The Bristol Parade

The Bristol is the oldest parade in the country! We had to go check it out! It was only about 30 minutes down the road. We had been told by others and read that you needed to be there early to get a good seat. The parade started at 10:30 so we left at 7! There was virtually no traffic and it took no time at all to get there. We parked and found a great stop right on the street! Then we sat...for 2.5 hours!!! It was actually not that bad, there was a grassy area behind up that the boys played in with a few other kids and E went walking around the street saying hi to everyone and pointed out all of the dogs! The kids did pretty well, considering it was such a long wait for it to start. Once it started, Henry and Evelyn loved it. Tyler hated it! It was loud and he wanted to play in the field! Boy was it a long parade...3 hours! We were all ready to go by the time it ended!

                                The kids in their patriotic outfits!

                                  Watching the parade after it finally started!

                                            Evelyn loved this little car

                    
                                       Tyler with the firetruck when it stopped in front of us