Dogwood Festival ALMOST Rained Out

Saturday was a busy day for Trent. The morning began with a fishing trip (see the post below) and ended with the Dogwood Festival. It appeared that it was going to be a fairly nice afternoon for a parade. The weatherman did say there was a possibility of scattered thunderstorms in the evening but everything was clear after lunch so we decided to go ahead to the parade.

There we were...sitting out on the side of the road, complaining about how hot it was, Trent and Ella are having a great time playing with Dylan and Sydnie. Then it starts to get a little gray over in the distance. We figure it's nothing to worry about and the parade will be over and done with before it starts to rain. BOY, WERE WE WRONG! All of the sudden, without even one tiny rumble of thunder as a warning to seek shelter, the skies open up and the rain pours. Luckily, we sit in the same place every year and there was a porch of a local business available for shelter. After standing there for 10 minutes the rain dies down and we walk the 2 blocks back to Aunt Rinkie's house.

Well, the parade started 30 minutes later than expected but the show did go on (and I found out from Aunt Rinkie that the Dogwood Festival has only been canceled 1 time in its longstanding history). Here are a few pictures of our second try. As you can see, Ella is not at all excited about being back with the possibility of getting rained on again.


It was nice to have the umbrella for shade. It got very hot after the storm.

Trent and Ella's cousin David, Sydnie, Dylan, and Trent wait for the parade to start.