The Best Fourth of July Parade

I am a couple of days late posting these, because this weekend was so full of fun that I did not get any extra time.

I talked about the parade in an earlier post. It’s geared toward kids, with no motorized vehicles (unless you count a couple of battery-powered kid-sized cars.

Each years parade honors those who serve. Past years have honored the military and police, for example. This year’s parade honored teachers. Thus, my father in law, a veteran of 41 years teaching math at Pittsburg State University in southeast Kansas, was asked to carry one of the flags (the OLD one).

Here is one of my little ones proudly wearing his Uncle Sam hat.

One of my favorites in the parade.

My nephew, Jordan, riding on his foot-powered bike. He was fast!

Left, my son Charlie pulls his brother Nate in the parade. Right, our friends Jeff and Lisa's daughter, Cassie, holds her cousin Liz in their wagon.

Neighborhood residents sit in their front yard to watch the parade.