We have before us today a menagerie of parade pictures. I tried to whittle them down, but we made it to three parades this Mardi Gras season, so there are a lot. Parade number one was the Krewe of Centaur, and it has become our tradition to go to a friend's house that lives at the very end of the parade route. Since the parade doesn't get to the end until after 8, the hosts supply tons of food and drinks and a bouncy house for the kids and a fire pit to keep everyone warm. It's fun for everyone and something we all look forward too. The only family picture we have from all of the parades was taken at Johnny's that night. We caught 2,000 pounds of beads, cups, doubloons, and the best catch of the night was a ceramic bobblehead centaur statue--it is still proudly displayed on my mantel. The only downside was when Josie got some beads with her face...a real downer since she was already tired and was waiting in the wagon with me for the parade to end. She did come away with some cool scratches that I got to explain for a few days. The next parade was Barkus and Meoux--the animal parade! Lots of funny dogs in costume--I have only included Sarah 'Pawlin' for your viewing pleasure today, along with Cinnamon the pony who Josie really wanted to ride. Our last parade was the Highland Parade--always a good time because lots of the floats from the big parades are there and anyone who wants to make a float can also join in. This is the parade where one could expect to be thrown all the usual beads and cups, but along with that there are dolls, Happy Meal toys, balls, candy, hotdogs, small ceramic home items (last year I got a turtle shaped toothbrush holder), tshirts, and any number of surprises. We did this parade in conjunction with Kingsley's birthday party (I'll do a separate post, the party was super cute), so there were tons of friends and kids there, which made the parade even more fun. That wraps up our parades for the year--I'm always about tapped out after those three.
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