Chinese New Year - Alabama Style!
Well, I didn't post last weekend because I traveled to Fairhope, Alabama to visit family. An unexpected highlight of the weekend? The Chinese New Year parade put on by a Fairhope-based international adoption agency. Each year, adopted children and their parents parade through the streets of downtown Fairhope (a charming town located on Mobile Bay). Many of the children are adopted from China, but some are adopted from Guatemala, Russia, Kazakhstan, Vietnam, and other countries. Sure, Chinese New Year wasn't last weekend; they usually push back the parade a week or two to accommodate Mardi Gras (or as Yankees call it, Tuesday).
So we went to the parade. Lots of participants and spectators - some local, and some who travel from other states every year to be part of the celebration. Not only did Margaret and Baby Helen "march," but Aunt Helen, Pop (Baby Helen's grandpa), and I (the other doting aunt) all participated as well. Here are some photos:
Margaret and Baby Helen (note the blue & white crepe paper on Helen's "float")
Most of the floats were parent-propelled.
But this one was battery-operated!
Wait a minute - this isn't the Year of the Dog!
Yeah, that's more like it!
There were lots of very cool floats and outfits:
Even the Azalea Trail Maids were there.
Helen seemed a little tired when the day started...
...And this was Helen at the end of the parade.
So it was great fun.
Next time, a knitting post of sorts.
So we went to the parade. Lots of participants and spectators - some local, and some who travel from other states every year to be part of the celebration. Not only did Margaret and Baby Helen "march," but Aunt Helen, Pop (Baby Helen's grandpa), and I (the other doting aunt) all participated as well. Here are some photos:
Margaret and Baby Helen (note the blue & white crepe paper on Helen's "float")Most of the floats were parent-propelled.
But this one was battery-operated!
Wait a minute - this isn't the Year of the Dog!
Yeah, that's more like it!There were lots of very cool floats and outfits:
Even the Azalea Trail Maids were there.
Helen seemed a little tired when the day started...
...And this was Helen at the end of the parade.
So it was great fun.
Next time, a knitting post of sorts.
posted by Anne at 10:10 PM
1 Comments:
aw.... look at all those babies... so cute, especially baby Helen, of course.
An, you don't need to bring in the Statics book anymore. I have already understood the trusses part. It was something else I didn't understand. I am so mad at the professor, plus, the test was over and he is going to teach "engineering materials" next.Thank you for your thoughtfulness :)thank you thank you.
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