Parade

Here are some pictures from the parade we were in. Actually, these are all from right before the parade started, we didn't get any during the parade. Thanks to all of you who came and watched & supported us! Above is Katie holding onto her hat - the wind was pretty fierce a couple hours before the parade started. And then it died down a bit and started raining. It was raining for a while. While Chris and others were getting the float ready, Katie and I took shelter in the truck cab. Luckily the rain died down right before the parade started.

Our float was sponsored by FSA (Families Supporting Adoption); an organization sponsored by our church to give support to adopting families and to help us support each other. Our float was called "We Are Mooooved by Adoption". The focus of our float was to let birth moms and dads know how much we love and thank them for their love and sacrifice for us and to try and let the community know that adoption is a good thing and that families are created through adoption. We especially want to thank our birth mother, Whitney. We love and appreciate you! Your gift of love and sacrifice has blessed our lives immeasurably!

Katie got first pick of the train cart she would ride in and of course she picked the pink one.

Chris in his cowboy attire.

Katie having fun blowing a train whistle.

Tamara in her cowgirl attire, trying to stay dry and warm - it was cold!

Here we are right before the parade started.

A local newschannel filmed the parade but when we watched a re-run of the parade we noticed that they did not show our entire float. They showed the truck with the big signs on it but skipped right over the kiddie train and families walking behind it. So - to those of you we told to watch the news channel to see us - so sorry they skipped over us. We were there.