Fenton Founders Day Parade

It only seemed like yesterday that we went to the last Fenton Founders Day parade. The weather wasn't as great as the previous year with light rain towards the end of the parade, but we had a much better location this time almost at the start of the parade which meant that Beth & Cheryl ended up with loads of candy & freebies. Beth also got to meet Governor Matt Blunt which was really cool as he is the top guy in Missouri. He is the state's 54th governor & his role is similar to the President of the US, with the major exception being that his jurisdiction is over the state, not the entire country. There are, of course, other differences but generally the Governor will sign bills into law or veto them, hold cabinet, private, & senate meetings on issues concerning the running of the state, be involved with taxes, laws, federal funding, & other state related issues. Later on in the evening we went over to Fenton City Park to watch the free, evening entertainment (The Z Band, who were pretty good) & the fireworks which, once again, lasted about half an hour & were totally awesome!