St. Patrick's Day Parade

What a fun time I had at the parade! My little friend Elliott came to watch Todd and Wendy in the parade too and he brought his folks Doxey and Cynthia along.

Elliott is 8 months old and this was his first parade ever. I think he enjoyed it. You will see from the pictures that he had a little nap while we were waiting for the parade to start. But once it got going he was wide awake.

Todd did not warn us that we might need to learn to swim in order to see this parade! It started raining well before the parade started and the rain got heavier as the start time neared.

We got to the parade route early because we didn't know how many people might be there and we wanted to secure a good spot. Doxey and Cynthia found a great overhang for us to stand under. Once the parade got underway we had to leave the overhang to get close enough to see and photograph any action.

The rains continued through the parade and most everybody in the parade got soaked. We were feeling sorry for Todd and Wendy who were the flagbearers in the parade, but you will see from the pictures and video they were smiling through it all and didn't seem to mind the wet.



To see more pictures from the parade you can click on either photo above and use the Next and Prev buttons in Webshots to navigate the album. OR, you can view the 4 minute video below which includes both video clips and photos from the day. You will see that the weather didn't dampen a lot of spirits and there was plenty of fun to go around.

Thanks Elliott, Doxey and Cynthia for coming to watch the parade with me. And thanks Todd and Wendy for agreeing to be in the parade so we could watch!