Three parades

We went to three Christmas parades this year. We went to Raleigh's, Apex's, and Holly Springs. The photos are not in any order so I'll just label them.

Santa at the Holly Springs' parade. It was gray and cold that morning. It sprinkled throughout the parade but the hard rain held off till Santa went by.

Golden Hawks Regiment (Holly Springs High School marching band). When I told Clara that Daddy's band was coming, she smiled and started dancing when she could hear them playing.

Photos from the Raleigh parade:

Did not get any photos from the Apex parade (got some video of Mike's band playing, though). It was cold and snowy that day/night. I debated on going to the parade and decided if it was not raining, we would go, snow isn't so bad. It was snowing in Fuquay around 4pm so we headed out. The precipitation fell all night and it was freezing. We did not stay for the whole parade, we watched Daddy's band go by and then left. And I had my first experience with a criticizing parent/grandparent (whatever you want to call the man). He "suggested" I put mittens on Clara's hands. I told him I tried. Afterwards I thought of the perfect comeback, next time I'll say "thank you for pointing out what a terrible parent I am."

All parades were fun, despite the cold temps. This winter has been very cold...period.