Mascoutah Homecoming...

was this weekend. Since we moved here we have made this a family tradition to attend with Aimee and her family. The kids look forward to the parade and racing to get the most candy. Mascoutah, like Lebanon, is a small town. Local farmers and lots of tractors.

Here are the three stooges laying on a blanket waiting for the parade to start.
They are gearing up for the first set of giveaways.

Here is what the parade mostly consists of. We also see the school dance teams, local businesses (advertising, of course), lots of tractors, boy scout troops, Homecoming court, and of course 4-H.
Fire trucks galore!!


After the parade we headed over to the 4-H area and saw the animals. Seth has 2 friends that had rabbits entered in the show. The kids thought that was cool that they actually knew someone that was participating in the show. (This year Aimee and I are looking at getting the two older ones involved in 4-H.) They even got the pet the rabbits.

Here is Grace looking at the rabbit. The little girl standing next to Grace is Lorena and she was in Seth's class last year. The rabbit's name is Storm.
This is Foo-Foo. She belongs to another girl that was in Seth's class last year.

Here is a local 4-H'er that was explaining to the boys all about pigs.
By the way, his pigs are 6 months old and already 225 pounds. OMG!!!


Then it was off to the Draft horse relay. We caught the womens competition. The horses pulled a sled to a pile of straw bales, where the girls had to load the bales onto the sled, turn around and then unload them in a different location. Kevin and Richie missed this part of the show.
Here is the start of the race.

This is the end, where she is unloading the straw bales.


Now it is time for the rides. Too many rides and soooo little time. They got to pick the rides they wanted to ride on. They all have their favorites.

Seth and Hayden on the swings. It must be a guy thing, SPEED!!!
This ride was just the right size for Grace, however this was the only ride she rode. The seat belts don't tighten enough for her and she is a wiggle worm, trying to get out of the ride while in motion. Nothing like a little adrenalin rush for me. Ok, that is enough for me for one night. We left the night hot, sticky, and full of snow cone juice all over the place.