Maxwell Celebration August 2nd

In all my excitement to get ready for the State Fair & Mrs. America, I neglected to include my participation in Maxwell's Old Settlers Celebration! What a great small town Maxwell is!! Susan Livesay, the coordinator of the celebration was kind enough to line up a car for me which was provided by the Birchmiers. There was a lot of energy from all the entrants in the parade, which made for a very enjoyable time! My son, Wyatt, absolutely loved all the tractors!! After the parade, I was honored to throw out the first pitch for the softball tournament. I wish I had a picture of the event....In true Iowa girl fashion, I removed my heels and pitched in bare feet!! I just didn't want to take any chances on twisting my ankle so close to the National competition for Mrs. America! Next year I plan on attending again, but this time I will be a "victim" of the dunk tank! So if you have ever wanted to dunk a beauty queen, you will have to attend the Maxwell Old Settler's Days next summer!! Hope to see you there!