Last Friday Matt took such a long nap we missed our friends' gingerbread house event. So I cobbled together a graham cracker structure which became a garage for one of the gingerbread cars.
Almost half of the candies survived to become decorations.
Then, last Saturday we attended our town's parade of lights. It was quite a long (and loud!) parade. Matt impatiently watched all of the big trucks, bands, and groups of people go by while he was waiting for Santa Claus.
We tried to check out the after event, but it was absolutely packed.
Today we went with some friends to see the Enchanted Village, a display at a local store. The kiddos had to endure a long wait to get in, but once inside I think they enjoyed the scenes.
Those who are waiting to see Matt with Santa may be disappointed this year. We've gone to see Santa four times, and we've yet to be able to take a photo. (Today was the furthest we managed to get: we stood in front of Santa, who spoke to Matt, but I'm not sure he got any response.) Matt has really gotten into the idea of Santa, and he likes seeing him from a distance, but he is still nervous about being left with a stranger, even if it's Santa Claus.
