I lathered Ryder in sunscreen, packed tons of cold drinks, snacks, and a few books/toys, and we headed to the Parade while my parents watched Harvick and Jarrett.
In order to get a "good" seat, you have to get there early. Ryder was, for the most part, very well behaved while we waited for the parade.
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| Keeping himself entertained with a toy before the parade started. |
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| Ryder was very intrigued by the police car sirens, as soon as he could hear them he would drop what he was playing with to look for them to approach. |
While you wait (and during) numerous people walk up and down the parade route selling various drinks and treats - Ryder would point to them, but was never too insistent that he wanted something . . . until the giant popsicles rolled by. Fortunately, there was a WHITE one (stain free!) - so, I gave in. Ryder ate at least 1/2 of it, but started to dislike it once it was melting (it was 100 degrees, so it melted fast!).
Unfortunately, there were large gaps between the floats, so the parade was a bit slow-moving. Ryder absolutely loved the horses and the marching bands. He would start pointing with anticipation when he could see them approaching.
Overall, we had a really great time at the parade. When he started to lose interest (after about an hour and a half - the parade is about 2 hours), we decided to leave. In order to get back to our car we had to walk south, and the parade was heading north, so he still got to see most of the floats!
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| Waving goodbye to the parade. |
And, speaking of "Pioneers", the topic must be on people's minds in Utah this week . . . I have been told no less than a dozen times (honest!), that I would "make a great Pioneer woman" when I talk with people about Harvick and Jarrett. I'm thinking it's a Utah thing . . . where else would someone say that?!
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