SCR PK4 Parade and Rory’s Early Birthday Celebration

The SCR PK4 parade this year was American themed. The school learned all about the USA during Global Awareness Week, which ended on Friday, March 1 with the parade. I joined the boys and their friends in the front parking lot for the parade’s two loops around the school.

This year’s parade was dedicated to PK4 teacher Mrs. Sue, who is retiring in May. We love Mrs. Sue!

Once the parade was over, the kids were dismissed for Mardi Gras break, and that’s when things really got crazy. Rory decided he didn’t want a big birthday party this year. Instead, he just wanted our little core group to go to Sky Zone to jump and then to Tutti Frutti for frozen yogurt. After looking at the calendar and talking with everyone, Kenny and I decided that after the school parade was the best time to have an early birthday celebration. 

Diana and Heidi were still working, and Dana and her two were dealing with something unexpected at home, but Terah was luckily off and able to help me transport the rest of the kids. Aunt E came too, with Kate and Luke, and Kenny left work early to join us for the birthday fun. We went to Chick-Fil-A for lunch first and then to jump. Dana, Claire, and Colin ended up being free after lunch, so they met us at Sky Zone. We treated everyone to an hour-long jump, and they all had a blast.

  

 

 

After Sky Zone, we piled into cars and headed to Tutti Frutti for a special birthday treat. I even brought candles to stick into Rory’s yogurt so we could legit sing to him!

 

What a crazy, chaotic, insane, fun day. Rory turns 6 for real on Thursday!

Krewe of Nyx {Mardi Gras 2019}

Rain was unfortunately the theme this Mardi Gras season. With the exception of the first Sunday, it seemed like there was a chance for it at almost every parade. It certainly affected Wednesday’s and Thursday’s parades, which was a huge bummer. I love going out to Nyx and Muses, but things didn’t go the way I wanted them to this year.

Dana, Terah, and I decided to chance the weather and went out to see Nyx on Wednesday. We stood at Dana’s friend Emily’s spot on St. Charles again, which was great. And it did rain, but we were luckily inside Superior Grill eating dinner at the time and didn’t get wet at all. Winning!

We caught a little bit of Druids (I especially liked how the ending fire truck lights looked on the tree behind us) and then didn’t have too long to wait for the main event. We saw Lizzie with the Sirens very early on, but she was taking a break on the boat and not actually marching when she passed us. I saw her but she did not see me.

  

I also saw a few friends who were riding; my favorite thing I got was a yellow flags purse from Jessica. Love it!

  

 

Muses was the next night, but two things worked against me: 1. I woke up with a scratchy throat, and 2. the weather was really bad. Dana and I were going to go out there anyway, but when it started pouring around 4pm she bailed. I was so disappointed, but I knew it was the right decision. If I hadn’t felt the way I did, I likely would have gone down there by myself. Instead, I made the smart decision and stayed home where it was dry and warm. So sad to not have a shoe from this year though.

Already hoping we’ll make it out to Muses next year!

Krewes of Caesar, Carrollton, and King Arthur {Mardi Gras 2019}

Our first major parade of the 2019 Mardi Gras season was Caesar on February 23. The weather forecast wasn’t the greatest, but we went out there anyway. Aunt E and Uncle Jeff came out with Kate and Luke, Ashley and Greg were out there with Grant and Emory, and Heidi and Diana brought Maddie, Brennan, and Alcee.

We only had about half an hour before the rain came. It started out slow but quickly escalated. The kids went to hide in various cars with a few of the adults, but the rest of us stuck it out in the hopes that it would pass over.

It did not. When the lightning started, most of the group called it. Rory wanted to stay, but we only made it through four floats before I played my mama bear card and got us out of there. Such a shame, too; we love Caesar!

The next day dawned beautifully bright and sunny. We did not have plans to go out to parades, but when Ashley texted saying they were out at the beginning of the route on Magazine, it was too tempting to pass up. The kids were instantly excited to go, so we packed up super quickly and headed out to see Carrollton and King Arthur for the first time.

Riley spotted Blake and his family just across the street from us, so we walked over to say hi. It also turned out that Erin and Jeff were also across the street and down a bit from where we were. It was such a beautiful day!

Carrollton is known for throwing small white shrimp boots, while King Arthur’s signature throw is a decorated goblet. I ended up coming home with two shrimp boots and one goblet. Rory scored big black and gold beads and a cute dragon piggy bank, and Riley got a King Arthur wizard hat. So fun!

  

Krewe of Nyx is next!