"Throw me something Mister!!!"

 Happy Mardi Gras!! Since being in LA we decided that we were going to go to a Mardi Gras parade and 

 see what the hoopla is all about.  We went to the Krewe of Centar Parade and sat in the "Family Friendly Zone."  We had a great time and the kids got to finallly go to a parade. However, it was freezing... for LA and the kids had coats and hats and sat under a blanket!

 This is the Avatar float.

 Some big animal floats!

 The Babes didn't know what to make of the whole thing!

Notice the beads hanging from the floats? They are throwing these things by the handfuls. Kalli got pegged with a giant beaded necklace and it cut her lip!  She didn't let it stop her though.  She kept screaming, "throw me something mister!"  I will have to keep an extra eye on that one;)

 This is Bronsen, the baby and I watching the last of the floats from the car with the heater on.  Kalli and Ben were tough and stayed out to collect all the loot. I'm guessing the Mardi Gras mask helped keep him warm?

 Right before the "wimps" went to the car.

This is all the stuff we collected from the parade.  The picture doesn't do it justice.  It filled up an entire garbage bag of beads and an entire shelf of cups! Another tradition in the making!!!!