First Parade

We went down to the River Fest tonight to join the crowds and catch the parade. We took Ardon last year when I was pregnant with Elee but this was her first time getting to watch it. She was fascinated with all the people and commotion.

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I kept trying to cover her ears up to block some of the noise but she kept pulling away and didn't want anything hindering her parade going experience.

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Most of the parade was pirate themed, we watched horses...

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Floats with bright colors...

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And pirate ship floats.

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Ardon watched it all from his birds-eye view on daddy's shoulders.

He really enjoyed it this year and got pretty excited when he recognized Clifford, Word Girl and Arthur.
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We were all a little tired and starting to get hungry so we took off just before the parade was finished to start the LONG journey back to the van.

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There was a hill just calling Ardon's name so we let him climb to the top of it to burn off any energy he had left.

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Very tiny, all the way at the top!

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He felt compelled to take the sidewalk down the hill so he ran back since it put him off all the way back down the walking path.

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And here it seemed like a good idea to climb up on this wall.

Then Bronze helped him slide down so he wouldn't fall down!

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It was a fun way to start the weekend, definitely wore us all out, but we had a good time.