While a snowy start to the morning, it ended up being a very nice and slightly chilly day for a parade. You can imagine how bundled we were, looking at Norah and the snowpants in the background. Norah woke up at 6:00 a.m., and excitedly asked me "What time is the parade?". The answer was "noon". She was ready and truly loved everything about the parade. This girl knows how to gather goodies.
Simon does not eat candy, and so he hopes for the non-edible give-aways a parade has to offer. He became quite sad when he bobbled and lost a ball that was tossed to him and for him. Tearful, in fact and so broken hearted. Dad and him headed down the parade route, caught up with that entry, and secured the desired miniature volleyball giveaway. He slept with it, and it has not been out of his hands yet today.
Due to the "cold", which it wasn't, the parade was a record 1 hour and 20 minutes in length. Much shorter than the typical 2-3 hour parade. No gaps between entries, everyone was ready to go.
We had a lovely day, Norah had "her" parade, and our candy loot is set yet again for summer treats at baseball games and pool days.
Parade season has begun!
Next two pics found on the Elmhurst St. Patrick's Parade Website:
Eric is wearing the navy coat in the background with the gray, cream, and orange striped hat.
Norah is picking up candy from the ground and I am bent over helping her.
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