IF: Parade

Parade of Cats.

This is an older illustration, but it fit the theme, so I used it.

xo

Nessa Dee

New Tradition

It started with a trip to a small town 15 minutes away, to join my mom and grandparents at their new house.

A quick chat before we jumped into the cars and headed downtown.

Pit stop along the way....

We parked by the barbershop and walked to the main street to pick out a spot to sit. The corner across from the town square was perfect.

We bundled up, ate our supper, and waited.

And waited...

And waited some more.

Then, it started...a parade of lights.

It wasn't elaborate, and was a little long according to my husband.
For the kids, though, it was magic!

It ended with an appearance from Santa, who rode in on a shiny red tractor. The kids were in awe.

When it was over, we went back to my grandparents' house and watched A Charlie Brown Christmas together. We then loaded up the kids in the car and drove home. They fell asleep on the way.