I almost forgot to tell you about my favorite part of the parade. Adam had ventured out on his own to retrieve some candy (about five whole feet away from my sister) when he looked up and saw the Subway mascot walking down the street toward him. I wish I’d been able to capture the look of sheer terror on his face before he turned and bolted back to the safety of Aunt Stacy’s lap.

To be completely honest, I can’t blame him. It’s one freaky sandwich. Thankfully there was just one of them, would you believe that Subway has more than one mascot option? The one we saw was “Subman” and they also have “Subway Dude” and “Super Hero”.

Which answers the question I had as to why the giant sub wore a cape – because it’s a Super Hero – funny, but still creepy.

And yes, it really was my favorite part of the parade. I laughed so hard I had tears in my eyes.

I’m sure it will be less amusing to me in a few years when I’m paying for therapy to cure Adam of a fear of lunch meat and shredded lettuce.