CJ and Dyan did something new this year--we were in the Christmas Parades! One last Saturday night in Palm Bay, and one tonight in Melbourne. It was really cool--we had a blast--CJ especially! We saw a lot of people we know last week, and a few tonight while we were walking next to our church float handing out candy. CJ was enjoying waving to everyone! This was a crummy year to start being in parades, though. Last week it rained all day, and finally cleared up about 2 hours before the 6pm start time, but it was really cold (no, really). This week, it threatened to rain all day, but of course, didn't start until about 2pm, and rained off and on until about 7pm--AFTER the parade started! But that didn't stop CJ--he put on his smile, got his umbrella, and kept on going--2 full miles each parade! What a trooper--I'm so proud of him! I only had my cell phone with me, so I didn't get lots of pics--but here are a few of our float in various stages. There were actually 2 gingerbread houses--one for people to wave from, and one for the puppets to work from. The worship team was in the front of the truck last week, but didn't play tonight because of the rain. I think everyone had a great time!