Carnival Days

In Tiny Town every year, they have a festival celebrating what used to be the most important tree grown in this valley. The government came in several years past and began to dictate where said tree could be grown and so production began to slow in the valley. However, Tiny Town still celebrates the festival because we are big on tradition out here in the sticks!

For about four days, there are fun things to do like a Hog Calling Contest, a Cherry Pit Spit contest, a children’s parade (where the kids actually make their own floats and/or costumes and parade through town), a full grown parade and a carnival with rides in the center park. Coming from the Big City, I wasn’t sure what to expect for Festival this year.

My mom had come to town to visit and see what kind of mess I’d gotten us into by moving out of “civilization” and we decided that we’d spend one full day at the carnival.

There were several rides, lots of little carnival games and many vendors. The food was terrible, the drinks were either warm from no ice or tasted/smelled like sulfur, and the costs were astronomical. That being said, the kids all loved it and the parents still seemed to be happy to be out enjoying the festivities. Seeing as this is the one big celebration Tiny Town has each year, it makes sense.

The next day, Husby’s family joined ours and my mother for the annual parade where all the businesses in town had a float. One of the Husby’s brothers and his family luckily live in town also and were able to sit right there with us. My Bird absolutely loves her cousins. They are best friends actually.

While we watched, the people on the floats would go by and a person from the float would jump off and run into the crowd for a quick chat or hug for someone in the audience. There was cat calling from the crowd to the people on the floats, jokes made and general fun filled harassment. It was a spectacular sight! Everyone knows everyone and the overall feeling of contented familiarity spread through all the participants. What an amazing experience!

Definitely one of the best days spent in Tiny Town so far!