St. Cloud parade 2013

Alex and Lane were in their first parade on Saturday! The dance studio participated in the St Cloud parade and invited the dancers to sit on the float.  (Gabriel was too anxious to participate) 

We arrived around 9 am with the children's adorable JDC holiday shirts on.  It was a hot day in the mid-80s, and the kids kept their sunny dispositions. 

Mr Ramone, the owner's husband, sang songs on the top of a wooden cake he constructed. It was an amazing float. I don't know how he managed to create the entire thing himself. 

Later Alex practiced singing with Mr Ramone's deep voice and accent. Alex declared Ramone to have the best singing voice ever.  Since Alex will be taking voice lessons with him, I'm glad he feels that way already. 

Even though Gabriel was unable to participate, he was happy to collect candy to share with his siblings. I've eaten more than my share of cinnamon and butterscotch candy. 

It was a really nice parade and I look forward to seeing it again next December. 

St Cloud Veterans Day Parade

We attended the Veteran's Day parade in St Cloud, FL this morning. We were adorned in red, white, and blue for the occasion. It was a nice parade that included treats for the kids, which thrilled them to no end.
There were numerous veterans in the parade, including WWII vets. Two floats with the sons ad daughters of the confederate were in the parade as well. I'm positive we didn't see that up north. Their floats were really neat with correct era costumes.
Alex was interested in the bands and ROTC groups. Lane was especially sensitive to the sirens and didn't appreciate the noise at all.
In the end, Alex declared it "the best day ever!"