The Pony Express Days Parade

Annabelle and her posse of BFF's! These kids love each other: Brayden, Will, Mercedes, and Lily

Stockton loved the parade, and chowed down on some messy string cheese while he watched.

Annabelle spent about 65% of the parade running back and forth between her friends and these bushes! She was a little scared of the loud noises, animals, people throwing candy, guns and cannons, motorcycles...ummmmm pretty much she was scared of the parade itself  :)  Luckily about 45 minutes into it she started warming up a bit and began playing with her friends. She still never dared to venture out onto the road to collect candy; she preferred to wait by the curb and let the candy roll to her. As a result, we went home with about 6 pieces of candy total (and that included a few freebies her buddies shared with her)! Haha. She didn't seem to care though; she conquered her fears, eventually joined the group, laughed with her friends, ate a few pieces of candy, and went home a happy girl! Success!

We love our friends and neighbors! Our fun group of friends: The Turner family, The Bryson family, and the Stoddard family. Love them all!