Home coming parade

        The Broken Arrow homecoming parade.  We try to participate every year.  Broken Arrow Black (5th grade) have been participating for 4 years now and they get louder and crazier every year. This is the GridIron Divas (2nd grade) 2nd year to show there stuff off in the parade.

The theme this year was

UNLEASH THE BEAST

omg did they ever.

The getting ready started Wednesday the 21st with picking up hay and making posters.  Thanks to the very talented ShaRhonda Crow and Erin Gutierrez for making the tiger an breast cancer signs. Anna and I stood by watching making sure they did not mess up and giving them moral support as we were sipping our wine LOL.



BA Black and The GridIron Divas playing on the trailer showing off there muscles



The kids start getting picked up from school around 2:30 to make it on time to join in on the fun. This is the only time that the schools do not frown on the picking up early to support our wonderful town and High School. The trailer shows up to our meeting spot around 2:00. Keep in mind that the parade does not start until 4:00 pm but hey to have a good spot you have to sacrifice your time.  Thank you coach Jason S. for giving up your time and showing off your driving skills as you drove down Main street. 









BOOM BOOM FIRE POWER





Of course everything is a competition in our house so Spencer is trying to out do Olivia and Olivia is trying to out do Spencer.  The Cheerleaders that are already boy crazy enjoyed flirting with the football boys that had no idea that was what they were doing.  The boys looked at the girls like you are my annoying little sister that I have to let sit by me on the float so I don't get yelled at by my mom.

Now saying that they sure did have fun saying chants and one upping each other.

The parade is starting the girls are in the front with some extra friends in the mix that are sisters of the football players they are the same age as the cheerleaders 2nd grade and fit in very nicely with the other girls. Corden and CJ were not left out on the fun either they were on the back of the trailer making fun of Clete as we supposedly waved like a prom queen. (I didn't see it I think Corden was making that part up lol but it would be really funny looking if he was)  We start off with a few GO BAs and then move on to WHO ARE WE? BA BLACK". The boys are louder than the girls, so they have to step it up and add in some cheers and moves BANG BANG CHOO CHOO TRAIN is the one that they like the most at this moment. Toia and I are on the trailer floor surrounded by all the boys and girls yelling at the top of there lungs, we had already figured out before we started moving that we had lost some of our hearing due to all the yelling. All the football coaches had a better idea and walked behind and beside the trailer. Dakota was our security as he led the way at the front of the trailer.  The kids chanted all the way down the mile and half parade I am pretty sure we were the loudest trailer in the parade and of course we have the cutest girls and boys on our float.

The Breast Cancer signs were on both sides of the trailer so as we drove by the news guy filming the parade he zoomed in on the poster and jumped on the trailer and filmed the boys doing there chant and showing off there muscles and pink bands to beat cancer. 

When the parade came to an end we went on to our practice location down the street and around the corner. The boys jumped off and and sprinted to there practice spot while the girls had to wait because we had a little bit of a walk.  As we were going to our spot across the street the homecoming court was in the parking lot and the girls went all gooey seeing the girls in there gowns.  Both girls asked if they could take pictures with my girls and of course that was right up there ally.  Olivia asked the girls in the strapless gown if she could borrow the dress when she becomes homecoming queen.  LOL The very sweet young lady said "of course you can just call me and I will give it to you and we can take a picture together a new homecoming queen and an old one"  I thought that was so nice. 

We continue on our journey and head to practice where all the girls were so tired from school and the parade that they did not have very much fun learning new chants.  However had a lot of fun doing the team building skills that I had them do.  All in All I felt like it should have been Friday and that the day should have ending 24 hours before.  It was a great day with my favorite girls and my favorite boys.  HAPPY HOMECOMING.