Defeat of Jesse James Day Parade

The weekend after labor day is the Defeat of Jesse James Day festival in Northfield.  Events start on Thursday and go through the weekend, people come from all over to check out the crafts. rides, food, re-enactments, rodeo, and the big parade!  This year the weather was perfect for the parade on Sunday afternoon.  Luckily my aunt puts out blankets the night before, so we always have a good spot with plenty of space.  The last couple years it has been my aunt & uncle (Dave & Brenda), cousin Seth & his girlfriend Brya, Porter family, and the grandmas :)  This year Hudson & I invited Ethan (Lorrie) and Karlee (Heather) to join us and Porter's good friends Chris & Jenny came with their two daughters.

Waiting for the parade to start

Miss Josie

Ella, Josie, & Rachel

A little chicken for a snack

Rachel & Josie

Enjoying some suckers from the parade

Love my baby boy :)

Dancing to the music

Waiting for more candy

He wasn't sure what to do at first with the candy but then we figured it out....

Full bag of candy

This is definitely one of our favorite parades.  It lasts almost two hours but the kids are entertained the whole time between the horses, music, tractor's, and of course they throw tons of candy.  Plus it ends with a semi-truck coming through and they dump buckets of candy in front of the kids.  Thinking next year we may need to go check out the rodeo on Saturday night along with the parade Sunday :)