{"id":5342,"date":"2014-10-27T11:19:14","date_gmt":"2014-10-27T16:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/?p=5342"},"modified":"2014-10-27T11:19:14","modified_gmt":"2014-10-27T16:19:14","slug":"halloween-parade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/?p=5342","title":{"rendered":"Halloween Parade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We had a great time at the Halloween parade where kids march for about 4 blocks in their Halloween costumes.  We were a party of 7 with the two kids and parents and Grandma Liz and Jason and Lori.<\/p>\n<p>It didn&#8217;t take long for Ezri to find a friend from her dance class who was also dressed as Queen Elsa.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/twoelsas.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/twoelsas-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"twoelsas\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/twoelsas-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/twoelsas-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/twoelsas.jpg 1503w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nElsa was definitely THE HALLOWEEN COSTUME this year.  I counted 39 Elsas at the town Halloween parade.<br \/>\nA number of younger siblings were Olaf the snowman.  I counted 8 Olafs. The Olaf behind these two Elsas is not Ivan, but the other Elsa&#8217;s little brother.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/elsaandwand.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/elsaandwand-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"elsaandwand\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/elsaandwand-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/elsaandwand-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/elsaandwand.jpg 1947w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nEzri noted that there were many Elsas, but she was the only one gifted with a magical balloon wand with which to do her snow magic.<\/p>\n<p>This is the woman behind the balloon art and her consort here known as &#8220;the carrier of balloon art.&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/balloonfriends.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/balloonfriends-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"balloonfriends\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/balloonfriends-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/balloonfriends-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While the Great Pumpkin armed with a dracula wand tried to defeat Elsa, the vampire wand was no match for Elsa&#8217;s superior freezing powers.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/draculadefeat.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/draculadefeat-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"draculadefeat\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/draculadefeat-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/draculadefeat-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Before leaving for the parade, I told Ezri that she should not twirl wildly or she would show her underwear.  She nodded and said, &#8220;I better put on some leggings.&#8221;  Let nothing impede the joy of a good parade twirl.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/elsaleggings.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/elsaleggings-180x300.jpg\" alt=\"elsaleggings\" width=\"180\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/elsaleggings-180x300.jpg 180w, https:\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/elsaleggings-614x1024.jpg 614w, https:\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/elsaleggings.jpg 1651w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here is Elsa with the Doctor.  She said of her balloon wand, &#8220;It is shaped like a heart and I love it.  Isn&#8217;t that funny?&#8221;  Later when it was popped by her little brother, she did not melt or rage but noted that balloons don&#8217;t last forever.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/drdad.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/drdad-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"drdad\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/drdad-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/drdad-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We returned home for epic pumpkin carving, but that&#8217;s another blog post.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We had a great time at the Halloween parade where kids march for about 4 blocks in their Halloween costumes. We were a party of 7 with the two kids and parents and Grandma Liz and Jason and Lori. 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