A Day with the Tawil's

Saturday was the big day. It was the day of the Charottetown Christmas Parade! Weeks ago we were signed up to be part of this joyful parade. The day started early at the Tawil's. Morning and part of the afternoon were spent decorating the cart & pony and, shown in the picture, we certainly had to do a test run. By the time all this was done it was time to gather our costumes, load the pony, hop in the car and on the way we were to the University to get in line.

After some last minute decorations it was time to get ourself dressed in the beautiful costumes Ambre had ordered for us all. By the time everything and everybody was ready the parade was just about ready to head down University Ave. It had already gotten fairly dark and all the lights were lit beautifully.

Personally, I could not believe the number of people that came out to see this parade and of course Santa Claus. Walking down the street you could just see how much people, young & old, were enjoying it. For those of you who are somewhat familiar with our summer travel stories it's probably no surprise when I tell you that a fuse blew during the middle of the parade. Thanks to quick thinking and running of Mark and Darren we soon had our lights back.

Although, I admit I didn't know what I was getting myself into I had an absolute blast the whole day! Thanks to the Tawil Family for getting me involved. Ambre informed me yesterday our float had won the award for best costumes. Very exiting! I'm sure the kids will find a great spot for their beautiful plaque! Ambre mentioned that next year we are going for even bigger & better! Well Darren next time you won't even have to call me, I'm signed up...

Mark made some great pictures of the crew just before heading down University Ave.