Benefit Day

A couple of weeks ago, our town had its annual "Children's Benefit Day", which raises money to help a child in the community with medical expenses.  The weather that day was so beautiful, and honestly, one of the best days weather-wise I can ever remember for Benefit Day.  Jeremy went in very early to help the Fire Department with the pancake breakfast.  The girls slept in (including me), and we made it into town in time for the parade.

What an awesome parade it was!  Parked in front of the fire station, the girls were in a prime spot for collecting candy.  The joy on their faces, and the loud laughter from Kate was awesome!  It reaffirmed for Jeremy and me the reason we are raising our daughters in this small town atmosphere.  Candy was abundant, conversation with friends was frequent, and our two big girls brought many smiles to our faces.  What a fun morning!

The girls wore their tie-dyed shirts they created at Dana's house that week!  

Firefighters Jeremy and Alan were in supervisory positions for the parade, since they didn't
get/have to ride in a truck this year.

Every time a loud noise would happen, Kate would laugh so genuinely and loudly (after she jumped).
 I wish I would have recorded it!