Mardi Gras on the island

Galveston, TX offers great Mardi Gras parades and events. We used to go pre-children when we lived here and have missed it over the years. Last year I was way too big to be going anywhere so we missed it. We have been wanting to go down to Galveston every since Hurricane Ike hit and decided this was the perfect opportunity.

We had a wonderful time. During the day there are parades geared towards to children. Janna & her sisters got tons of stuff: stuffed animals, masks, star headbands, coins and lots of beads!!!! Janna thought this was pretty great. She would get a ton of beads then hand them over to her dad to wear. We wound up getting lots of cheesy ones but a few great ones for our collection.

Janna's favorite was the coins. Some people on the balcony threw those down. She picked them up and said, "does this mean I get to go up there now?" She then decided she was going to save her coins to buy a car. We asked what kind, she said, "a limousine." The babies watched it all with smiles. Kennedy would start yelling with the crowd - you know she can't be left out. Courtney held on her to daddy, smiling but wary. They loved the beads though. We put some on them and they were entertained forever!!

Here's Janna & David at lunch - you know that child can't keep a straight face if there is a camera on her!

Janna and I wore our headbands all day.