December 2nd

I may have modified today's activity just a smidge. Originally the activity was to make hot chocolate, but when Jana told me about the Christmas parade downtown I had to add "and go to a parade" on December 2nd's tag. It was fun. We got there really early to get a prime parade watching spot and prime it was. We ate Chick-fil-a nuggets and walked around exploring downtown while we waited for the fun to begin. We found shops and restaurants we didn't know existed and ran into friends. It was a fun evening. The only thing missing was Chad. He's still Nutcrackering - we'll get him back after the weekend though. We're so excited to see the show on Saturday. I'm taking the kids this year but that'll be another post. For now, here's a look at how east Texas does parades. The coolest part was the hot air balloon baskets without the balloons. As they passed Caroline turned to me, eyes closed, and said, "It's burning my eyes." It was hot but very, very cool. :-)

What's a parade without cloggers and a taxidermy float?

And we determined that the Shriner in the little red car must have been told he could only be in the parade if he chopped his legs off first. You gotta want it.