Ocean City Baby Parade Photos and Awards

For the 104th time, Ocean City's youngest visitors strolled and rolled down the Boardwalk in the annual Baby Parade.

Despite some rain in the forecast, clear skies greeted more than 100 entries of children ages 10 and younger in the parade on Thursday.

The parade went off at 5 p.m. — held for the first time in the evening to allow for cooler weather and bigger crowds. The event succeeded on both counts.

The parade features wagons, carts, strollers and floats decorated in various themes — with participating children dressed to match. 

Peggy Lloyd, who will celebrate her 100th birthday in September, served as grand marshal.

Prizes for Baby Parade entries are as follows:

Section 100 (Fancy Under 2 Years Old)

• First: MacKenzie Cewe, Delaney Keller, Hadley Basso (Jackie Cewe), 7 mos./6 mos./9 mos., Linwood, N.J., "Rub-A-Dub Dub"
• Second: Zoe Sztenderowicz (Jacqui and Chris Sztenderowicz), 10 months old, Cinnaminson, N.J., "Singing in the Rain"
• Third: Ryan Pasquarello (Leanne Pasquarello), 10 months old, Drexel Hill, Pa., "Baby Buccaneer"
• Honorable Mention: Evan Ryan Motta (Lauren and Ryan Motta), 7 months old, Hammonton, N.J., "Cute Not Crabby"

Section 200 (Fancy 2 to 6 Years Old)

• First: Logan, Brendan and Margaret McCarthy (Lauren and Tim McCarthy), Alexandria, Va., "Alice in O.C.'s Wonderland"
• Second: Matthew Carman (Michelle and Carl Carman), Ewing, N.J., "Matthew's Lobster Fest"
• Third: Isabella and Angelina Valleley (Jaime and Andrew Valleley), Ocean City, N.J., "Breakfast at Tiffany's"
• Honorable Mention: Grace LaPorta (Dr. and Mrs. Lou LaPorta), Spring Hill, Fla., "Lasso the Fun in OC"

Section 300 (Fancy 6 to 10 Years Old)

• First: Caroline and Julia Walsh (Matt and Brie Walsh), Lansdale, Pa., "Hooked on Summer School"
• Second: Grace and Sophia Comber (Kyle Comber, Karla and Keith Comber), Ocean City, N.J..

Section 400 (Comic 0 to 10 Years Old)

• First: Catherine Clark (Rebecca and Stephen Clark), 5 months old, Blackwood, N.J., "Duck Dynasty"
• Second: Luna Aviles (Melissa Aviles), 3 months old, Hamilton, N.J., "Dino Baby" 

Section 500 (Small Floats 0 to 10 Years Old)

• First: Ethan and Jude Dempsey (Dale and Cathy Dempsey), 3 years old, Monroeville, N.J., "Little Crusaders"
• Second: David Emple (Lindsay Emple), 5 months old, Waldorf, Md., "Mr. Crabby Pants"

Section 800 (Day-of Entry 0 to 10 Years Old)

• Andrew and Hunter Mazzone (Donna Mazzone), Somers Point, N.J., "Pirate Babies" 

SPECIAL AWARDS

Leo Bamberger's Founders Award: Keegan Ruskoski, (Jessica Ruskoski), 1 year old, Ocean City, N.J., "Flintstone Fun"

Hanscom Award: Kacey Jane Bramwell, Drew Madison Harvey, Kevin John Hough, Madison Keeley (Jill Harvey Hough), New York, N.Y., "Enchanting OC"

Dahlhausen Award: Nolan Hontz (9 months) (Julie and Gavin Hontz), Philadelphia, Pa., "Cutest Catch"

Canale Award: Joseph John Michael Taraba (Lisa and Joe Taraba), 2 years old, West Grove, Pa., "Joseph's Ocean City Express"

Most Outstanding Twins or Triplets: Antonio and Sophia Lepore (18 months old) (Lauren and Massimo Lepore), Leonardo, N.J., "Boardwalk Treats for the Sweet Twins"

Greatest Distance: Duncan Charleston Bell (6 months old) (Ashley Bell), Seattle, Wash., "Pirates of OC"

FLOATS

1. Chatterbox
2. Ocean City Theatre Company
3. Shriver's