The city of Decatur Alabama hosted its first annual Mardi Gras parade last Saturday night and we decided to go at the last minute. It was a little on the cool side, but the kids had their jackets so why not. We were able to drive onto the parade route and park about midway before the barricades were placed. We only had to wait about 5 minutes before the parade started and the kids became quite excited when the flashing lights from the police cars came into view. The parade didn't last too long so the kids (and the adults) had a good time while collecting a plastic shopping bag full of beads, doubloons and even moon pies. All in all, it was a good time and not a bad 1st attempt at a parade.
