The very 1st Fourth of July Parade...

Gatlinburg, TN. holds the very first 4th of July parade in the country. It starts at 1 minute after Midnight on the morning of the 4th of July. This year was dedicated to all the armed forces. (please excuse the blurriness of the shots, its kinda hard taking pictures of moving floats at night) A really good time was had by all who attended. Enjoy!

We couldn't figuire out why all the kids kept running out into the road before the parade started, Turns out the adults throw their loose pocket change into the road for them to pick up. Who knew.

Then came the cheerleaders to get the crowd in the mood.

and then... here it comes!

Officer I swear... it was a turtle on a 4-wheeler

Chinese Dragon

the chinese dragon moving through the crowd

"Bubba Gump"

" Texas Roadhouse"

Ya'll Take Care Now Ya Hear!