waukesha christmas parade

after the mall and open house we had just enough time to run home, grab a few supplies (hat, gloves, blankets, chairs, etc.), and get matt before heading to the waukesha christmas parade. we had been worried that we would get rained out but other than being cold and damp out (misty) the weather held out. we were able to find a great spot close to where we parked which is always great when you are carrying chairs and kids in a crowd. if you look closely you can see maddux' white hat sticking out of my jacket which is zipped over him riding in the moby wrap. his neck is already so strong that i didn't need to tuck his head in! not that i wouldn't tuck his head in if i was doing more than just sitting with him.

and because what would be a parade without an over priced gift from a street vendor; grandma and big pop bought both of the kids light sticks (i just don't know what else to call them). the problem was that they were longer than the distance between us and the people sitting in front of us and quickly became unintentional weapons. thankfully there weren't any casualties and the kids had a really great time with them as it got darker. i think that we have gotten our money's worth too with the amount of use they have gotten after the parade. madelyn turns off the lights in the playroom and asks me to close the blinds so that she and mason can give us a "light show".

after the parade (which we all enjoyed), we headed back to the car and mason wasn't interested in going willingly and did his "dead weight" act. grandma carried him since he chose not to hold hands and walk nicely but he kept with the dead weight plan which works when you weigh just shy of 30 pounds! i think grandma was starting to struggle with his limpness by the time i took this picture next to the car.

we had a nice dinner at a seafood restaurant (another gift certificate that we needed to use before moving) and then took everyone home to rest and sleep after a very busy day. i think we might have worn big pop and grandma out on their visit. they just happened to come on a weekend with lots of activities. i just hope they had fun. love.