Mardi Gras Kickoff

So last weekend kicked off the Mardi Gras Parade season in NOLA. Saturday we had plans to hang out and do the Westbank parade with my parents and some friends. We got up and got going bc I had to make potato salad to bring. We got there right at 11. Some friends were already there so we left almost immediately to walk down to the parade. Lindsay's teacher and her daughter also met us out there. Then we met up with some other church friends as well. We all had a blast. To this NOLA girl this truly represents Mardi Gras. Neighbors, Family, and friends all meeting up on the route. The parade is very low key and probably only lasted about 30-40 min, but it was a fun start to the season. Afterwards we all went back for po-boys at my parents house. It was great visiting with everyone especially Mrs. Schifllin and getting to know her better. My kids thought it was great too to have 2 older girls to hang out and play with! We didn't get home until mid afternoon. We all crashed though for awhile. We enjoyed staying in that night and just taking it easy. 
Sunday we went to first service. We also made up our mind we would do parades after church. We did this last year and it worked out well. Since we get out of church so early we were able to grab a quick bite of lunch then head uptown. We got there to see the first parade of the morning finishing up. The kids were already catching tons of stuff! We moved to another spot then caught the Krewe of Carrolton and part of King Arthur. We stayed out there until about 2:30. By that point the kids had caught a ton and we were all ready to go home. We just had the best time though. The weather was great and the kids did awesome. I just love this time of year. That afternoon we rested and worked on Colby's homework. It was nice to have a family night in again!