:: Traditions :: Santa Parade & Christmas Tree ::

I love traditions.  Love.  I love looking back at the exact time & even in the past years.  The first year we took Karson to the Santa Parade, DJ was hunting.  My Mom and I took him.  He fell asleep & missed Santa.  Last year, the parade started at 9:00am.  We showed up at 9:00am.  Oops.  We definitely didn't get a seat up front.  We had to hold Karson the whole time.  This year, I was determined to do it right.  We need to get there early.  Then we needed to entertain 2 kids for an hour in the cold before the parade started.  

This one was not happy all morning.  She is usually up for anything.  She was NOT happy to be out in the cold.  Later in the day she spiked a fever, and a nasty cough showed up.  I had her out in the cold...when she was miserable & I didn't know it.  Serious Mommy Guilt!

 The night before the parade, my Mom and I made breakfast burritos & homemade Butter Horns.  I woke up really early the morning of the parade, warmed up our parade food, and put it in my thermal tote...thing.  It was perfect, and stayed hot.  Perfect parade food.

 

baby not amused

 

Ellary fell asleep & Karson was entertained with hot food.  Plus, we were there so early, we claimed the city buss seats.  Perfect!

 Karson loved the parade.  Especially the having candy thrown at him part.

 

It warmed up, and turned out to be an absolutely beautiful morning!

 

 

   

   Oh, look.  Little Miss woke up for the end of the parade. 

She woke up much happier!

Ellary & Nana

So excited to get "eye glass."

And of course, no Santa Parade is complete without Santa.

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I get the itch to put up the Christmas Tree 2 weeks before Thanksgiving.  I waited until the weekend before Thanksgiving this year. 

We put up our tree, got out the lights...and they didn't work.  So...Daddy and Karson made a trip to Costco to pick up new lights.

I love pulling out or ornaments & setting up our tree!

 

Karson has rearranged our ornaments more times than I can count!

Meet T.R.O.U.B.L.E.

The little one who will not leave the Christmas Tree alone.

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I can't help but remember last Christmas.  Dreaming about what it would be like having our sweet baby girl with us the next year.  I love that she is experiencing the same Christmas Traditions as her Big Brother.  I can't help but dream about next year...with a 3 year old and 1 year old.  I love being a Mom!