And the Official BPAC 2011 Theme is.....

A HAND FULL OF M&M's

Yep M&M's!!! M&Ms are a family tradition in our family. Every family party has M&M's and all the kids love them. They are the perfect chocolate candy. Our float name was created by one of the matriarchs of the BPAC. It is literally for the handful of M&Ms that will be decorated on the float and a handful of M&M's (aka the kids) that are in the float.

Our official kid count is 9!!!!!

All of the cousins will be in the parade. The five older and 9 younger will all be in attendance.

The official line up is...

AED- 4 yrs

JPD- 3 yrs

LCD- 3 yrs

PGV- 3 yrs

MGD- 2 yrs

BPD- 2 yrs

JBD- 1 yr

KMD- 6 months

JTD- 3 months

So we definitely have quite a handful on our hands!!

Keep looking for more upcoming updates about the beginning of our float construction!

100 Days Left!!!

Keep on Parading!

P.S. Tomorrow is a very happy first birthday to JBD!! He will be in his first Baby Parade this year!

116 Days to go

Hey everybody. What's going on? It's been about a month since our last post and we figured we should give our loyal readers a little update.

Our theme is pretty much set however we are going to officially announce our 2011 BPAC theme when there is 100 days left on the countdown.

The wagon you see above is similar to the wagon that we have purchased for the baby parade. We plan on getting a piece of plywood to make it a tad bigger to hold so many babies. We are going to have two structures. The first being our main structure of the wagon and the second being a double stroller for our participants that are too little to survive in the wagon with the older ones. At a recent family party we placed the 5 elder ones on the structure without expanding it and it went rather well. They stayed on and we practiced our waving abilities. 

Look for our 100 day post where we formally announce our theme!!!

Keep on Parading!

The Luck of the Irish

Today is a very special day. As a very Irish family we celebrate big on Saint Patrick's Day for multiple reasons. Today is not only a day to celebrate the Irish heritage but to celebrate the births of our BPAC matriarch and PG! PG turned three today and has been with the BPAC since its formation. He was only 5 months when he first appeared in the 2008 baby parade. And then tomorrow is K's birthday who has also been with the BPAC since its inception in 08. She is the head of artistic designs. Tomorrow is our big St Patty's day party for our family and the first official BPAC meeting of the 2011 season.

Happy Saint Patrick's Day
Happy Birthdays
And Happy First Official BPAC Meeting!

Keep on Parading!

A Very Happy Birthday!!

March is full of birthdays in our family and today marks our first March birthday!! Happy Birthday to A!! A has been with the BPAC for 3 years now and is our head of international affiliates. Last year at the Baby Parade she pulled one of our award winning floats! Happy Birthday!!!!


And since it is Ocean City Baby Parade History Month here is your fact for the day!

The Baby Parade has often reflected what is going on in the country and the world. For example: after the great depression many of the children's floats and costumes echoed the economic concerns or the bicentennial year of 1976 when a definite patriotic theme was felt.

Happy March!

March is Ocean City Baby Parade History Month!

The BPAC is officially naming March the "Official Ocean City Baby Parade History Month." All throughout March we will be giving you little tidbits about the greatest and longest running baby parade in the United States. This year will be the 102nd Baby Parade in Ocean City.

Today's Fun Fact: August of 1909 Ocean City held its first Baby Parade. At that time it was a modest affair with children marching down the boardwalk wearing paper hats and waving flags. In earlier years prizes were awarded to the cutest, fattest, and prettiest babies.

Our first official BPAC 2011 staff meeting has been set for March 18, 2011. Stay tuned for details about our theme!!!

Keep on Parading!

February Birthdays!!!!!

Here at the BPAC we have some February Birthdays to celebrate!!!! On the 15th J had a very special birthday. Today its a day to celebrate another year of JV and his construction abilities. And tomorrow we celebrate MDs birthday who is mother to three of our baby parade participants this year.

The baby parade is getting closer and after our official first meeting of the BPAC 2011 crew we will announce our official Baby Parade 2011 Theme!!! It's going to be a great year!

Happy Birthday to everyone and stay tuned for the mid-March announcement of our theme!!!!

Keep on Parading!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

Yesterday B.P. turned 2!!!! B.P has been in the baby parade the past two soon to be three years. We had a very nice party at the matriarchs house with all of the babies that are in the parade this year!

Happy Birthday B.P.!!!!!!!!!!