Parading on the 4th

All American girl.

Even though it was a little overwhelming to get our Girl Scout troop up and running, it’s already proving to be well worth the effort.

These girls are a delight; their energy and spirit infectious. 

About a dozen of our Daisy Scouts showed up, all decked out in their red-white-and-blue finest to march (and scoot) with their siblings, parents & leaders this morning in Oak Park’s 4th of July Parade.

We had the weather and enthusiasm on our side, so it’s no surprise we all had a lot of fun.

I’d asked the girls to bring and decorate their scooters, which turned out looking great with so many of them on two wheels, zipping back and forth across the street between rows of parade watchers.

Scooter brigade.

My little Daisy and I spent a decent amount of time beforehand decorating her scooter with ribbons, star garland, flags and a pinwheel. But her scooter ended up on the wagon for the entire parade.

At some point when I wasn’t looking, the parade organizer for the troops handed Eva and her friend a couple of the official Daisy flags. They ended up helping lead the Girl Scout troops as flag bearers.

That flag and pole can get heavy after 1.5 miles of walking, even slow parade walking. But she did her troop (and me) proud.

Every time I caught up with her, she had a big smile for me. 

Eva Bella and the color guard.

BTW, I realized while drafting this that this is my 1,000th post!