Is it just me or do we have the longest parade name in the world? Anyhow, this Saturday we went to this yearly evening parade in downtown Spokane, it was Damian and Ivy’s first parade. Our friends Peter and Andrea were kind enough to save us a spot.
I love the picture of her about to bite Peter’s finger. Om nom nom!
This parade has all the usual stuff, it celebrates the military (our local air force base in particular) so there were the fly overs, soldiers, troop carriers, veterans of past wars, as well as the police and firefighters, floats (creepiest float ever) and high school marching bands, cheerleaders and dance squads. Several marchers saw Damian’s happy frantic waving and tried to get high fives…
Deny and deny! Sorry soldier and Spokane tribe member, he looks like a 4 year old but he is just a two year old with stranger anxiety. We love you anyways though!
Damian’s favorite, after the firetrucks at least.
Mommy’s favorite… after the storm troopers. Do you know that they are making Delorean’s again? There were 12 in the parade! Mmmmmmm stainless steel delicious futuristicness. The only thing that would have made them better would have been Darth Vader behind the wheel (or me, I want!)
Being a torchlight parade, it didn’t wrap up until after 10pm. Both Ivy and Damian fell asleep during the parade. I feel sorry for Michael’s arms, Damian did not want to ride back in the wagon and it was a long walk back to the van. Ivy was more then happy to ride in the wagon though, yay for wagons!
As I said this was Damian and Ivy’s first parade. Damian adored it (Ivy at 5 1/2 months is still ambivalent about most things beyond the chewable.) We’ll have to go again next year, who knows, maybe some high fives will happen! (You can find more photos of the parade here!)
