Sunny Rose Parade!!!

Here is the float made by our town on New Year's Eve before it lined up for the parade. Chris and Davis walked over with our guests to check it out.

Happy New Year! It was a beautiful morning for the Rose Parade. We were over dressed in our sweatshirts. We walked up Orange Grove Blvd. to where the parade starts to watch.

Here is our niece Amanda, nephew Christopher, Nathaniel, and Sister-in-law Debbie in front of the Wrigley Mansion.

We found primo seats for the boys and we stood behind and still had a great view.

Its fun to see the floats close up (but honestly, if anyone tells you it smells like flowers don't believe them. The flowers are cross-bred for appearance and hardiness, not fragrance. You can smell processed flowers though as the horses go by.)

The best parade experience was had by Davis and his cousin Benjamin. They went early with their dads to sell parade programs for a scout fundraiser and were able to sit in the grandstands right where the parade turns the corner from Orange Grove onto Colorado blvd where all the tv stations broadcast. That is where all the bands and floats put on their best shows. Chris' oldest niece (in Utah) actually spotted her dad on the TV while she watched the parade. So, they earned some money for scout camp, sat in $150-per-seat bleachers, and had a great time.

Reservations are available for the Garner Bed and Breakfast and we can hook you up with the program selling/parade watching scheme if you were so inclined (you don't make a lot of money, but it's fun.)