Last weekend, our family had a unique opportunity to participate in our community's annual St. Patrick's Day Parade. Our Mothers of Multiples club has been walking in the parade for the past couple of years as a way to advertise for our annual spring garage sale. Of course, we also enjoy the chance to show off our cute twins! :)
Here is our jogging stroller, all decorated and ready to go for the parade.
Of course, the stroller looks a lot better when it's occupied!
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Jaden, Cody |
As you can tell, the weather was fairly chilly for the morning parade. We were glad we hadn't spent the money on St. Patrick's Day outfits for the boys, since the clothes would've been covered by blankets and coats anyway! Instead, the leprechaun headband-hats helped the boys look festive.
Amy was glad that dads were encouraged to walk in the parade as well. We enjoyed participating as a whole family.
Unfortunately, after arriving for the parade, we had about an hour to wait until our group was called to begin walking. Some of the other twins entertained our boys with a game of peek-a-boo.
Although our boys didn't make it in the group photo, here's a shot of the other twins before we started. Some siblings are in the picture as well. (The random vegetable garden behind us was the "float" we followed once the parade began.)
It was fun to see the various modes of transportation (wagons, strollers, little cars), all decorated in green. Here's our group starting off... The girl in white was the oldest kid in the group, so she led the way with her vehicle displaying our parade number. Her twin brothers followed close behind in a wagon.
Jason pushed the stroller for the majority of the parade so Amy could help hand out garage sale fliers to the parade spectators.
Once we were out of fliers, Amy took a turn pushing the boys as well.
Even though the weather was a little cold, Jaden & Cody seemed to enjoy being outside and were in good moods for the whole parade. They weren't even bothered by many of the loud noises. In fact, both boys started to doze off during the last few blocks of our walk. We were proud of them for being great parade participants. What a fun family memory!