Spring is here.  Ah, yes, spring.  Spring in Pierce County can mean only one thing.  Parade Season! Yeah! In the middle of April you can't drive a mile without hitting a marching band (and really, you should go for it; they're tough) and a fire truck hurling candy at children. 

Saturday, April 14 the 79th Daffodil Festival Grand Floral Street Parade will pass through the downtowns of Tacoma, Puyallup, Sumner and Orting.  It's your typical town parade with marching bands, high school floats, little kids dressed as the young Elvis, big flatbed trucks with a bunch of people sitting on bales of hay. And what would a Daffodil parade be without the fun-loving Realtors dressed as houses?

This year's theme is "Don't Stop Believing."

See the princesses sweat.

See the parents cheer.

See the little brothers ignore the festivities as they run around the streets claiming their princess sisters have cooties and are "big stupid heads." 

[Various locations, April 14 10:15 a.m., Pacific Avenue between 11th and 19th in downtown Tacoma; 12:45 p.m., Fifth and Seventh Avenue Southwest, downtown Puyallup; 2:30 p.m., Kincaid Avenue and Main Street, downtown Sumner; 5 p.m., Bridge Street and Washington, downtown Orting; 253.840.4194]