Thursday was the Citrus Bowl Parade. I haven't been to one since the kids were little. Being Stephen had the day off, I asked if he and Levi would like to go with me. He was also watching Amber's nephew Calvin. No problem, bring him along too.
We were fairly close to the grandstand seating only diagonally across the street. We got a good view of all the performers because they were stopped right in front of us as the holding area. It was being filmed to be televised New Year's Day.
It started of with the Fire Dept.
They even had their dalmatian.
Levi was taking it all in.
We had read "The Villages Twirlers and Drum Corps" on the Agenda for the parade, but didn't realize what it was until they arrived. We have a retirement community near Leesburg called The Villages here in Florida. I think it is great that these retired people have not stopped living, but keep right on going enjoying life.
Hats off to them for not limiting themselves to what others might think. Instead, they are free to be themselves!
I wonder if they all played in a marching band in their younger days.
Sporting the Buffalo Wild Wings sunglasses caught when the float passed. He also caught a necklace!
One of the college teams band from Louisville, KY.
I had never heard of Elena of Avalor.
Evidently, it's the newest Disney Princess.
It was roasty, toasty for Dec 29. It was in the mid 80's and in the sun, it was HOT!
Good thing Levi had a short sleeved shirt in his bag. We changed him as you can see he is sweating. Poor thing.
Had to get of shot of this band in honor of my dear friend Nancy. She lives in Quincy, IL and we've been friends since childhood. Who knew their local high school performs in the Citrus Bowl every other year!
Nancy's cousin's daughter was among the band members. She's in there somewhere!
Although the parade wasn't as snazzy as in years past, we did still enjoy our day. Especially because we were blessed with gorgeous Florida weather. Today, as I post this, we are at a chilly 60 degrees. What a difference a couple days make in the south during winter.
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