24th of July Sanford Celebration

We went down to my parents for one last hoorah with Kristy and her kids.  The first night we came they were having the pageant.  I had a very disappointed Nathan when he found out that the pageant was a pioneer one and NOT a beauty pageant!

The next morning was the breakfast and parade.  Some of the kids were IN the parade.  And yes, some resembled Hell's Angels ...

 

We opted to WATCH Manassa's parade the next day.

Before the races all the young kids made homemade ice cream in bags on the church's front lawn.

Then came the races.  Each person races in their own age group and then they throw in a few fun races.  It is always a fun part of the 24th.  There are A LOT of kids that race.  The winner gets to pick out a 2 liter of pop and all the others get suckers.  Nathan could taste his pop until he saw all the 11 year old boys step up to the start line.

He thought that he HAD won until someone kindly told him that he had taken second.  Kaylee thought that she had the race in the bag.  Can you see by the smile...

I mean seriously, look at her smile and reach for the finishing line tape.  Only to see it fall right before she touches it, thanks to the girl a little further down the line.

We did have two family winners.  My hot husband won in the 30-40 division.  He HATES Pepsi, but it is MY favorite!

Then Rebecca ...

Quite a few did the three legged races...

It is fun to see all the kids and then the adults line up for the 3 legged races only to fall and crash into each other.  Rebecca is acting like they won the 12 and under division, but in actuality she is just celebrating for finishing the race, practically dead last might I add.

Some did the egg toss...

 

And when the egg broke ...

Jerrica made sure that ALL the egg yolk was poured out ...

And at the end of the races, the finish line ribbon was used for the little Hell's Angel headband.

Another highlight always of the 24th is visiting with all my highschool friends and extended family.