Cheney Jubilee

So this last Saturday was the Cheney Jubilee and Rodeo.  We didn't go to the rodeo because we didn't care enough about it to spend that much money, but the jubilee was free and fun.  It started off with a parade Saturday morning.

Will and Whitney waiting patiently for the parade to begin.  We were lucky to find a little shade for our wait.  I think Whitney had the best seat in the house during the parade.

Whitney loved the horses.  There were a lot of people riding horses and she kept telling us about the colors of the horses and their funny "socks".

There was a group of gymnastics that was pretty cool.  I always enjoy seeing twirling and jumping and somersaulting things.

There were only a couple of floats at the parade.  This one was a pirate ship - complete with shooting cannons.

The other float wasthis cool dragon.  I don't know what it was made of, but it looked pretty fancy and obviously had a lot of effort put into its intricate design.

Ronald McDonald passed through the parade as well shaking kids hands and giving out these big smiles.  We tried to get Whitney to smile with her one next to Will, but she wouldn't do it.  So here Will gives his best McDonald smile.

We went home quickly after the parade and had a fast lunch and then we went to the jubilee.  It was a lot like a street fair/carnival.

Whitney made a plaster mink foot at one of the stations at the jubilee.  All she really had to do was mix the cement and water and the lady who was helping pored it into the mold.  Then we went and picked it up as we were leaving.  Maybe we will see if we can get some markers and color the little foot and get a picture of it.

We had to wait in line for awhile, but we were able to get a balloon animal for Whitney.  The lady making them was someone I knew at the gym who is very nice.  She made a little dog for Whitney.

I think Whitney's favorite part of the whole day was this little bouncing gym area.  It was only for young children, so Whitney didn't have to worry about older kids making too high of jumps and knocking her over.  There were blocks and a little slide and it was just fun.  Whitney didn't want to come out until she finally got too hot from all the jumping.

It is hard to tell, but that is Whitney climbing up the stairs to get to the big bounce slide.  It took her a little while to climb all the stairs and when she got to the top she wouldn't come down until all the other kids stopped and she was the only one up top.  So we only went down the slide once, but I think Whitney still really liked it.

And we did face painting.  This time Whitney asked for a red heart.  She did a good job sitting still until the masterpiece was done.  Unfortunately, she wiped at her cheek literally like thirty seconds after the lady was finished, so the heart got all smeared.  But she likes having face paint.

Anyway, we left after that because it was getting hot and the kids were getting a little grumpy and tired and hungry.  It was a fun day though.