I’m amazed how it’s already December. Better post the recent Thanksgiving Parade photos before they get dated.

[caption id=“attachment_673” align=“alignnone” width=“540” caption=“Snoopy is in the house”][/caption]

[caption id=“attachment_674” align=“alignnone” width=“540” caption=“Kermit the Frog is in the house”][/caption]

[caption id=“attachment_675” align=“alignnone” width=“360” caption=“Diary of a Wimpy Kid is in the house”][/caption]

[caption id=“attachment_676” align=“alignnone” width=“540” caption=“The street crowd at 70th St and CPW”][/caption]

[caption id=“attachment_677” align=“alignnone” width=“540” caption=“some Ronald McDonald on Ice Skates”][/caption]

[caption id=“attachment_678” align=“alignnone” width=“360” caption=“Uncle Sam with the thumbs up”][/caption]

[caption id=“attachment_679” align=“alignnone” width=“360” caption=“The Statue of Liberty on a cold November morning”][/caption]

[caption id=“attachment_680” align=“alignnone” width=“540” caption=“Miranda Cosgrove with Despicable Me minions”][/caption]

[caption id=“attachment_681” align=“alignnone” width=“540” caption=“Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? SpongeBob SquarePants!”][/caption]

[caption id=“attachment_682” align=“alignnone” width=“360” caption=“Arrtie the Pirate - a recreated 1947 balloon”][/caption]

[caption id=“attachment_683” align=“alignnone” width=“540” caption=“The Wiggleworm caught on camera”][/caption]

[caption id=“attachment_684” align=“alignnone” width=“540” caption=““Supercute Hello Kitty” with her fans”][/caption]

[caption id=“attachment_685” align=“alignnone” width=“540” caption=“Shrek in the ogre swamp that is New York City”][/caption]

[caption id=“attachment_686” align=“alignnone” width=“360” caption=“Takashi Murakami’s (of LV fame) Kaikai”][/caption]

[caption id=“attachment_687” align=“alignnone” width=“540” caption=“Takashi Murakami’s (of LV fame) Kiki”][/caption]

[caption id=“attachment_688” align=“alignnone” width=“360” caption=“Harold the Fireman - a recreated 1948 balloon”][/caption]

[caption id=“attachment_689” align=“alignnone” width=“360” caption=“Kung Fu Panda joins the fray”][/caption]

[caption id=“attachment_690” align=“alignnone” width=“540” caption=“Pikachu is peeking out”][/caption]

[caption id=“attachment_691” align=“alignnone” width=“540” caption=“Spiderman turns out the park”][/caption]

[caption id=“attachment_692” align=“alignnone” width=“540” caption=“Mr. West is in the building / Swagger on a hundred thousand, trillion”][/caption]

[caption id=“attachment_693” align=“alignnone” width=“360” caption=“Horton the elephant”][/caption]

[caption id=“attachment_694” align=“alignnone” width=“540” caption=“*Insert your own Kool-Aid (R) Man joke here*”][/caption]

[caption id=“attachment_695” align=“alignnone” width=“540” caption=“Buzz Lightyear to infinity and beyond!”][/caption]

[caption id=“attachment_696” align=“alignnone” width=“360” caption=“The Energizer Bunny??? It’s not a Thanksgiving parade without someone trying to sell you batteries?”][/caption]

[caption id=“attachment_697” align=“alignnone” width=“360” caption=“The Pillsbury Doughboy floating by”][/caption]

[caption id=“attachment_698” align=“alignnone” width=“360” caption=“It’s Smurf time”][/caption]

[caption id=“attachment_699” align=“alignnone” width=“540” caption=“Santa Claus is in the house”][/caption]

[caption id=“attachment_700” align=“alignnone” width=“540” caption=“Questionable street vendor merchandise is in the house”][/caption]

(Hat tip to Gothamist for the list of balloon names)