Fiesta Bowl Parade 2010

Tradition! Tradition! (Sung to the Fiddler on the Roof song)

We attend the Fiesta Bowl Parade every year and as such, it has become a tradition. We sit in the same spot, know the best route to park close, come prepared with food and beverages, and even come prepared with our own parade junk so I don't have to buy it at inflated prices.

Motivation wanes each year as the time gets close but our kids love it and we go for them. After we get there, we have a great time and vow we'll do it all again next year! This year was no exception.

We invited some of our friends, the Beaudette Family to come with us. They had never been and it was fun to have someone to pass the time with pre-parade. We brought cards, played spoons and answered silly "Would you rather" questions. They brought a GPS and introduced the kids to GeoCaching. They went on a hunt and found some treasure. Now they want to get one for ourselves so we can treasure hunt!

The girl from Disney Channel's "Jonas".

Some WWE Person.

Fiesta Bowl Parade January 3, 2009

I had anticipated that No Shoes would have blogged about the parade or at least some aspect of it so I then proceeded to forget that I was going to do it.

Anyway, the Fiesta Bowl Parade has become a tradition in our Family. We get up early in the morning to travel to downtown Phoenix (40-45 minutes on a good day) to get the best seats in the parade. Our troubles pay off. We have gotten front row seats for our early morning efforts. It is chilly but bearable. We bring blankets and hot cocoa to keep us warm. We have debated not coming for the last couple of years, but we go anyway and end up having fun. This year was especially exciting. The Grand Marshall was David Henrie. He is a Disney Channel Star (Wizards of Waverly Place) so that was especially cool. He was close to us and if he'd have turned around and faced us we would have have a GREAT picture, but he stayed posed to the other side while he passed. SO... I did what any good paparazzi would do. I ran down past his car and waited for a good shot. I got it! Here are those shots.

Enjoy the other pictures of our day. :)

Nichelle and friend, Janessa and BrianZ and friend, DavidKrispy just chillin' (literally)Annie and friend, Alyssa

Cotton Candy Unicorn:Spongebob and Friends:Darth Vadar and ... Friends?Well, you get the picture: