The Taber Family Blog

Denise and I got up early and made it down to the Fiesta Day’s parade in downtown Vacaville where we were joined by Sarah and Owen. It’s certainly important to get there early because alot of people leave their chairs in the choiciest places for viewing the night before. Fortunately we found a good spot by the Veteran’s Hall in the sun, which is good because the weather wasn’t that great to start with. The winds have been picking up yesterday and into today, so by the time the parade started, the winds were fiercely cold.

Regardless of the winds, the parade was great as usual with lots of people, cars, groups, marching bands, fire trucks, horses and garbage men. Seems like the parade gets bigger every year, although it was nice to see some of the regulars like the local marching bands, including my alma mater Vacaville high school. I would think the sharpest band I saw was Vanden HS. They’ve clearly got great funding from parents and boosters because they always look good and sound fantastic.