Satruday, we took Caroline to her first parade! We woke up to a forecast of 70% chance of rain all day, dark skies, and pouring rain. Josh made us our breakfast and we decided to take a chance and try to go to the parade despite the dismal weather forecast. Hooray for spontaneous plans! We drove downtown in the rain, which let up as soon as we parked. It was still dark and gloomy but we could see clear skies in the distance. We found a perfect spot under a balcony where we waited for the parade to begin (we got there super early not knowing what to expect). Caroline almost fell asleep waiting but perked up right as the parade started. Literally at 10:30, when the parade started about a mile down the street from us, the clouds went away and it was nothing but sunshine.
The parade was actually very fun! We were both expecting some rinky-dink local parade with a few small floats. It was actually a huge parade with a lot of music and massive, well-made floats. It was Mardi-Gras themed so Caroline got lots of beads. The parade was about an hour long and for the first forty-five minutes she calmly sat in her stroller or chilled in our arms. Then she had a spurt of energy and for those last fifteen minutes Josh chased her around while I guarded our things. It ended up being a huge success! We were prepared for the parade to be cancelled and it ended up being a warm, sunny, perfect day!
Here are some photos of Caroline's first parade experience :)
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| Waiting for the parade to start (don't worry, many more people showed up!) |
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