We went to the Parade again this year – mostly because C was assigned again to do the inspections for the fair, but I didn’t see any use in him heading off to the fair and us staying at home. So the kids and I fought the crowds to see the parade while C worked.
At first, the girls were content to watch the parade and wave their flags. Then some people came by throwing candy …
Then they had to join the ranks of kids standing out in the road, waiting for candy.
J was content to sit in his stroller for the first half, and after that we have no pictures, because I was trying to hold him while helping the girls get candy. Why, you ask, was I helping the girls get candy? Because my little girls are a bit timid when the other kids leap in front of them and grab it up, and they probably only ended up with 10 pieces between the two of them from the whole parade … and that’s because at least 3 times, some other kid heard me saying, “I’m sorry, Baby, if you want candy, you’re gonna have to jump in and grab some.” … and gave them a piece or two. Seriously, I was very impressed with little 7 or 8 yr old kids who would turn around and offer my girls some of their bounty. (And a bounty it was – some of those kids had whole trick-or-treating bags full of candy by the end of it!) I tried to show the girls how to wave and cheer so the people throwing candy would throw some at them, and I tried to show them how to stand in front, so they’d be right there when the candy did come … all with little success. S started picking up on it, and I think she actually got most of the candy between the two of them, but L likes to stand there and survey which piece she wants before she tries to get any, and by the time she makes her move, it’s all gone!
Luckily, they didn’t have to catch all their treats that day:
We also set up our little pool in the back yard:
Even J got to play,
And this picture doesn’t fit in anywhere, but it was just too cute to pass up!
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