Electric Light Parade and party 2009

The neighborhood carpooled to downtown Casa Grande on Dec. 7 for the Electric Light Parade. The whole town turns out for this event, which kicks off with a day of 'snow' fun and the lighting of the Christmas tree downtown. The weather was very chilly, and we all dressed accordingly, hats, gloves, boots and lots of layers. I never expected to be wearing my fur Alaska hat in Arizona! The day was also Betty Green's birthday, which we celebrated at Manuel's resturant after the parade. We love the Mariachi band, who serenaded Betty. She is in the first photo. They also got the guys to dance and then the ladies. What a hoot! I hope you will click on the photo of the guys standing... this is a movie, and my first attempt at posting one. Be sure and turn the sound on!

The parade had over 80 floats and groups. We were chilled to the bone by the time it was over. But this is an annual event for our group and none of us would miss it if at all possible. This is the same group that got together for Thanksgiving and will gather at the ballroom in our park for Christmas dinner. Yes! we do manage to do a lot of celebrating and eating together. The photos of the parade are just a sample ... the parade went on for at least 1-1/2 hours. Our park had an entry and so did many of the other local rv parks. One even had a live singing cowboy on board.
This was one fun evening....and a great way to start the holiday season. Hope you all have a wonderful Christmas with good friends and family.

Happy trails......