Morning Parade

It started the same day as Kindergarten. DD would try and skip stall getting to school. She'd ask every morning if we could drive by Nanny & Pa's house to see how the siding was coming along. Then we'd drive down Grandma Mary's road to do the same. We live in the middle. From our backyard we can see Nan & Pa's front yard. From our front yard, we can see Grandma "Mair's" backyard. Well, after a week of our siding inspections, we let my parents and grandma know we had been driving by their homes every morning before school. And to our surprise the next morning, we had WAVERS!

And EVERY morning since, Nanny & Pa (and sometimes Uncle Shawn) will be at the window waving good morning to DD & Dig. When Great Uncle Jim, Uncle Steve & Cousin Joey were here, they too took part in the morning parade.

As you can see...this Momma doesn't "get ready" before taking DD to school. And this brother doesn't even get out of his jammers!

We never miss Great-Grandma Mary's house either. She's always on the front step waving and yelling, "Have a good day!" to the kids. It's kind of a neat way of checking in on her, making sure she's doing ok.

I can't help but think our "Morning Parade" and the smiles that come with it are a great way to start the day, not only for the kids & I...but for the 'wavers' waiting for us to cruise on by!