Waterville Days

Well, I think Adam and I can officially call ourselves "locals," considering that it is our third summer living in Waterville and we finally made it to Waterville Days! It's an event that we've been meaning to attend since we moved here, but we seem to forget about it every year. Honestly, we would have missed it again this year, but we just happened to be home, working outside when we noticed that there was quite a bit of traffic in town. 

We made our way across the street just in time to see the parade come through. I giggled uncontrollably as the procession of mini-tractors and lawnmowers began to pass, followed by a single horseback rider and a pretty cool old John Deere. Other entries included Steven Jenkins, Candidate for Douglas County Commissioner, Waterville Family Grocery, the Waterville Ambulance and, of course, what parade would be complete without the fire trucks! It was a tiny, twice-around-the-block kind of parade, quaintly executed in true small-town style!

After the parade, Adam and I took some time to peruse the vendors in the park exhibiting various wares for sale and we took a stroll through a small car show featuring several antique and some not-so-antique automobiles. It really didn't take long for us to see everything there was to see, so we sat in the grass for a while, enjoying a sno-cone and some pretty excellent live entertainment before heading home.

It was a fun little event and I'm glad we didn't miss it completely this year. Hopefully next year we'll be a little more on-the-ball so we can experience the early morning Fly-In Breakfast (I have no idea what that is) and the Horseshoe Tournament.