Maple Valley Days Parade

"Roadside wood-carver, you're one of us!"
The whole gang that marched! Looking good!

Ready to play the crowd

What we did with our Saturday

It was Maple Valley Days this past weekend. Our little town sure knows how to put on a party! We got the chance to march in the parade this year! Our good friends, the Gustins, are starting a new business called "Mr. Fixitall". So we all donned our hardhats , Mr Fixitall t-shirts, and utility belts - stuffed them full of candy, business cards, and flyers - and then marched next to Todd's truck promoting his business! The kids (and us!) had so much fun interacting with the crowds. The kids loved the candy and we got a great response from those we gave flyers to. In fact, Todd has gotten quite a few calls because of our efforts! Yeah!

We also walked around the booths and sampled the yummy food after we were done. I had to snap a picture of the roadside wood carver - for those of you from the Pacific Northwest, you will know the Pemco Insurance commercials featuring locals and poking fun of living up here. He was the real deal and it was fun to watch him!

I wonder how we can get in the parade next year?