On the way in to campus this morning I stopped down by Kickapoo Creeck to take pictures of the frosty plants. This afternoon Kris and I worked a science demo event at the new Riverfront Museum. It went OK. The museum is nice, but it seems a bit small for the admission price (we got in for free as volunteers, though). This evening we went to the Festival of Lights Parade in East Peoria. East Peoria is known regionally for its extensive light displays, and I have previously posted pictures of our visits to the park where they are posted. Many of the displays are paraded through East Peoria to kick off the event. This was the first time the parade has ever been held the weekend before Thanksgiving (rather than after), so we finally got to see it (although we thought it was bit on the early side to do a lot of Christmas stuff). We were near the end of the parade route where the crowds were thinner. Temps were about 50 F, so we were well chilled when the parade reached us after an hour or so of waiting. Alas, my camera battery died so I have no pictures of the floats themselves. It was nice to get close to the floats all lit up. Some played music; most sounded like portable generators! My favorite sight of the evening was Kris holding Katie up as she excitedly waved to Santa at the end of the parade.
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