St Patrick's Day Parade

Bay City is full of Catholics (many of them of either Irish or Polish descent) so a St Patrick's Day in the middle of Lent is a big deal! There is a parade on the Sunday nearest to the day every year and people come from miles around to either be in it or to watch. The parade goes down Center Ave, about 100 metres from our house. So we got CJ all rugged up and set off to watch it this year....




The fire engines were parked just near our house so that was very exciting for a small boy... and the next day he rediscovered his Christmas fire-engine from Aunty Jac-Jac and Uncle Hugh (see pic at end) which he is SO into.
Jamie liked this Hummerzine - it's just what he has in mind if we have another 14 children (hah - fat chance, I think he forgets that his wife will be turning 40 this year....!!) Here are some of the sights and sounds of the parade...