Merry Christmas
>> Sunday, December 25, 2011 –
holidays
3 years ago
Christmas Lights
>> Saturday, December 24, 2011 –
family,
holidays,
out and about
On Monday, we made our annual trek to Salt Lake to see the lights. (And can I just say again how much I love Frontrunner. Taking the train downtown is so much easier than dealing with traffic and parking.) It was my mom's birthday, so we met up Nana and Grandpa Len for the adventure.
It actually wasn't too crowded, so I wasn't overly concerned about Lily getting lost. Last year, she refused to hold a hand and was constantly running away. Luckily, she adores Grandpa Len, so she stuck pretty close to his side all night. Timothy was pretty content in the backpack, even with all the bundling. I was so afraid he would freeze (and it was super cold), so he was dressed to the nines. When we piled everything on just before getting off the train, he wasn't too thrilled. He didn't fuss about all the layers, though. It was more of a silent protest with frequent escapes to his happy place. (That's what we call it when he closes his eyes to avoid us.)
But once we got going, he had a pretty good time and probably had a pretty good view of it all. After seeing all there was to see, we stopped for some (very) hot chocolate and headed home. Since Erik misread his watch, we actually left about an hour later than we planned. It made for a late night, but it was worth it. Lily had a great time, and since she's really starting to remember what we do for the holidays, I wouldn't miss this tradition for the world.
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Cookie Time
While I was making what seemed like a million cookies to give to coworkers and friends, Lily did some baking of her own. I gave her some dough and she went to town rolling, flouring, cutting, scraping, rerolling, flouring again, and finally putting them on the pan for baking. You've never seen a kid have so much fun. A couple days later, she frosted them in total Lily fashion. And now they're just waiting for their official moment in the spot light when Santa arrives.
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