St. Patty Parade

Kiss Me I'm Irish (not really.. but I am super cute!)

This past Saturday was a St. Patrick's Day parade in Hamilton. Shamefully, the only parade we have taken Lindsay to was the one at Disneyland which was at night, and the end of a super busy day. We have been waiting for a not-too-crowded parade, and were super excited to take the girls to a real St. Patty parade, in a state with a huge Irish population! Now, both of us really don't have any Irish heritage, but we are fond of the color green and have tasted green beer (tastes the same..icky).   

Waiting for the parade to start... we got a great place to watch!

 Lindsay loved the cheerleaders, and Madison loved the NOISE! The bag pipe players were amazing... and there were a ton of them! There were several string bands there, and they reminded me a little of Mardi Gras with the sparkling, shiny and colorful suits.  I googled Mummer's Bands, and discovered Philadelphia has a huge parade every year with just these bands...now that would be an exciting parade! Lindsay commented, "They are so FANCY Mama!"

Irish String Band, Mummers Band

 

The kilts were a little confusing to a 3 year old girl, but exciting to watch!

"Whoa! Look at that balloon!"

Madison enjoyed seeing the flags and waving back to the parade participators. My sweet girl would squeal with delight every time a balloon passed by. The parade went through a residential neighborhood, and a ton of families with young children. I think we might make it a tradition!
We hope you have a wonderful St. Patrick's Day!