Only in Hawaii...

...would you go to a Christmas parade and see more floats with hula dancers and fire throwers than Christmas trees and elves!

We LOVE the small town feel our community has and on Saturday morning we ventured one block up the street to attend Oahu's largest Christmas parade.  After helping put together the Holiday Bowl parade for a few years in San Diego, I have pretty high expectations when it comes to parades. I will be the first to admit I was thoroughly impressed with the number & quality of the entries, the organization, and the thousands of spectators that came out for this parade.  We're already looking forward to next year's!

Santa made the trip to Hawaii!

And, only in Hawaii would a 3-year old be allowed to sit on his dad's lap and "drive" the truck all along the parade route:

It doesn't take much for Sydney to be entertained...her favorite part of the parade were the lights on top of the police car blocking the intersection.