The Christmas Parade

On Saturday we ventured downtown for the annual city Christmas Parade. We've missed it the last few years for various reasons, and I was excited that we were finally going. Let's just say, it was a great parade for me to go to by myself with the kids, since Ben had to be at a training for Church. It was cold and threatening rain, so there were very few people out watching. That means we got great parking, and no competition for our corner viewing area! Plus, we were right by the library in case anybody needed to make an emergency potty stop. (The library behind the kids also has big windows in the kid section, so we considered just watching from there, where it was warm, but Cat really wanted to stay outside.)


This float got my attention because of all the greenery, and I took a picture before I noticed the man dressed in a white robe. It was Jesus. When he turned around, he waved a peace sign at us. 'Tis the season, right?
Santa came at the end of the parade, and it was great to listen to Cat debate with herself whether this was the REAL Santa or one of his Santa-helpers who goes out and makes public appearances for him.

Cat forgot her coat (I guess it was my fault for leaving it up to her to remember it) so after a little while, she joined us in the beach chair. It was fun to have 2 1/2 kids bundled up with me, and we were all nice and warm! Jack was entertained for a while pointing out all the cars, "Ka! Voom voom!" but then he didn't want to stay still, so the lollipops the parade folks handed out helped him stay happy until the end.