The Arlington parade was the earliest one we could find on the 4th, so we decided to give it a try. We scouted the route and found a side street to park on and a nice curb to set up our spot. We hadn't been there a few minutes before none other than Dr. DiCarlo came over to us! Of all parades, we had picked a spot right near his family--he was very happy to see all of us ;)
Cora kept daddy busy running back and forth across Northwest before the parade started, she was bored sitting, and needed to log some miles apparently.
It was getting warm fast, even in the relative shade at 9 am, but there was a family handing out popsicles! it was so great! The girls ate as much as they could, before they started to melt like crazy (and I have some SERIOUS laundry to do).
Once the parade got started, the entries were holding the girls attention a little better, but we still had to hold on to our little runaway! Especially when there were breaks in the action ;)
Unfortunately, we found out too late, that Arlington decided to go "candy-free" the year before, so using candy as an incentive wasn't well planned. Amara wasn't thrilled, but I think it was more the heat and no breeze, and tired from fireworks the night before that were all coming into play.
Right on que, Cora would clap wildly whenever the crowd did, for the parade, and sometimes just when she felt like it--her clapping is SO cute!
There were lots of great things in the parade. We saw several bands, dance troops, a gymnastics group, some giant black Clydesdales, that Amara kept insisting on petting, and many, MANY old cars.
This guy was a favorite of daddy's too--one big tire all around him! We had a great time, but left before it was over, we got back to the car for some drinks, A/C and breakfast on the way home. We all got home and cooled off, so we could take naps and rest before a busy hot afternoon ahead.
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