Mardi Gras Party

This morning, the buddies and I joined our friends for the second annual Mardi Gras Party and Play Day. Sadly, our New Orleans friends were unable to host this year, due to a lice epidemic from their youngest daughters pre-school class. But, Fat Tuesday must go on, so we made a last minute change to a cootie-free location.





We dined on authentic red beans and rice and King cake. Then, we tossed beads from the top of the play scape, but that only lasted a minute before one of the kids got hit and cried. The buddies decided to decorate "floats" for a parade and convinced some of the other kids to join them. We had cars, lawn mowers, scooters, and ride-ons jazzed up Mardi Gras style.









We'll continue our celebration tonight, with a big pot of gumbo. Laissez les bons temps rouler.