2008 Le Krewe d’Etat
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Last night was Sun’s first parade. We set the bar high for her by making that first parade Le Krewe d’Etat. She did very well and only fell asleep after the seventh or eighth float; there were no tears or fears. She got to see many of the things that makes this parade so special, like these guys that precede the floats handing out parade bulletins:
Then she got to see the likes of this guy carrying the theme of each float:
And she got to see beautiful floats like these:
And she got really cool throws. Here are my two favorites–a parade bulletin and a High Priest doll:
And she got to see Pete‘s blinky bling before she faded out:
Yes, it was a huge success. Today we are off to Endymion with my sister graciously coming over to babysit the two babies. Things are shaping up quite nicely, albeit a bit more tamely than prior years.
Great show! Dancin’ Dawgfighters instead of Dancing Marinellos. Priceless.
Spectacular photos, Nola! Glad you had a good time.
Thanks for sharing
We enjoyed that parade as well. With our kids safely in bed we even made the end of Muses.
What awesome pictures!
I like the “theme guy” best.
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Those are fantastic photos! I keep thinking how my 6 yr old son would react at the skeletons . . . He freaked out at a museum looking at the anatomy mannequin, nightmares for a week!
DrunkenHoney~BlogHoppin’!
Nice pics!! Mine didn’t turn out as well….haven’t put any up yet because I am lazy and tired.
we may see you out there today!!
LOVE the High Priest doll! Awesome catch!
Wow, that’s spectacular!
Great photos. Friday night was the highlight of the weekend for sure.
Wow, what cool pics. Looks like so much fun!