Start of Holiday Season

December is one of our busiest months.  We do a lot of Christmas activities with the kids.  We started out with Breakfast with Santa with our friends at a local restaurant.  It was cute.  The kids had fun coloring sheets and eating breakfast. 

Then we went to Brian’s work for a Christmas party for kids.  They had Santa.  Santa even gave the kids a toy. Austin got a toy to put together and Sydney got a stuffed dog that she named Pup Pup.  They did a craft and got a balloon animals. Austin requested a nutcracker that was a bit challenging for the balloon guys but they did it.  Sydney got a unicorn. They had lots of treats for the kids too.  They got several cookies and candies.  It was neat to see where Brian worked too.   It was really nice. 

Sydney had a play with her Girl Scout troop so we left a little early. Brian stayed and showed Austin around his work more.  Sydney enjoyed the play with her friends.  We saw a Christmas Carol. 

On Sunday we went to Lake Farm Park for breakfast with Santa. We enjoyed breakfast.  The kids built a wooden toy.  Sydney built a Christmas tree and Austin did a Nutcracker.   Then we got to see Santa and the kids told them what they wanted.  Austin wants a Drone and Daddy’s car to turn into a rocket ship and Sydney wants a Flip A Zoo and Mommy’s car to turn into a rocket ship.  The kids played in the toy houses (which we learned they are almost too big for) and watched the train. 

On Sunday night, we went to see the lighting ceremony in our city. We were late getting there so we were last in line to see Santa.  The nice part was we didn’t have to wait too long.  The kids got some hot chocolate and a popcorn ball. 

On Tuesday night we went down to the Q for a Winter Wonderland for season ticket holders.  We got some hot chocolate.  Then the only thing the kids wanted to do was ice skate.  We waited in line for a while but finally got them ice skates.  They didn’t have Brian’s size so I went skating with them.  I am definitely not the best ice skater.  Austin got pretty good at it after a while.  They had a lot of fun. 

After ice skating we got some snacks.  We had nacho chips for dinner.  The kids loved that.  They played on a large light bright too.  It was a fun night down at the Q. 

On Wednesday it was my birthday.  I had to work. After work, we went to a place to see if it would work for Austin’s birthday party.  Unfortunately it did not.  Afterwards, we went to Steak and Shake for dinner. However Austin wanted to go to the Cavs game instead.  After dinner, Brian took the kids to Giant Eagle and they got a cake for me.  It was nice.