Our stake was assigned to make a float for the Bountiful Handcart Days Parade. The stake assigned our ward to be in charge of the float. Specifically, Bruno Kossin was put in charge of the float.
He got a committee together to come up with the idea.
From that these styrofoam seagulls were born.
In the Kentucky Fried Chicken-looking bucket is Kolob Fried Crickets.
Strings of firecrackers.
My part of helping with the float was gluing the letters and stars on both sides of the blue banner.
The morning of the parade I went to Bruno's to take some pictures of the float. It still needed the green flooring and the seagull feet and the firecrackers put into place. But at least I got to see the banner assembled.
The parade is always held at 6 p.m. the night before Pioneer Day. That seems like an awfully hot time of the day for a parade. And an awfully hard time for working people to get home, collect their families and find their spot on the parade route.
Fortunately for me, the Golden family had found a spot in a mostly shaded area and I joined them. Glen was in Minnesota and missed the whole thing.
The children were given small American flags to wave during the parade and they loved them. They also loved getting the candy that was thrown their way. They had to be a little more patient not being on the front row since that's where the majority of the candy was being thrown. But, when they finally got some of the candy, they were extra happy.
Look at what a good grandma I was getting Madison to sleep halfway through the parade.
There were the usual school marching bands, clowns, old cars, floats, horses, etc. that you see in a typical parade. But this was the first time I saw a stars-and-stripes horse sporting golden hooves.
The moment we were waiting for finally arrived...our float! There's our friend Bruno with Colleen in the passenger seat.
Rebecca declared our float the best. Here are most of the other floats so you can judge for yourself.
Do we even consider this decorated boat trailer a float??!!??
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