July 2, 2011
In our ward for church, The Oviedo Ward, they have started a tradition of having a Patriotic Bike Parade for Independence Day. We attended last year and this year. The children are the main participators in the event, but the parents get involved too. The children (and parents) decorate bicycles, scooters, strollers, wagons, etc. with patriotic decorations. Then, on the day of the event, the children go around the parking lot of the church building. It starts off at a walking pace, but soon the children are zipping around the lot.
Leiohu was on her scooter once again this year, and she knows how to do it a little better than last year, but she still struggles. I helped her by holding on to the handles and pushing the scooter at times. We only got around once, while the other children had probably gone around 2 to 3 times.
We still had a lot of fun, and after the children had had enough (and the leaders said it had been long enough), we enjoyed a pancake breakfast inside the gym. Jason even got to help cook the pancakes this year.
Hokulani is the one without a helmet:
Here are Leiohu and Carmel:
Anuhea (white shirt) and her friend, Heidi (black shirt), were briefly in the parade:
Nalani, the videographer, caught everyone in the parade:
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