Christmas Parade

We made the trek into Dallas again this year for their annual Christmas Parade! It is such a fun tradition for our family. Although, getting there and settled, sharing a small hotel room with 2 kids (both of which ended up in my bed), and everything leading up to the actual parade can sometimes make you question, "Why are we doing this again?" But then the parade starts and even though it feels like 20 below zero outside we all have a great time!


After we got all checked in and settled we headed out to dinner with 2 groups of friends who were also there and staying at the same hotel as us! I wish I had thought to get a picture of us all at dinner. Afterwards we went back to the hotel for milk and cookies provided by the hotel!

Yea, a picture of our 2 kids! Not the best though huh?

Jack was on the MOVE!

He had a great time running around the lobby, we did not have a great time chasing him.

And of course going up and down the stairs.

I managed to click a quick pic of Olivia and Sawyer in front of the tree while awaiting the milk and cookies!

And the morning of the parade! Did I mention it was COLD?

Our little snow bunny!

The big kids anxiously awaiting and trying to stay warm!

Part of the group - Our family, Ava, Allison and Beck.

At long last....

Jack was awesome! He kept completely quiet, except for an occasional ooohhhh when something would pass by. And he didn't even try to move, probably because he had 20 layers on and couldn't move! The hat is hiding a nice bruise on his forehead from hitting the ground while his jacket was being installed! He was a tad top heavy!

Here are some of Liv's favs.... Wubbzy

Cinderella

Olivia

Hello Kitty

Max from Max and Ruby

And Denny's favorite, Josh Hamilton

And everyone's favorite, Santa Claus!

We had one sleepy bubba on our hands on the ride home. Notice that he fell asleep mid-snack!

And Olivia enjoyed watching a video! It was a nice, quiet ride home! :)

The parade really got me in the Christmas spirit which has been a hard task this year! I guess between all the floats, carols and cold weather I had no choice but get excited for this magical time of year!