We were told that the town of Matthews had the largest Labor Day parade in the southeast. Who knew? This was especially surprising since Matthews itself is such a small town. We decided that we needed to check it out….everybody loves a good parade. I packed up the car with the kids, and Tom’s dad, and we drove the three miles to the parade site. (Matthews is right next door). I don’t even know if I have to say this anymore or if it is just assumed by now, but the Youngs went to the parade with us also. As luck would have it, we sat right in front of the announcers booth for the parade. The first group in the parade was a high school band and then the Matthews School of Dance. The dance school did a routine of their own, and then they played two songs for the crowd to join in. Sidney jumped right up and took the kids out onto the street to dance. The kids loved it!! As you can see, the four kid are in sync with each other, but not the crowd. They were dancing to the “to the right, to the right, to right…” song. I have no idea what the name of it is. It is basically another version of the electric slide.
Wilson got to sit on Grandpa’s shoulders for a while….and wear his hat.
Ella and her dad Erik also joined us at the parade. Here is Miller, Faith, Ella and Wilson….
The kids loved the parade because of the music, the princesses, and the mass amounts of candy that they consumed. I think we will definitely do this again next year.