Parade Parody

This picture pretty much sums up the morning, trying to get the girls ready.

We went to the BYU Homecoming parade this morning and had the best time ever! We were behind the ROTC, which would let off an occasional
cannon fire, which set off car alarms. Very entertaining!"Grandpa John" was in charge of the floats in the parade this year. He was in the class of '71, so we were on the 40th anniversary alumni "float", which happened to be on my mom's '54 blue Chevy pick-up that she inherited from her Dad. There was
just enough room for the girls and I to squeeze into the cab. The truck has had a lot of work done on it, but needs a lot more work done on it now! With all the stopping and slow-going, the clutch completely burned out (there was smoke coming out of the hood, and it reeked! Some passers-by put their shirts over their noses to try not to inhale. The truck died on us 18 times during the 2 miles or so of the parade route. My favorite quote from one of the '71 graduates riding in the back of the truck "Don't get too close to that [brand new] Mercedes in front of us. The exhaust on it really stinks!" (No sir, that's us!!)

The best part of the parade: Tessa waving hi and Siena yelling out the window "BYU, BYU, BYU BOOGERS!!!" Only one guy in the crowd even noticed she was yelling "Boogers" instead of "Cougars." That look was worth $1,000,000. She really got the crowds going, and everybody loved it! Especially with Tess waving too and waving her pom-pom. Siena was working so hard to keep the chant going the whole time, she siged a big relief "fffffewwwfffffff!" when it was over! I don't remember the last time I have laughted/cried that hard!