Nothing Was Going to Rain on Our Parade

Well... actually it did but that didn’t stop us from going. We’d been talking about meeting up with Cara and Luke to go all week and we didn’t fully decide we were going until we were parked at the Glenwood Tea Room ready to walk down 😉 It was cold (50s)  and rainy but I let the kids dress for sunny and 60 like I thought it was going to be. Despite being cold and the rain it was fun. It was the first Mardi Gras parade Katie remembers and the last time Lilli went was 4 or 5 years ago. 
We got there around 1:30 and had to wait until about 2:15 for the first float but it was worth the wait. Highland never disappoints and is known for its throws. We caught footballs, stuffed animals, moon pie, candy, frisbees and ramen on top of tons of beads And only at Highland would they throw a pill bottle of “heart” pills with a sketchy looking black bag inside that turned out to be folded over pop rocks. Plus it bruised my finger. 🤦‍♀️

After about an hour of floats Katie looked at Matt and told him she was ready to go home and that’s all he and Luke needed to hear. We packed up and walked back to the car and beat the crowd. It was definitely fun (and even the guys enjoyed it) but it would be much better on a sunny 72 degree day. Maybe next year we’ll have that luck! 

But I think the best part of the girls day is as we pulled in Raegan surprised them! She was in town to see her parents new house and stopped by. 

One of the million reasons we love her. What 17 year old will stop by to see kids she babysits for when she only has 4 days to split between family and friends? But the best news is (even though she loves the school in Idaho) she’s coming home! She misses her family and realizes she hates the cold. So after this semester ends on April 14th, she’s back for good and going to either BPCC or Tech. The girls were thrilled and so are we. She said she’ll be babysitting again by the end of April. Yay!! 





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