OC Mardi Gras Parade

Mia's Girl Scout troop walked in the Oak Cliff Mardi Gras parade today.  We have been to the parade several times as spectators, and the kids always enjoy catching the beads and candy.  I love seeing the imaginative floats, marching bands, and colorful groups that walk in the parade.  Wesley had to work, so I pushed Quinn in the stroller, and we walked with them.  They gave the girls beads to throw, which they thought was lots of fun.  Before the parade, Quinn did a nose dive off of my friend's front porch steps and got a huge goose egg on his forehead.  It scared me to death, but he was okay.  That's what the big knot is on his head in these pictures.  He's so fearless that I watch him closely, but that was one of those times that I wasn't right there next to him.  He fell asleep during the parade, but I wasn't surprised since we walked a long way down Davis.  The only problem we had with walking in the parade was that after we reached the end, we had to walk all of the way back down Davis to get to our car, and it certainly wasn't close.  On the plus side, our group had been pretty close to the front of the parade, so by walking back we got to see the majority of the parade as spectators.  Quinn stayed in the stroller, but Mia caught lots of beads and candy.  She sweetly shared them with her brother.  They really liked it, but we were all exhausted by the time we got back to the car.  It sure was fun!