Monday evening we kicked off the Christmas season in our hometown with the 2008 Christmas Parade. Unfortunately, Benjy had to work, but McKenzie and I joined our good friends for a very windy and cool evening of fun. Here are a few pics of our parade experience.
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| Early in the day, we parked our little truck on the parade route to reserve a nice spot. We were so glad to have it there that night because we were able to spread a blanket out, sit on the tailgate, and sip hot cocoa while we waited for the show to begin. | After we parked the truck, we walked the two miles back home. I just had to stop and admire these pansies at our local high school. |
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| At 6:00pm, the parade began! We had pompoms … |
And marching bands … |
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| And junior military groups with flags … | And rifles … |
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| We don’t get snow in our coastal climate, so we ‘manufacture’ our own snowmen and snowflakes! | McKenzie and her good friend and I, enjoying the parade. Do we look cold? We were! |
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| More pompoms and bands! | We had antique trucks … |
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| And fire trucks … | And my favorite truck! |
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| We had a barn house … | A gingerbread house … |
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| And a church house! | And the STAR of the parade … Baby Jesus in a nativity scene! |
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| Oh … and we had this guy and his wife! | And, as always, the beautifully dressed horses were at very end of the procession. |
We are seeing political correctness steal away the things we have long valued and enjoyed in our nation, so I am very thankful we live in an area where the people still get together and celebrate Jesus’ birth … and ACTUALLY include Baby Jesus in the celebration.
I am pleased to list this post at …
- Everyday Elegance’s “My Favorite Things Monday”
- Grace Alone’s “Thankful Thursday”
- Heavenly Home Maker’s “GratiTuesday”
- Canadagirl’s “Show and Tell Friday”
And last, but not least, Photo Story Friday …
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Keeping it real,
Such great pictures, and memories dear.
What a fun Christmas parade. Our town is small and has a very short parade. : )
What an awesome parade. I don’t think we have anything like that around here.
And how great that baby Jesus was there!
Wow! Your town goes ALL OUT in the Christmas parade department.
What great pictures! Looks like fun was had by all.
I LOVE hometown parades. One of my favorite ways things to do at Christmas!
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What a GREAT parade !!! Thank you soooooooo much for sharing it ! I just loved the nativity truck the best. [0=
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Wonderful post! Thanks for dropping by!
Hi Tammie – What a great parade. The lights are beautiful. That’s a blessing (in your area) they still include Baby Jesus in the celebration. I pray we never lose the true meaning of Christmas.
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Tammie I just wanted to say since I discovered your website about Gods word .It has been a real blessing . I have shared parts of it with many people. please keep up the great work And may our Lord continue to keep you and your family in the palm of His hand .
in Christs name Ferrol Hutchinson