BRING ON THE PARADE

THE WEEKEND BEFORE LAST (12*3*11), WE HERDED UP THE CROWD AND HEADED DOWNTOWN FOR OUR ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PARADE...THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE HAVE EVER TAKEN THE KIDS TO THE CHRISTMAS PARADE..HOW SAD IS THAT?? BUT, IN ALL HONESTY, I REMEMBER THE LAST TIME I WENT AND IT WASN'T THAT GREAT..SO WE JUST HAVE NEVER BOTHERED WITH IT...BUT, THIS YEAR THE GIRLS WERE ON A DANCE FLOAT FOR THEIR DANCE COMPANY...AND THEY WERE BOTH SOOOOO EXCITED...(THANKS MIMI AND GRAND-DADDY FOR BUYING THEIR SWEATSHIRTS FOR THE PARADE)...PAPA EVEN TOOK HIS TRUCK DOWNTOWN EARLY THAT MORNING AND WENT AHEAD AND GOT US A PARKING SPOT TO BE ABLE TO SIT AND WATCH AS THE GIRLS CAME BY...WE ALL LOOKED LIKE THE PAPARAZZI AWAITING OUR PRINCESS'S ON THEIR FLOAT...

MY DAD TOOK THIS PICTURE AND I LOVE IT!!

ME AND SUSIE-Q GOOFING AROUND BEFORE THE GIRLS ARRIVE

MIMI DECIDED TO LOAD ALL THE KIDS UP WITH SUGAR WHILE THEY WAITED FOR THE PARADE TO START...NOT THAT THEY NEEDED ANY EXTRA ENERGY... BECAUSE THEY WERE BOUNCING OFF THE WALLS ALREADY JUST GETTING TO PLAY IN THE BACK OF OUR FRIEND JAMES' TRUCK...

GOTTA LOVE SOME CHICK-FIL-A!! THE BEST SWEET TEA IN THE WORLD!!

OUR FLOAT WAS OF COURSE DIVA'D SLAM OUT!! BECAUSE IT WAS CARRYING LOTS OF DIVAS!! SAYLOR IS THE ONE LAUGHING NEXT TO MY FRIEND JESSICA IN THE ORANGE COAT AND LONDON IS BEHIND HER ON THE LEFT WITH NO SMILE...JESS VOLUNTEERED TO BE THE FLOAT MOM FOR OUR CREW...I WAS THE PICTURE TAKER AND VERY HAPPY SHE TOOK THE FLOAT JOB!!

THE GIRLS WERE PRECIOUS...OF COURSE I'M BIASED...BUT THEY WERE ALL TOO CUTE!!

THIS FREAKY LOOKING ELMO WAS A HIT WITH THE KIDS...AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PARADE HE TOOK HIS HEAD OFF AND THE MAN WEARING THE COSTUME JUST RODE THE FLOAT WITH THE RED SUIT ON WITH HIS HEAD STICKING OUT...THANKFULLY, HE PUT IT BACK ON...YES..WE ARE REDNECKS FOR SURE!!! BUT BLESS HIS HEART..I NEVER COULD HAVE STUCK THAT THING ON MY HEAD..PANIC ATTACK CITY HERE I COME!!

FLOAT MOM WITH OUR GIRLS BRINGING THEM BACK TO WATCH THE REST OF THE PARADE!!!.. WAY TO GO JESS!!!

LONDON * SAYLOR * RILEY-COOPER*EMMA

NANA AND LONDON

MIMI*LONDON*GRAND-DADDY

THE PRINCESS #2 GOT LOTS OF LOVE AFTER THE PARADE..SHE HAD THIS FACE THE WHOLE TIME...SHE WAS SUPER HAPPY...BUT JUST IN AWE OF WHAT ALL WAS HAPPENING...

MADDOX'S FRIEND FROM SCHOOL...BLAIR...RODE IN THE PARADE AND THEN WHEN SHE WAS DONE HER MOM BROUGHT HER BACK TO OUR AREA SO SHE COULD HANG OUT WITH MADDOX...MY BOY SURE CAN ATTRACT THOSE GIRLS..GONNA HAVE TO KEEP MY EYE ON HIM FOR SURE!!

JESS WITH HER ROTTENLY-CUTENSS RILEY-COOPER!!

THE W'S!!

HERE COMES SANTA CLAUS...HERE COMES SANTA CLAUS!!

IN 12 MORE DAYS TO BE EXACT :)

YESTERDAY WE HAD OUR CHILDREN'S PROGRAM AT CHURCH..I WAS ON A MISSION TO FIND US A SEAT...AND APPARENTLY I WAS REALLY FOCUSED ON THAT..BECAUSE I TOTALLY  MISSED THIS UPSIDE DOWN TREE HANGING IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR ATRIUM... BUT ..I SAW IT LATER ON FACEBOOK AND IT IS BEAUTIFUL..I HAVE ONLY SEEN THIS DONE ONE OTHER TIME..IN A RESTAURANT WE HAVE HERE..THEY PUT THE TREE UPSIDE DOWN HANGING FROM THE CEILING AND THEY EVEN TACK A TREE SKIRT AROUND IT AND HAVE PRESENTS UPSIDE DOWN TOO..MAYBE I CAN TALK SCOTTJ INTO DOING THIS NEXT YEAR :)