Madison OFD Parade Recap

Are you ready for a photo heavy post? We had a good time with Mom's 4-H club last week as they put together their float for the Madison Old Fashioned Days parade (see my OFD preview post here). So proud of them for placing first in the Youth category!

(the kids with their Dads and my Mom)

My sister-in-law and I took T to the parade, and while it's definitely not his cup of tea, he did enjoy seeing all the police, fire and emergency equipment, the animals, and the popsicle he got!

(pretty sure we need this big inflatable soccer ball!)

(the nephews riding on the float)

(the trophy)

Fun Times in the Madison Area - OFD

My hometown has a little festival each summer called Old Fashioned Days. OFD kicks off with a parade tonight and runs through Sunday. It is everything you'd expect of an old fashioned event - no carnival rides, but lots of carnival food, antique cars, and old timey games, like a frog jumping contest, greased pole climb, and watermelon eating contest. I'm hoping T and I can be part of the Cake Walk on Sunday in the bandstand. See the full schedule of events here.

Here are some pictures from 2008, thanks to photobucket:

This great video shows the bag pipers, followed by the volunteer firefighters as they pass the judges on Main Street (in 2009):