Its been a long weekend (when I say weekend I mean yesterday - my one day off lol) Yesterday was December 1st and also the Christmas Parade downtown! Eric always went to the Christmas parade as a kid and has wanted to take Kaylea. For me - I don't remember going to many parades as a kid....I think I might have gone to one in Danville when we came back to the US from Venezuela when I was in 6th grade.... but I faintly remember it (guess that is what happens when you get old - I turn the big 30 next year!) Anyways, it was neat to be able to go and enjoy the parade - gosh how I wish I was a kid again - I think parades seemed much more exciting as a kid - the floats looked bigger or something.
Kaylea had a blast though. We went with Eric's family and Kaylea had a good time with her Grandma. Her favorite parts were when the cheerleaders from different schools marched through the crowd. She says she wants to be a cheerleader when she grows up. Well that and a doctor and we will be all set. (Although with her expected height Eric wants her to be a WNBA basketball player.) They say if you double a child's height at 2 or 3 years old (can't remember which) that is how tall she will be give or take a few inches. Well at 2 years old she was 37 inches tall and now she is 39 inches tall. So either way She is going to be near 6 feet tall! (I say model not basketball player!) .... so about the parade lol we also saw Batman, Superman, Superwoman, Spiderman, Star Wars, Rudolph, the Grinch, and of Course Santa!
After the parade in the park they have a big Santa fest where they have Santa's toy shop and Santa's bake shop - places where kids can make Christmas tree candy and cookies and ornaments for their tree and cute reindeer headbands. Its arts and crafts and fun games all for free in the park - put on by the city. There was even fake snow! Its really cool and Kaylea had a blast - but we were worn out by the end! Kaylea did get to meet Miss Florida who also appeared in the parade and she signed a picture for Kaylea. Kaylea couldn't take her eyes off Miss Florida's dress..... funny neither could Eric! haha!
After the long day we headed back home. Only in Florida can you go to a Christmas Parade in December wearing shorts and a t-shirt and get sunburned! Gotta love it! :-) Tonight we are going to pick out a Christmas tree - our Family tradition (no fake ones here - just the smell of real evergreen!) 24 more days to go till Christmas!
Kaylea had a blast though. We went with Eric's family and Kaylea had a good time with her Grandma. Her favorite parts were when the cheerleaders from different schools marched through the crowd. She says she wants to be a cheerleader when she grows up. Well that and a doctor and we will be all set. (Although with her expected height Eric wants her to be a WNBA basketball player.) They say if you double a child's height at 2 or 3 years old (can't remember which) that is how tall she will be give or take a few inches. Well at 2 years old she was 37 inches tall and now she is 39 inches tall. So either way She is going to be near 6 feet tall! (I say model not basketball player!) .... so about the parade lol we also saw Batman, Superman, Superwoman, Spiderman, Star Wars, Rudolph, the Grinch, and of Course Santa!After the parade in the park they have a big Santa fest where they have Santa's toy shop and Santa's bake shop - places where kids can make Christmas tree candy and cookies and ornaments for their tree and cute reindeer headbands. Its arts and crafts and fun games all for free in the park - put on by the city. There was even fake snow! Its really cool and Kaylea had a blast - but we were worn out by the end! Kaylea did get to meet Miss Florida who also appeared in the parade and she signed a picture for Kaylea. Kaylea couldn't take her eyes off Miss Florida's dress..... funny neither could Eric! haha!After the long day we headed back home. Only in Florida can you go to a Christmas Parade in December wearing shorts and a t-shirt and get sunburned! Gotta love it! :-) Tonight we are going to pick out a Christmas tree - our Family tradition (no fake ones here - just the smell of real evergreen!) 24 more days to go till Christmas!
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