we literally live just a couple blocks from the infamous rose parade route, so we figured we should probably take advantage of it!
we woke up early on the morning of the parade, bundled up, and walked down to the route.
we had heard that they were expecting 700,000 to attend the parade, and that people start camping out to save spots along the route 24 hours before it begins, so we didn't anticipate finding any great seats. but long story short, even though we only headed to the parade an hour before it began, we ending up snagging some front row spots at an intersection and had a great view!
the parade was really neat. i have never seen floats that big! chet and holden happily watched all THREE hours of floats and marching bands. tad.. was more squirmy!
i was kind of dissapointed in us for feeling like we needed to wear winter hats that morning - apparently we have gone soft!
fun fact: chet lost a tooth at the parade, and another one a couple hours later!
