This year was especially exciting for us because 2 of our children were in the parade! My husband's grandfather "Papa", who owns an antique store that's located downtown, decided he'd advertise his business in the parade (as he's done many years in the past) and asked if our kids and our niece would like to join him!
Of course, I would bring my camera out for a day like this! Plus, it gave me the opportunity to practice shooting in manual, this means I set the ISO, F-stop and shutter speed, which I did for all the pictures I took on this day.
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These horses were so beautifully groomed; look closely you can see in this photo that their hoofs were painted GOLD!
Our 2 year old LOVED the parade this year... he didn't get bored or antsy the entire time... he just watched with anticipation and excitement!
And so did our 11 month old... I think I enjoyed watching him more than the parade!
I took so many pictures of him... it was all so "new", he was just taking it all in.
He was clapping like the rest of the crowd... Mommy loves it!!!
Every year I make matching t-shirts for our family to wear and this year I took our attire even further and made matching flip-flops for my daughter, my niece and myself. I also made matching hair bows for my daughter and niece.
Here they come...
Papa was proudly driving with his grandson Tory in the passenger seat and our son, daughter, and niece sitting in the back.
The car decided a couple days before that it was going to have some sort of starter problem, so we were all crossing our fingers it would start... Thankfully it did!
Look at the joy on the kids faces... they really had a great time!
I was such a proud parent... I took a ton of pictures as they passed us (which was just a few short seconds)!
From the opposite side with the antique store and all the family behind them.
He was having fun too!!!
These 2 are a couple of my favorite pictures from the entire day!
And what would a parade be without all the candy they throw at the crowd? I think that's the kids favorite part!
Papa and Nani. This July they celebrated 65 years of marriage! When he retired as an Officer of the Air Force they opened up the antique store and have been in business for over 35 years. They have 6 children, 13 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren; with more to come! This year Papa finished writing and printed his autobiography, that I was priviledged to be a part of. They are wonderful people who continue to have an awesome life together.
My handsome husband... he's giving me the look that says "Enough with the pictures already"!
The following are just some "extra" pictures I took of our little Rigan... he's one of my favorite subjects, mainly because he can't tell me "no more" and because he's so stinkin' cute!
This was an awesome day and I think I got some nice pictures that we will treasure for many years!
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