Cheese Fest Parade & Rides

Sunday of Cheese Festival here in P.I. it's our family tradition to attend the parade.  It was HOT this year!  The kids always enjoy the parade...of course they love the candy!  It is fun to watch them grow up a little bit each year.  Things that scared them last year don't anymore... :)

Addy with dad waving at the parade!

It's HOT out here!

 Later on in the evening, before supper we went uptown to the main festivities for rides and a late supper of fair food!  Addy wasn't too sure of some of the rides, but she had a blast on most of them...

Addy sitting with her big cousin Brynne, getting ready for the first ride...not to sure about it yet! (cousins Drew and Ella are in front of them)

Not liking it too much...I think it was too fast for her first one of the year!

Now on the train...MUCH slower and a much happier girl!  With Ella, Drew & Brooklynn

I took Blake on the carousel...he actually wasn't too fond of it.  If the horse hadn't been going up and down, I think he would've liked it better!

Fishing!  Trying to win herself and her little bro a prize!

Success!

The hot day was too much for my Blaker Boy...he got sleepy watching his sister go on rides :)

Cheese Festival is F - U - N!

Of course this boy woke up for some Mini Donuts.  The smell woke him I think, he he!

: : : : This next picture sums up the long day of fun in the hot sun : : : :  

Officially.  Too.  Much.  Cheese.  Festival. 
UGH!

Kiddy Parade

Pine Island's town festival was the week after Addy's birthday.  That Saturday I took the kids to the Kiddy Parade while Aaron was working.  The theme was "sports".  Blake was the cutest Joe Mauer ever (WAY cuter than the real thing, ladies :) ha ha! ) and Addy was a MN Wild Cheerleader. 

 Blake's costume looked pretty authentic.  His shoes that he has right now actually could pass for cleats...and he just might be wearing a pair of his sister's leggings...he he!

How Cute is this kid??? :) Go Twins!

Addy's costume came together easily!  The Tarara's are huge MN Wild fans so she's had a few cheerleader outfits passed down from her cousins.  She looked pretty cute too :)



Smiley, Happy MN Wild fan!

The kids place, but that's okay!  The judges were residents of the nursing home in Pine Island.  Too bad my grandpa wasn't still with us and living there...I bet he would have put in a few good words to increase their winning odds, ha.  All participants won a treat bag and tickets to rides up-town, which were put to good use after the parade on Sunday!



Waiting for the results