Constitution Day Parade

This morning we marched in the 37th Annual Constitution Day parade!

 Good morning!

 USA!

 Marching to the Capitol

Yay! Embassy!

Patriotic cutie!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Today we all got up, dressed in matching shirts (thanks Eric!) and made our way into DC to watch the St.Patrick's Day Parade.  We had great seats in the grandstand looking across at the White House.  It was a beautiful sunshiney day...with a windchill of about 10 below.  It was so cold.  I thought we would turn to solid ice.  Seriously.  Next time I am wearing snow clothes!!

 Top o' the morning to ya!

Washington Monument looking great this morning.

Our matching shirts (dad is too cold to show his!).

Brrr, let's snuggle up!

Daddy's turn!  At least we remembered to bring a blanket for K.

And the parade begins!

Bagpipery, very important element.

I like this picture.

Falls Church representing.

Irish Dancing.  There about 20 different Irish Dancing Groups in the parade.  Also, if I am cold, they must be freezing!!

And then this happened.  Right...

Fun day at the parade!!

Disneyland 2

After meeting Belle, "Aurora", and Snow White, nothing else was quite as amazing for Kylie, but we still had a ton of fun, especially in the afternoon, after Kristen joined in on the festivities. It was so great to catch up after TEN YEARS! It was like a day hadn't passed (other than the fact that we had at least one million stories to share). We watched the parade and then attended a Frozen play before heading back to the apartment for some Mexican food. (Side note, Autumn had to physically restrain Kylie from running up on stage to hug Anna & Elsa during the play). As usual, we stayed up way to late and had way too much fun, but it was worth it! Can't wait 'til next time, both for Disney and for Kristen! Let's hope it doesn't take another ten years.

 Wheel of Fortune was taping this morning!

Hi Pat & Vanna!

 I gonna hug a princess!

 I am having so much fun!!!

 Olaf!

 Where are Anna & Elsa?

Oh....California Adventure...

 Time for face painting!

 So pretty!!

 Voila!

 Cuties

 More teacups!!

 I'm late! I'm late! I'm late!

 Whoooo are yooou??

 Knock! Knock!

 Nobody's home!

 Ready to roll on the mighty Mississippi

 Cheese

 The happiest place on Earth

 Mickey & Minnie

 Pluto!

 Hi Genie!

 I gonna hug those princesses again!

 Peter Pan vs. Captain Hook

It's Burt & Mary Poppins

Kylie and Tiana!

Olinda Previa!

It's Carnaval season in Brazil!  That means there are parties and parades galore going on all around town.  This morning we got up and headed over to Olinda to watch a parade by one of the most popular blocos in Pernambuco.  A Bloco is a parading group that usually has dancers, musicians and other entertaining things in their parade, and people gather to watch and march with them.  Today we went to see the bloco Eu Acho E Pouco, and had a lot of fun!

During Carnaval kids often get to dress up in costumes.  Luckily aunt Linda sent this adorbs fairy costume just in time!  Thank you Linda!  We are ready!!

The dragon!

 Eric and the dragon.  Kylie couldn't tear her eyes from it!

Selfie cheese!

 Fun!

The parade begins!

That is a lot of people.  Luckily we found a little elevated ledge with space for us to watch from.

The bloco's headquarters.

Bring on the band, it's dancing time!

Shady ladies!  Kylie got a bit too hot to keep her costume on all morning.

The parade marches on.  That is a car attempting (futilely) to drive down the street.  Good luck with that!

One of Olinda's famous Carnaval puppets bidding us farewell.  What a fun morning!