Memorial Day Parade

Nothing beats a small town parade. This year we took the kids to the Cranbury, NJ Memorial Day Parade. Bagpipes, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, vintage cars, tots on bikes, a band, horses, service men and women, and lots and lots of fire trucks! What more could little kids ask for? How about 7,000 lbs. of candy. Everyone threw candy. The firemen threw candy, the girl scouts threw candy, the horses threw candy. My daughter still has a mouthful of tootsie roll (children under 4 need to have a thorough dental exam after eating tootsie rolls because they can't figure out how to get it out from between their cheek and gum!). Everyone had a different favorite part of the parade. 4 year old daughter - when they threw the candy. 2 1/2 year old son - the horses. Wife - returning from a failed attempt at obtaining milk to see son and daughter clapping and cheering for the bagpipes. Me - well, I didn't really have a favorite moment within the parade. At this point, things happen so fast and the kids grow so quickly and life is so hectic, for me, taking my family to a parade is the moment. A moment I will cherish and wish for 10,000 more.