Happy St. Patrick's Day!

What a beautiful morning to celebrate St. Patrick's Day at the parade in St. Louis.  The sun was shining, the temperature was perfect, and the kids did a great job!!  Bill, Nolan, and I met up with the Keller family this morning and headed to St. Louis.  There was a massive sea of green all around.  We weren't able to get too close, but Maddie made friends and was able to sneak closer to the parade.

 Daddy and Poot

Poot and I

Bill and I had to rotate Nolan between our shoulders, because my neck felt like it was going to break off at times.  Nolan loved the firetrucks! They were so LOUD, I didn't know what he would think of them, but he kept pointing and laughing with Maddie.  When they passed he kept looking for more to come.  Nolan was very attentive to the parade.

 The backside of the gang!

A Leprechaun 

We left a little before the parade ended, so we could beat the crowd and find a place to eat.  Nolan and daddy getting ready to load up and head out.

We decided to eat at the Old Spaghetti Factory.  The kids did so good, especially after no naps and no real food since 10am.  Grant and Nolan chowed down on snacks and Madison drew with her crayons.  Finally, the delicious food came and we all devoured our meals. 

I think everyone was exhausted because as soon as we finished eating, we all packed up and headed straight to the cars.  Plus, it was starting to rain.  We made it home before the huge storm hit.  Bill, Nolan, and I took a nice long nap during the storm!!  What a fun way to spend the day....