All Saints Parade at the Farm

The kids were so excited to go out to the farm for the All Saints party and parade. Our "pot luck" dinner contribution was Red Beans and Rice.... the yummy recipie from the Gumbo Shop my Mom gave me a while back. We will secure the crock pot a little better next time... we had a leak when the crock pot tipped over... but not a castastrophic spill... just some juices off the top. We're working on the odor issue. But luckily all the good stuff stayed in the pot since it was secured with a good rubber band. Ahh.. memories. Anyway , we made it to the farm just in time for the parade. You can see the finished harp and shield in the pics below. We added a lot of glitter. Note to self... glitter and small children makes a BIG mess... but it really did make their costumes look special. Emily had a great idea to add some of the flowers from her lei to her harp. It came out awesome!

David LOVED his costume. It was fun to see him sword fighting with some of the other "warrior" saints. He also informed anyone who would listen that his dragon was "dead."

And Emily was very excited about her beautiful harp. She is so big now. She found friends her age right away, lined up for the parade, played all the games, served herself at dinner, had good conversation with her friends and rode the hay ride all on her own.

All lined up for the parade.

Lookin' a little nervous... I think David is standing next to St. Francis (see the bird on his shoulder) Love the beard!

Our family hosted a Matching Saint Card game... like Memory. My Saint cards came out beautiful and I laminated them and everything. Unfortunately, the breeze blew the cards when we tried to play. Luckily, the wind died down later in the evening and we were able to play it with all the kids. Each family hosted a game (based on the Saints) and it was really fun.

And on our way out... the road was completely blocked by about 8 cows... My pictures from inside the car didn't come out too well... but you get the idea. It was kind of funny.