Fayette Celebration

We celebrated the 24th of July in Fayette this year.  We missed it last year when mom and dad were gone. It was good to be there and enjoy it all. It really is something that I look forward to every year. This celebration is all about tradition.  We had our own little fireworks show at grandpa and grandmas place and didn't even start anything on fire!!  For as long as I can remember its been the scout breakfast, parade and relay races.  Its fun to see my children participate in these same things each year.  It was also good to be with my brothers and their families. Our children enjoy being together. It was fun to visit with friends from home as well.The next morning we woke up just in time for the parade.  Good old small town parade. There was the traditional creamy's from Bown's dairy though so that's all that really mattered. The girls were really excited about getting tiaras from the royalty princesses that were in the parade. I thought it was really cute! For the relays there were the foot races, three legged race, wheel barrow race that the kids all participated in. Jacob, Isaac, Kylee and Khora won there respective age races.  They were pretty pumped about that. Afton did the hoola hoop contest and went for probably 10-15 minutes before it was hurting her side too much.  Jacob and Isaac, Khora, Afton, Kylee, Bonnie and Brinley were a part of the watermelon eating contest.  That part was very entertaining!  They also had a giant blow up water slide and a few other water games that afternoon. The guys got in a few rounds of horse shoes as well.  We had marinated turkey for lunch before going back to the house to hang out.  It was fun being together. Good times.

Bonnie after her relay