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Friday, December 7, 2012
Smalltown Parades
As a followup on the previous post of parades in "smalltown" America here are the Troutbirders three grandchildren in smalltown Arizonas holiday season parade...
Well, maybe not so "smalltown" judging by the size of the crowd....:)
My favorite small town parade memory is the first time we went to one after Jeffrey was a high school teacher. All his students squealed and hollered and threw candy. You would have thought we were royalty.
Estimated population is around 27,000. In 1990 our same town had only 2,600 people. It was a short parade route down main street packed with parents since nearly every school and club had a float. Really nice for the kids to be able to walk in a parade.
What is the definition of a small town? I live in one smaller than 100,000 and think of it as "small." :-)
ReplyDeletecute!
ReplyDeleteCute kids and that's quite a large crowd!
ReplyDeleteAdorable kids!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite small town parade memory is the first time we went to one after Jeffrey was a high school teacher. All his students squealed and hollered and threw candy. You would have thought we were royalty.
ReplyDeleteThat does look like a big crowd!
ReplyDeleteEstimated population is around 27,000. In 1990 our same town had only 2,600 people. It was a short parade route down main street packed with parents since nearly every school and club had a float. Really nice for the kids to be able to walk in a parade.
ReplyDelete'Small' towns always seem to provide big crowds for these type of events. You've got cute grandchildren, but I'll bet you already know that.
ReplyDeleteYes----that is 'smalltown'... They come out of the woodwork for parades like that in smalltown America!!!! Love it.
ReplyDeleteAdorable grandchildren... Thanks for sharing.
Betsy
Oh I love small town parades I loved the ones in the little village where I grew up and still never miss one. Great shots. B
ReplyDeleteI find the small town parades always have the best amount of candy thrown out to the crowds. :)
ReplyDeleteGood luck writing your Christmas letter!
xo Catherine
Hey Troutbirder,
ReplyDeleteI like your blog and I am now one of your followers. Keep up the good work!
There is a beautiful feel to small town festivals and fairs. We have one every September in my town called the Spoonbread Festival.
ReplyDeleteYou should visit! Great looking grands! :)
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