Saturday, November 29, 2008

'Tis the season...

Yesterday, the boys went to the Thanksgiving parade downtown before we enjoyed a lovely meal at home (I can say it was lovely even if I cooked it, right?) Then we made our quasi-annual trip to the Uptown Lighting ceremony and fireworks near the Galleria.

The boys got some nifty new toys to make their own lightshows:


Juliette watched the fireworks with Grandma Denise and welcomed the official opening of the Christmas season...
Then we enjoyed a leisurely afternoon at the park the day after Thanksgiving. No shopping for us, thank you very much. Juliette knew it must be fall still because she found a leaf on the ground.
The boys knew it was almost Christmas because they opened the outdoor ice skating rink at Discovery Green. However, they opted for other diversions...


Yeah, 85°F on the day after Thanksgiving...welcome to Christmas season in Texas...let's put on our bathing suits and play in the fountains at the park.

1 comment:

Vito said...

I was laughing at the pictures of the kids in the water. Oh how I miss the warmth of Texas (only at this time of year...you can keep the unbearable heat of summer).

A little bit of a different situation over here. This morning we decided to skip ballet class since with the snow and rain I'm not sure we'll be able to make it there and back safely (even with our winter tires on).