march!

typically, our middle school only sends their 8th graders to march in parades

BUT

this year they changed it up and decided to have the 7th graders march

ben was SO excited!

their first stop was the anoka little people big parade

it's a parade of area school kids in their costumes that march down main street

it could not have been a more beautiful day

saturday was a different story

it was anoka's big halloween parade

the place was a zoo

people had been marking their spots for the past 2 days

there were blankets and chairs taped to the ground

all along main street

drew and i decided to go 2 hours early

to try to get a spot

we found a spot on a corner

that seemed like it would be good

but as the parade started

people filled in

and everyone ended up standing out a few feet into the road

it was pure chaos

thankfully this was an odd parade

with a 'candy starts' sign and a 'candy end' sign

alex and friends fought hard for some candy

the 'big kids' did their best to stay warm and dry

and once the 'candy ends' sign came

over half of the people cleared out

and we were able to get a GREAT view of ben and the band

ben ...

you did a fabulous job

and

i LOVED watching you