Spud Days

Shelley Spud Day is a local celebration to commemorate the grand ol' russet potato.  Family and class reunions revolve around the festivities.  Their is a beauty pageant, 5K, band stand, and tug o war into a pit of mashed potatoes.  And since our physical address is Shelley, we take part too.  

The girls participated in the Tater Trot this year.  They were a little nervous, but did great.  I love exposing them to new opportunities.  Ruby ran one lap (400m) and Dalanie ran 2 (800m).

The parade is unlike any other.  There is a large presence of tractors (although most farmers are busy in the fields with harvest.)

And to seal the deal, in true commemorative style, we dug our potatoes after the parade this year.

And our carrots too!

But the best part of Spud Day is that is ushers in the two week long harvest break for the school kids in our district.  It's quite controversial.  I don't suppose it will last forever.  Many use it as a Disneyland vacation or trip to Yellowstone, but we use it as a time to involve our kids with our own corn harvest.  I LOVE harvest break.  It's a bit of a reprieve from strict schedules during one of the craziest times of the year for us.