Some hometown hokiness

There is nothing more hokey, or more fun than a hometown festival. This weekend was Nate's hometown parade & festival. As part of the festivities we took Kevin to the parade yesterday morning. He was really in shock at first, there was so much noise, so many people.... why was everyone sitting on the curb? Why were there so many sirens? And, let's not forget all the candy, marching bands & tractors!

-Enjoying the parade with Dana & Lana. This is his first piece of candy - a Dum Dum sucker-

The highlight of the festival came this morning when we entered Kevin the Baby Contest. Guess what... HE WON! Nate took Kevin on stage when his age group was called. I waited in the audience as a nervous stage mother trying to get Kevin to smile, do his butterfly or mosquito trick or at least wave. He did not do any of his normal charming stuff, but managed to capture the judge's eye anyway. We came home with a Thomas the Train toy that Kevin loves. Nate and I could not believe he won, considering a cutie-pie local kid next to Kevin who was dressed up in his best John Deere outfit.

-Before the contest, Kevin had fun in the golf cart-

-Admiring his prize-
I heard that photos of the winning babies will be printed in the local paper later this week. I'll post the link!