Jackson mentioned to me a week before the OBX St. Patty's Day parade that he REEEAAALLLYY wanted to be in a parade and throw candy. SO, I randomly ran into a lady who was looking for kids to walk with their "float." I quickly volunteered, spent a small fortune in candy and got us signed up.
Lil' Sis helped too. She rode in her chariot mostly and threw gobs of candy out into the middle of the street to be trampled by the parade. She loved the sampling part too!
We're ready...
He learned that we had to wait patiently (for 2 HOURS!) to begin.
And he's off...
We walked with Kitty Hawk Kites and represented the Soaring Program. I'm still not clear on what it is exactly but it's a good program for middle schoolers. It was entertaining to see the sidelined crowds have to duck so the hang glider didn't decapitate them. It hit several people who weren't paying attention.
There were many HAPPY kids at the beginning of the parade. They got LOTS of candy thrown to them. We ran out about 1/2 way through.
Most importantly, my sweet boy got to live his dream!
We were 4th in line so we were able to stop at the end and watch it.
So fun!
ahhh that just makes my heart smile! <3 Makoa had his first ever lollipop at the parade...that's what i get for being inside when they gave it to him. I had to laugh because he looked so cute devouring it!
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