We Love A Parade

After Mass today the girls hurried to give their wagon a wash and then had the wonderful idea to "decoration it". Baba took them to the store for shiny garland and battery powered lights and I brought home some cute little tinkly bells. Our town had its annual lighted parade tonight and we live near enough to the parade route that we decided to pull the girls down in the wagon. Had we known how unbelievably cold it would be by the end of the parade I fear we wouldn't have been so jolly about this idea. The girls really did enjoy the parade although their favorite part was probably the hot chocolate. Mary Clare was determined to collect as much candy as possible without actually leaving the confines of her one Baba open sleigh. Margaret Rose took waving and calling "Merry Christmas" to the participants so seriously that her hands were nearly frozen by the time it was over. They're already asking when it will be parade time again!