We are a group of ladies of a certain age who are ready to have some fun. Most of us live somewhere else and spend our winters in the warm, sunny south at a wonderful resort in the United States.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

The Vixens & Mardi Gras

This post is about the CV Vixens and the Mardi Gras Parade at Canyon Vistas on Fat Tuesday, February 12th. There are many good photos on Facebook about all the parade entries or on my blog about the parade, so this post will only be about the Red Hats.


Cathy, Brenda, Joanie & Brenda got together on Sunday and selected music for the parade to go along with our Vixen (foxy lady) theme.


The following gathered at Brenda's on Monday afternoon to decorate two golf carts for the Red Hat entries:


Mary, Joannie & Gayle attaching flowers



Mary creating eyes



Gayle & Joanie attaching more red & purple



Brenda, Joanie, Brenda, Mary & Gayle
& Coleen, the photographer


the rear of the Foxy Lady cart



Mary putting final touches on the front of the Foxy Lady


The Red Hat cart for the Queen
(hat with a veil in the back)

Thanks ladies for your help with the decorating!



Now for the morning of the parade...

Foxy Queen Mary


Vice-Queen Mary showing her red hats


Mary flashing her Red Hats during the parade



A Red Hat flash


Brenda, Rosie & Brenda in the Foxy Lady


Brenda



Brenda looking for the words to go with the song


Brenda & Rosie
Look at Rosie's lacy leggings, pretty  foxy!


Red Hat Clown, Gayle





Gayle's ride


Sporting her Decorated Bra entry-Wilma
Very sneaky Wilma, as only the committee 
knew who you were


Vicki, Lady in Pink


Queen Mary & Sondra


Queen Mary, Coleen & Pat
Darlene on the rear left & the Mystery Lady rear right


Joanie in the center, Eloise in the red dress to the right


Joanie in the center in purple & We-Z on the right in red
Good disguise We-Z


Coleen driving the Red Hat cart and the Queen


The Red Hat cart



Wilma, Cathy & Brenda driving
Darlene & Pat in the back
apologies to those I do not recognize...


Shirley BEFORE the parade



Shirley loosing her clothes DURING the parade



The END of Shirley



And there go the Foxy Ladies...


Most of the Red Hatters who either rode or walked in the parade


It was a FUN parade despite the rather cool temps.
Thank You Ladies!


Thanks to the following for the use of your photos:
Marge Raudstein
Mary Johnson
Linda Booker
Dan Ratwoski 







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