Parade!

My plan was to do a post on Paige's dance recital but then I realized I forgot to get the pictures off of Pat's phone so instead you get some pictures from the winter parade we went to last weekend! It was freezing cold but we didn't start feeling it until afterwards when we were waiting in line for a couple rides. Collecting the massive amounts of candy probably kept the kids warm for a bit. The kids got to ride a carousel and then we watched the fireworks while we waited in line for the ferris wheel. We walked home as fast as we could and had hot chocolate and oatmeal (ok, soup for Pat). It warmed us right up and was pretty much the best dinner ever.

After the parade!

This was Paige's genuine reaction to the fireworks, "Oooh!" 

I was not that into waiting for this ride until I saw how thrilled Paige was to get on it. Totally worth it. (Note: this picture is not an accurate representation of the level of excitement that Paige experienced while on this ride)