Parade "Flutes"

Tonight for FHE we went to look at the 24th of July parade floats or 'flutes' as Mary was calling them. There were over 75 floats all displayed indoor in an expo center, which was wonderful and made even better because of the air conditioning. The theme for all of the floats had to do with "Now and Then". My personal favorite was labeled "Turning Trials Into Treats: Now and Then". I can't explain it very well, so I will let the pictures I took do the talking. Other floats of interest were the BSA 100th anniversary float and a hilarious "Trekking: Now and Then" float, depicting and family in a minivan driving to Nauvoo for a family trip, and a pioneer family in a covered wagon headed to Salt Lake. It was neat to see the floats up close and personal. I hope we can turn this into a family tradition, if we are still in the area in the future.

Turning Trials Into Treats.

Seagulls collecting crickets to make cricket cookies.The cricket cookies. It has eyes and bits of cricket in it. Haha!

All of the crickets being chased by a seagull with a net.

This picture explains itself. How funny!
Danny and Derrick next to the BSA 100 years of scouting float.
1960's scouting uniform.

One of the very first scouting uniforms.
Closeup of the 100 and first scouting uniform.