O Canada

These pictures are all from Melanie's camera since we forgot ours. Thanks for sharing, Melanie!

Heidi, David, Ryan

It was fun to be here on Canada Day. Stan, Melanie, and their kids flew in the night before so they could be a part of the festivities. We started the day at a parade in Sackville. Fortunately, we were able to find a nice, shady spot in an area that wasn't overrun with other spectators. As we were walking to find a spot, we collected the first of our parade souvenirs when a Mountie gave the kids flags and stickers.

In honor of Canada, we all wore red. We were among a few loyal Canadians--most people didn't dress in red, and some even wore T-shirts with US logos (like universities).

It was a fairly typical parade, with a few Nova Scotian twists, like a big bagpipe band.

Lots of goodies were passed out, from candy to pencils, candy to small Otter Pops (very nice on a hot day), candy to coupons, candy to ads, candy to balloons, and candy to more flags.

The kids with some of their loot

And THE reason we picked the Sackville Parade to watch:

Our entire zone (minus us) marched in the parade--this is just the beginning of the group

We thought it was nice of the mission to have planned ahead and bought a red van and a white van for the parade!

Happy birthday, Canada!