Fiesta

Each year  in April San Antonio has a special 10 day celebration called fiesta.  The tradition honoring the heros of the Alamo and the Battle of San Jacinto started in 1891 when a group of ladies decorated horse-drawn carriages, paraded in front of the Alamo, and pelted each other with flower blossoms.   Today there are more than 100 events throughout the city which include various parades throughout the week. A king and queen are crowned each year.  At school the kids get the Battle of the Flowers day off and it is one of the 3 parties they are allowed to have during the school year.  

As part of the celebration the pre-K and kindergarten classes get to make a float and parade them around the school with the older kids lining the hallways watching.  Julia wanted a princess float with a castle.

We helped her decorate a shoebox with ribbons, a castle, and her little Disney princesses.

Kylee was at Bob Lewis when she was in Kindergarten so this is the float that she made.