It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

As we all know, I love a parade. So I get excited when it's time for the Raleigh Christmas Parade, even though it is the weekend before Thanksgiving. I like to make sure Thanksgiving gets its own spotlight as a holiday, before we break out the tinsel and carols, but I love parades enough to forgive Raleigh for this breach of my holiday beliefs. It was a chilly, gorgeous day, and my family humored me long enough to see Santa...2 hours after the start of the parade. Yes, a little long when trying to entertain a 2 year old who was only interested in sticks and the marching bands.

my first parade... I love it!

Grammy kept Olson entertained, as usual

Best seat in the house...when he would actually stay there

Fun with mommy

This is a lot for me to take in!

Olson would not put his sticks down for a minute

That's right, I love my sticks!

I even danced with my sticks when the marching bands came by

Fun family outing

Parades are soooo tiring

xoxo the nelms