Memorial Day

Each year our small town has a Memorial Day Celebration with a parade. It has become tradition to watch the parade in the front yard and have a small picnic with some family and friends as we remember those that have died in service to our country to maintain the freedom we all enjoy and sometimes take for granted.

Here are some of the kids with their friends that live in town and their visiting cousins. They all enjoyed the parade very much, although some of the younger ones watched with their ears covered....the many, many fire engines have very loud sirens and horns, especially when they pass right in front of you!!

Our volunteer fire department!

Smokey Bear! Lily was anticipating seeing him all day! She even "wrote" him a letter, but she was too scared of him to actually give it to him.

We had a lot of great food! Charlie made this 'bacon explosion'......a bacon weave wrapped around sausage, crumbled bacon, and seasonings, coated with barbecue sauce and cooked and smoked a long time on the grill. It was delicious!!