Melon Days Review

It's about time I got these Melon Days pictures posted.

For the Love of Melons was the theme.  Ironically we never even had one bite all day.

Thank heavens for this golf cart.  Our kids are all still too young to take off by themselves around the park so this keeps them entertained. 

Everyone wants to drive and be the passenger and ride in the basket at the back.  I don't think we would survive without the golf cart.

Greg taking all the kids for a walk around the park.  What a good Uncle.

Waiting for the parade to start.

This is what I got when I said, "Brai smile and show me your shirt."

A siren was 5 blocks away.  I am telling you what she is so sensitive.

Candy and Popsicles and more candy.  A great parade.  This parade is super long too.

Forget jump houses and train rides.  The kids love taking a spin with Grandma on the golf cart.

This is what tired looks like on Melon Days

Sweet Sydnee

Cute Chole having a snack with Grandpa.

First Official Melon of the Year

I say "official" melon because it is the first one grown right here in Green River.  The girls and I were super excited to find watermelons at Vetere's stand and we dove right in as soon as we got home. Let the melon juice baths begin.

Melon Days

We made it-we made it to Melon Days and through Melon Days. Melon Days equals Stress Days if you are member of the Parsons Family-though this year it seemed like the stress was taken down a whole notch so we just might be getting the hang of things. I of course had no real sleep for the week prior to the big event nor during the big event but I have slept like a rock ever since. Allie was super excited because it meant the cousins would be coming and the only way I could get her to not bug me to death all day Friday as I was trying to get things ready for my booth and wait until we could go to the baseball game was to tell her the cousins were still sleeping. She was perfectly fine with that answer and waited very patiently until Friday night to play with her cousins. She had a blast.

This is Friday's Melon outfit (courtesy of Canada-we have found something cute there for 3 years now).
Showing what is on her shirt.

Before her hair got totally messed up at the baseball game.

An attempt at a picture of the girls together

Not so much luck. Friday was crazy. I took the girls for a walk to the bank to get change for my Melon Days booth and lost it on my way home from the bank. $65.00 gone some place in the 2 blocks between the bank and our house. I ran back and forth between the two 4 times but could not find the money. Allie helped me look and Greg but we had no luck. I was absolutely sick. Allie prayed at lunch we would find the money and prayed even on Sunday still that we could find the money but we have been unsuccessful. Hopefully it went to someone that really needed it. That afternoon we went to the baseball game at the High School. Greg's team won both of their games and Brailie helped mow the lawns via her fists and mouth (she makes a good little lawn mower). After that we went to the park for a bit and got to watch the square dancers. That was my favorite part and Allie really loved them too. Brailie liked sucking on the rusty fence. Following that we went to Grandma and Grandpa's and ate with the family where a miracle took place...Brailie let Grandpa hold her and she didn't cry. She played and smiled and had fun and didn't even look for me once. I was ready to pack my bags for Hawaii right then. She played on the floor with cousins too. Could this be the beginning of the end of stranger anxiety????????

Sat morning after an extremely rough night of sleep with miss Brailie we were ready to go once again. Here is Allie decked out in her outfit.

I had a melon dress for Brai too but it was too froofy for this day so I saved it until Sunday.

Here we are at the parade. All the cousins that were there.

Getting ready for the parade to start. She wasn't sure what to expect. This is only her 3rd parade she can remember. What an odd thing a parade must be to a child. "Why are there all these loud cars and people throwing things at me and everyone is cheering and clapping?"

Brailie was exhausted but hung in as long as she could.

We needed the freezies even at 10AM.

Daddy was a good helper to get candy.

The craziness

My booth of baby stuff. I forgot to take a picture right away cause it actually was pretty busy for a quite a while but got this picture in the afternoon.

I love this picture. My happy baby after a nap and some food.

Poor cousin Rylee was a sick little girl all day but she still tried her best to play.

Bless the golf cart for entertaining the children most of the time. I need to get me one of these in the backyard. Doesn't even need to work. Who needs a playground. Just an old golf cart to climb on will do.

I have no idea where this crown came from but I am thinking some pageants are in her future.

What a fun time. We had a great weekend and a good visit with family. I really enjoyed myself. Like I say the stress level was down a notch and I think that really made a difference. What every we did this year Parsons lets repeat it next year.