Krewe Du Vieux

Tonight was the first parade of the Mardi Gras season, Krewe Du Vieux. This year there was a little twist, it went right by our house. it started at the art school across the street from our house went away from us turned and came back toward our house but about two blocks down so we all walked down the couple blocks and watched it go by then we came back to the house ate dinner and put Chance to bed then the parade came back right next to our house and entered the school where they are holding their after party. First, we sat out on the stoop watching the people in their costumes arrive at the school getting ready for the parade to start. While we were waiting one of the bands and some of the parade members walked by, they gave Chance some very nice handmade glass beads some play money and this wonderful (read ear piercing) horn. Chance seemed to have a great time watching the parade. This year he actually waved, last year I was just trying to make him wave but this year he got so into waving that he started waving at random cars going by. He got lots of beads and other things that he will like to play with tomorrow when he wakes up. He went right to sleep when we put him in bed and did not wake up at all as the parade passed right by the house. He seemed to really be getting into the parade and I think he will like going to see more parades over the next two weeks which we intend to do. Mardi Gras is February 24th so we will be out and about to lots of parades from now to then. This video is to show how close the parade really was to our house. It is really cool to be right on the parade route.