Catch the Vision

One of my more unique church callings was to design a float for the Children's Parade for July 18, 2009. The theme was, "Catch the Vision." I drew up a few designs but this one, inspired by the movie, "UP," was hands down the winner. A really talented man in the stake made it all happen - hours and hours of time making the temple and the clouds, as well as trying to figure out how to do the balloons at the top. It was his idea to have the primary kids put their handprints on the bottom layer. So sweet. They all felt so proud to be a part of the parade.
One little surprise... He kept it a secret but he found a way to make the temple rise up out of the clouds as if it was going to float away. It was truly a lot of fun!
After the parade, there was a huge children's festival down at the City and County Bldg. in Salt Lake. The kids made birdhouses at Home Depot and got to jump and slide for hours. Lucie and her cousin Ella had a blast playing in the water around the fire engine. Lucie even got to be in the newspaper - a photographer asked our permission to use a photo he took of her.
The best part for me was the popsicle at the end. Parades can be HOT...
But seriously, if you ever need a float design, just let me know! I'll take that calling any time!