Holiday parade - Maumee

Possibly my new favorite parade!
Thanks for going early and saving us some great seats, Sarah!!

What was different about this parade to make it a new fav?

Because it was at night! The parade kicked off at 6:00PM. The street was dark and every float/car that went by us was lit up for the holiday!

Super fun!
Plus the weather was amazing! Nearly sixty degrees!

Gavin was acting a little tired while we waited for the parade to get to us...once again we were near the end.

But once it arrived, he was on his feet!

By far, our favorite!!

Can you tell who it is?

MATER!

And he shot fire out his back.

Very cool.

My camera isn't very good at taking pictures at night.

Plus the lights were on at Speedway across the street from where we were standing.

Remember that trash truck I joked about at the Toledo parade?

It made it to Maumee and looked MUCH cooler with all the lights on.

This had everyone's attention.

It's a hot air balloon. Sans balloon.

Gavin was a bit nervous for this and clung close to Daddy.

Another favorite.

Santa and his reindeer!

After the parade we walked over to the Maumee Indoor Theater for pictures with Santa.

Surprisingly, it wasn't chaotic and we didn't wait very long.

We were NEXT in line and Gavin couldn't hold his excitement any longer. 

Poor guy. Accidents happen :(

He was so upset he couldn't sit on Santa's lap. 

But with a promise to see Santa the next day and french fries on the way home, we left with a happy kid.

I look forward to attending this parade EVERY year!