Haley thought it would be fun to go to the St. Patrick's Day parade this morning. Nevermind that she wanted to go because her friend was going to be there (although she never could meet up with him because there were too many people and they couldn't figure out where the other was).
We had a great time at the street fair and parade. Can you believe they had hot dogs, chips, and a soda for $2? I couldn't either. So, although I had no intention of buying anything, especially since I couldn't read labels and I forgot the Epipen, I got us food for $10. We sat and ate elevensies while waiting for the parade to start. We got a great spot right on the curb.
The kids were delighted to have candy hurled at them from various characters. Grace liked the clowns the best because they make funny noises. Joey liked the fire truck and all the motorcycles. Andrew has been talking non-stop about the Young Marines group that went by. He thinks that would be a great thing to try. We'll see. Matthew yelled "tank to!" everytime he got a candy.
Ben and I watched in delight as four DeLoreans went by. We decided it was time to watch "Back to the Future" with the kids and let them in on why they are so great. They couldn't figure out why we were so excited. I should have just told them that it's because we're a couple of nerds, but I didn't want to out us just yet.
I also liked the horses with green hooves. The last one left us a present that we got to enjoy aromatically throughout the rest of the presentation.
It was a successfull family outing. We came with five kids, and left with the same five kids plus a bag of candy. What more could you ask for?
