Forgot the Camera Again

We had a blast Wednesday night at the Sky View Homecoming Parade in Smithfield, Utah. Kylie yelled and waved at all the floats and got a pretty good haul of candy. Back when I was growing up you didn't even need a sack for collecting candy because they threw so little. Thankfully a more-prepared mom had an extra bag. I couldn't help but laugh as I compared this small-town parade to the Mardi Gras parades--and we didn't even see the big New Orleans parade. The adults stood off the road, calmly clapping and waving. The kids would scurry out a couple feet to pick up a few pieces of candy. No one was rushing the floats screaming for more stuff. Everyone put their hands over their hearts when the flag went by (see my Mardi Gras post for that pet peeve). It was enjoyable. Good, clean fun. After that Brian mentioned that he had a craving for sushi. Kylie's ears perked up and she began chanting that she wanted "shushi". My youngest sister, Joe'E, watched the parade with us and hopped in the car with us to go to Kuzoku in Smithfield. Brian and Kylie tried the miso soup and decided they like it. Kylie liked the tofu squares at the bottom but didn't believe me that there was such a word as "tofu". The weather was just cool enough that you wanted a jacket, just in case. The leaves are starting to turn colors (look for pictures soon!) and the heater is set to "on".