There were WAY more than just these three, but I didn't see the need of taking pictures of all of them. These three would do just fine, I'm sure!
Up next were important people who help out everyone everyday. From the right to the left we have a Marine, an Army man, A construction worker, (then a lady), a firefighter, and a nurse! This float was very inspirational. It's nice to see people doing good things for others!
Up after that, came an old fire truck and an old police car. Pretty cool, huh?
And, yet, here comes more celebs! It's the Hamburglar and Grimace from McDonald's! I was pretty shocked to see them, but Steph says that they come out every year.
Have you ever seen a green fire truck? Well, now you have! 
After that, here came the police car from the old 70's-80's show, The Dukes of Hazzard. It even played the theme song from the show as it drove by! That must've been a lot of work to get a car to look like the one from the TV show!
And here came the horses, which means the end of the parade. Here's some...
And some more...
And even more! Wow! What a LOT of horses! I've never seen so many before, have you, Mom?
Despite all the rain, it seemed like one of the horses was having some fun! He was kicking his feet up and enjoying the parade!
Well, Mom, I'm sorry I'm not in any of these. The next update, I will be in some of the pictures, I promise!
Much, Much Love,
Ricky
