"Jupiter Rolled"

That's the way they talk about the Mardi Gras parades down here -- a parade doesn't start...it "rolls." Jupiter is the name of a "krewe," which is the name of the groups, sometimes secret, that put on each parade. And there are sooooo many parades! Jupiter was the first of the season in Baton Rouge, and coincidentally, our church was having a "Parent's Date Night" that evening. So we checked out our first ever Mardi Gras parade.

It was soooooo fun! Contrary to popular belief, there are "family friendly" parades and events during Mardi Gras season, and Jupiter was one of them. Now that Ben and I sort of know how it all works, we're going to take the kids to their first one this coming weekend!

Anyway, we did, in our opinion, not bad at all for two newbiees at a smaller parade! Check out the lootage....