Mardi Gras Pet Parade...continuing our exploration of STL

In our continued effort to rediscover St. Louis we ended up in Soulard yesterday (Sunday). In the past the only time we've gone to Mardi Gras it included having a friend's place to crash, getting their early enough to find parking, peeing in alleys, and sometimes wandering out of Soulard once dark hit hoping you would run into a friend to drive you home. Not this year. We're much older. Wiser. And maybe boring, although in our defense, it was a "school night"

We rocked out on a Sunday with the 'ole Zoester, Alison, Lampe, and Jackson. The weather was great (for February) and we had a fun time. Just walking around, watching the other dogs, and checking out some of the costumes. Yup, many owners had full get-ups for their dogs. Hilarious. Zoey had a fantastic time, although still only has a minimal amount of time for paying attention to Jackson (Al's dog). I think eventually they'll be BFFs.

We weren't lucky enough to snag any of the free Beggin' Strips samples from the parade, but we had a great time. Success, another new St. Louis adventure.

Below is a picture of Zoey...she really got into showing her stuff for some beads :) (j/k)