kick off

sarasota holiday parade tonight.

charlie marched in it for drama kids.

we cheered loud for him.

he was beaming...

so were we.

first parade we have been to outside of disney.

the kids loved it.

they kept time with the drummers.

waved to every group.

over the top excited when santa appeared at the end.

we sat with friends from church.

saw others we knew from school in the parade and crowd.

floats.

lights.

marching bands.

lots of merry christmas greetings.

let the holiday season begin!