Mint Festival

Last weekend, we took the kids up to St. John's for their annual Mint Festival.  We were mostly interested in the parade this year (opting to forego walking around and maybe partaking in a few games) simply due to timing.  We knew that by the end of the parade that Jack would be anxious and ready for a nap.

While Sam and Steve ran back to the van for a blanket to sit on, Sophia, Jack and myself reserved our spot along the street.  It was bright that day, but I couldn't resist taking a quick picture of Sophia next to a mailbox covered in flowers.

While we were waiting for the parade to start, Jack snacked on a few pretzel goldfish crackers.

Once the parade started, Jack took a seat on Steve's lap and intently watched all of the action:

The girls waved to every single float, truck, tractor, horse ...

The bank in town was passing out free sunglasses:

The horses were probably the biggest hit with the girls:

But the candy was exciting too:

Oh, and the popsicles!  Yes, this parade passed out popsicles, cheese sticks, ears of corn ... Pretty unconventional, but we were in farming country. 

Luckily, Daddy was nice enough to share with Jack!

Overall, this parade is probably one of the nicest ones that we ever go to -- it's perfectly timed and there is a lot of candy and a lot of random floats.  It's safe to say that we have started an annual tradition now.