Mardi Gras Time!

So, it may not be his first Mardi Gras, but somehow we skipped Mardi Gras last year and this year was Trace's first Mardi Gras Parade! He had a parade at school on Thursday, where he discovered beads! He loves them and they have been all over my house ever since. :) Here are a few pics from the parade Thursday:

Then on Saturday it was off to the Kids Parade in Lafayette. Trace was in a trance the whole time watching the floats and bands march by. He was a little afraid of the fire truck as it got closer; but otherwise, he loved it! He would put on every bead handed to him and I would have to sneak a few off of him when he wasn't looking, so they wouldn't weigh him down. He also got two stuffed monkeys, a football and a pink rubber duckie, which he held on to the entire day...and chewed on, which I thought was disgusting. But hey, it's Mardi Gras! :)

After the parade, we went over to my uncle's house for a mini family reunion and lots of food! :) Trace loved meeting his new cousin, Gavin, who is almost 6 months old. So sweet!

Oh, and one last random pic...Trace got a basketball goal from his Uncle Eli for Christmas. We put it up last weekend and he's been hoopin' it up ever since...lookout Shaq, here comes Trace!