Last weekend when Brianna was home, Les got the lights out to put up since both the girls like getting up on the roof with him. I went out to take a few pictures but most of them turned out blurry. It was SO cold and I couldn't hold the camera still!
The one shot that wasn't blurry, I cut off a head... but couldn't resist Tiffani's break-dancer-ninja move!
Lots of lights were out, so Les had to test all the bulbs. He made a tester and pulled all the lights out, brought them in the warm house to test them while I blogged! So now that we have had the lights up for a week they are finally on! We also pulled out the tree and ornaments while Brianna was here so she could put her own ornaments on the tree but, again, lights were an issue! We have had our last set for over 10 years!! This weekend we bought new lights and got the tree together. Brianna's ornaments are sitting on the piano bench waiting for her to put them on the tree.
Saturday night was the Treasure Valley Night Light Parade. We bundled up, went early to find a good spot to park so we could stay in the warm trailblazer if needed while watching the parade. While waiting for the parade to start, Tiffani did homework, I think....
...this homework looks pretty entertaining!
Les & I played cribbage... He won...
The parade theme this year was a Cartoon Christmas.
The first float was one of the best - Geppetto's Workshop. Pinocchio was a human puppet on "strings" hanging from the backhoe. They would swing the backhoe from side to side and Pinocchio would go off the side and dangle from his lighted "marionette strings" and move his arms around like a puppet. Pretty innovative.
There were a LOT of Charlie Brown/Snoopy themed floats.
But our absolute favorite was Mater and his tractor tipping game!
Here's Mater, in the middle of a corn field.
And the tipped up tractor. It had the sound affects, too. Totally cool float. Worth the wait since it was almost a 2 hour parade in under 40 degree temps and it was at the end of the parade!
This Saturday, Tiffani won't get the warm vehicle treatment... It's Kuna's night light parade and the Color Guard is walking the route throwing candy. At least she can keep moving to stay warm and can dress warm - not in a guard uniform!!! BRRRR!
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Another great blog with pictures! And does Les EVER lose at a game???! Our light parade lasted about 10 minutes!!! But was worth my walk down to see it. Two hours would have been pretty awesome. I think after 10 years of a light set, a new one was appropriate! Sorry that Brianna couldn't be there to join the fun...
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