Some call it Bacchus Sunday, but as we’ve never been to Bacchus, for us it’s Thoth Sunday. Also known at the Krewe of Shut-ins, Thoth traipses through our neighborhood visiting the Children’s Hospital and several retirement centers. Earlier in the season, Thoth visits other retirement centers off the parade route — last year, the Abeona kids joined one of the centers for Thoth’s visit. The parade route includes the stretch of Magazine right in front of Whole Foods (which is a stone’s throw from our front door) so the situation just begs for a party. We donned our costumes once again (turn down the chance to wear golden boots!? not us!)
Sheri joined us for the morning — with big kudos since she’d been up all night at the Endymion Extravaganza the night before. (Remember that event? We went last year and were very sad to turn down a gracious invite to attend once again. What a seriously fun party!)
Will’s favorite throw was a plastic sword. Two, in fact. But he gave one to a friend (which Paul and I found incredibly impressive.) The 4-year old obsession with warfare is still unsettling to the pacifist parents, but we are jokingly agreed that the old-school swords are preferred to guns. Aye. Is fighting always part of early childhood development?
Kate with her throw of the season: a seriously nice stuffed monkey. Paul was holding her at the time and reported that the float riders burst into laughter when Kate took the monkey and quickly put beads around its neck. Thanks, Thoth rider! She’s been inseparable from it ever since.
Ana and Elliot danced to the marching bands!
Paul juggled. While juggling, a guy came up to Paul and asked if he got his cape on Etsy. In fact, we did. Turns out the guy had contacted the same seller to inquire of capes for Mardi Gras… and learned that she had just done capes for a family in New Orleans (us), “maybe you’ll see them,” she added. He couldn’t believe it when he saw Paul and recognized the capes. 
He took this picture (one with each of our cameras) so that we could send them to the Etsy seller/crafter.
Views from high on the ladder (by Paul).
Thoth was our last parade this season. We were beat. I really missed getting out to St. Charles for Tuesday’s parades; I love Zulu and there is something that feels “official” about Rex that makes me feel like I’m missing something. (Although I generally feel that Rex riders are stingy in their throws.) Still, it was a great carnival holiday and we are already thinking of how to more fully enjoy the traditions next year!
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