Exeter Fall Festival 2010

Every year my sweet little town of Exeter organizes a festival in the fall.  This includes a parade down our main street (Pine Street), and vendor booths, food, a concert, and this year bounce houses in the park.  We love watching the parade and moseying around the park afterward but this year was extra special because both of my kids were IN the parade.  Molly was on a float with her little dance crew, and Willy got to ride in Gramzy's Woman of the Year car.  I couldn't stop snapping pictures and chasing after the kids as they passed waving like a maniac.  Even though they were both so exhausted the excitement got them through three hours of fall festival fun before they broke down and crashed.

Modeling her little parade dance outfit.

The only requirement for Molly was to wear the pink dance t-shirt and black on bottom.  Since she didn't have black pants and since the smallest t-shirt that they could get was like a dress on her, I decided to actually make it a dress.  We put a ribbon around her waist creating such a cute little skirt.  With her sparkly pink shoes from Mar Mar, she was the cutest one there!

Molly is on the bottom row, third to the right of the girl sitting on the actual float.  The girl to Molly's left is her friend Ella.

How cute is this: crossed legs, watching the dancers behind the float!

So excited to see Daddy after her first parade

 Here are some cute pictures of Willy boy.  He got to hang out with me for a little while after we dropped Molly off with her group.  Willy loved the band across the street (you can't see it but that is what he is looking at) and the baton twirler that was practicing in front of them.

Playing with a leaf after we dropped off Molly

Willy got to ride in a cool old Mustang convertible with cousins Erin (left) and Annie (right), Gramzy and Aunty Lauren.  He really hammed it up for the crowd with waves and big smiles.