Green clothes all around! 

Fortunately, this year Isabel wore her outfit by choice and didn’t throw a temper tantrum.  In fact, she loved her shamrock clad outfit so much she slept in it.  And in the morning she told me ‘I have to take these off because they are too comfortable’.  Connor didn’t get a choice, but he was in green too with an adorable shamrock butt.

Unfortunately, Jake wasn’t able to go to the parade because he had to go into work.  The joys of doctoring. 

Connor did a great job at the parade mostly sleeping on gramma’s chest.

Isabel had Mardi Gras flashbacks and each time anything resembling a float went by she told me ‘lets go get something’ and made me walk up close to the parade to get necklaces, candy, or flowers. But most of Isabel’s enjoyment came from climbing all over dad, doing flips, and standing on my shoulders. 

Overall a successful day, but next time we will hit the beginning of the parade before it becomes super disorganized and just bunch of random drunk guys walking down the street.