This evening was the annual Shawnee Christmas Parade (one of the largest night-time parades in the state - a fact they proudly boast which makes the parade seem much more exciting than it actually is). I knew it would be most likely cheesy but as I've always wanted to go and never have and now spend my days entertaining a toddler, I knew this would be right up her alley.
And so it was.
While Emmett slept in the stroller, Micaiah sat on my lap right on Main Street and enjoyed seeing the trucks adorned with lights, covering her ears (or her cheeks at first - I had to adjust her hands a little for her) when the motorcycles went roaring by, waving to the tractor riders and saying, "Hi, Farmer!" She was too happy to even notice the candy was passing her right by. While the parade of pick-ups and waving boy scouts may not have been television-worthy, it was a priceless moment with our little one.
Afterward we capped off the evening with ice cream (a Holiday Spice Sugar Cookie Blast from Sonic - yum!) and watching the first half of Elmo Saves Christmas. A good night indeed.
And as for Little Man, he may have slept through the parade, but having his first taste of baby cereal today seems to make him believe that anything on a spoon belongs in his mouth - a belief that is difficult to work with when trying to eat one's ice cream with a greedy baby in the lap. Maybe next year, Baby Boy!
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