My sweet friend Ellyn's church is right on the parade route. They allowed us to park in their parking garage, stake out a place to sit, and wait in the warmth inside while enjoying the snacks they provided until the parade started at 10:00. Ellyn played her violin for the children and read a couple of Christmas books. As the parade got ready to gear up, we went outside and listened to the church's brass ensemble play Christmas music and were entertained by the clowns from Children's Medical Center.
We were cold but happy to snuggle!
Dennis couldn't wait to give Amity her first taste of cotton candy but she wanted nothing to do with it and wouldn't even let him put any in her mouth. Oh well, Daddy had to eat all of it! Bummer!
There were even lots of big balloons (just like the Macy's Parade :))!
Supposedly, there were 100,000 people there and apparently, we have quite a range of talent here in little ol' Dallas, Texas!
This was Dennis's favorite parade entry. We have quite a few more photos of the rest of the Star Wars float if you are interested (Dennis had the camera at this point in the parade!).
We were surprised and excited to see HSU's Six White Horses and...
the world-famous Cowboy Band! Go Hardin-Simmons!
We thought this car would make a great vehicle for PopPop in his retirement!
Amity was so excited about the Choo-Choo Balloon. She woke up from her nap later in the afternoon and kept saying "choo-choo ba-ooooo"!
This was pretty much her expression the entire parade...just taking it all in!
So, this parade is on the list of definite-maybe traditions for our family ("definite" if you ask me and "maybe" if you ask Dennis) ...especially if the weather is a little warmer next year! Plus, we wouldn't want to cheat Vivien of the experience, right, Dennis? :)
Y'all need to do this again in the near future so we can go with you! That looks like a blast and Reagan would love it! Despite the weather!
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