This past weekend was filled with the first of many festivities to come this holiday season. We started the weekend out by having Breakfast with Santa on Saturday morning. It was a fun time of fellowship with other families at our church and the kids had a blast. Dalton was a little unsure of Santa for the first five seconds or so, but quickly overcame his uneasiness and climbed onto his lap. We had asked Dalton several times the night before and morning of what he planned to tell Santa he wanted for Christmas. Each time he responded with a Sit and Spin. (Yes, we realize he is probably a little too big for this toy. He played with one at a friend’s house a few weeks ago and has been stuck on wanting one ever since.) When he climbed onto Santa’s lap that morning and Santa asked Dalton what he would like Santa to bring him from the North Pole, he quickly responded with a hippopotamus. He told Santa an elaborate story about how the hippo could live in our backyard and he could play with the cows that live in the pasture behind our house. He included details about how the cows could jump over the fence and everything. Needless to say, we were laughing uncontrollably at this point. Addie, on the other hand, was content just playing with Santa’s beard. Perhaps next year she will ask for a Polar Bear or something else just as comical. Here are the pictures of Dalton telling Santa his detailed story of his Christmas Wish.
We also attended the annual Schertz Christmas Light Parade. The joys of living in a small community outside of San Antonio are that they find any and every reason to hold a parade. I think this is the third or fourth parade this year. They bring out every fire truck, police car, ambulance, flat bed trailer and tractor the city has to offer, put a few steamers or lights on the side and have the locals wave from the back. It’s great fun for the kids and gives families an opportunity to spend the evening together making memories. After the parade, we walked over to the park where bouncers, games, a sledding hill and a train ride was set up for the kids to enjoy. The weather was a bit chilly, so we had Dalton pick three activities. He, of course, rode the train, played on the “snow” covered hill and went down an incredibly tall bouncy slide. He was disappointed to leave so soon, but when you see the picture of our tired little girl, you’ll understand.
Horse drawn carriage and the llamas.
Riding on the train.
Playing in the snow and our sleepy girl.
And he never even thought twice about sliding down.
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