One of the reasons mom came to the Big Easy this particular weekend was so that we could get our geek on and go see the newest Twilight movie: Breaking Dawn! I bought our tickets ahead of time in anticipation of the crazy lines (see photo below). Luckily we did not have to fight our way in since we went to a 4:00 showing and all of the teeny-boppers were still getting out of school.
When the showing we went to was over we saw this line of Twihards waiting their turn to see if Bella becomes a vampire or not...
2 fans standing outside the theater :)
We enjoyed the movie and are eagerly waiting for the final installment next year! Go Team Edward!
As something different to do we ventured to Mardi Gras World to check out "where Mardi Gras is made". A cute little old lady gave us a tour of the place. We got to see how the pieces/floats are created and how they re-use previous pieces to make new ones each year! It is neat to know that they "recycle" things.
Peek-a-boo! We were a little too short for these things.
That is quite an elaborate ensemble! There were a few different Mardi Gras ball gowns on display in the gift shop area. Some of the larger krewes throw a ball each year along with doing a parade.
Drew Brees...in float form! The Saints are a popular theme!
A sketch of a piece going on a future float. Each year every krewe picks a different theme that each of their floats will be based on. The parades are a minimum of 14 floats with the maximum number allowed being 28.
The sketch slowly coming to life with layers of styrofoam being glued together. It will have paper mache put on top then later be painted.
Lots o' paint!
Big ol' witch and lots of football helmets.
Mardi Gras World is Awesome!!!
I learned a lot about the behind-the-scenes part of the parades. I definitely recommend checking it out if you have an hour or so to kill!
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