Yep, this tradition FAILED miserably this year.
It was about 38 degrees outside, but a decent night. I had been told about a small children's park that was lit up nicely and Santa would be there Fri and Sat's. So, Sat night... after an extremely long day for everyone... we headed out, bundled up. Caylee in her coveralls, puffy jacket and hat... Matt in his coveralls, jacket and hat... Me in a mixture of whatever would fit to stay warm!
**Sidenote: Back up to a few days prior.... Caylee and I had been to the mall and the Santa wasn't busy. He came over and chatted with us, even gave Caylee a candy cane. She LOVED him, thought he was funny, smiled etc. I didn't put her in his lap, but I'm almost certain she would have gone with him.
Back to the lights.... it was a very small park, but perfect for kids. They did a nice job with the lights, blow-up things and even had a candy cane garden where you could pick your own candy cane. Very cute.
However, it was dark, Caylee was a little fussy and it was cold... so we have now officially become THOSE parents. Yep, the ones who try to get their kid to sit on Santa's lap and they scream. The very parents I SWORE we'd NEVER be! Well, such is life and now we have the picture to prove it...
Here it is... the picture many parents swear they'll never take, but many end up getting.... .
I couldn't figure out my camera with the lights, so these aren't great... but the park was very cute.
Not enjoying Frosty so much...
She liked walking on her own, until she fell. Let me tell you... I HATE winter clothing and small children. They just can't walk well in all the gear and they need to be bundled up... I even chose not to put her boots on and gave her regular shoes (which leave her feet a little colder) thinking it would help. Nope.. still fell and we still left the park with a screaming 1 yr old after just 20 minutes. Like I said... FAIL this year.... maybe next year :)
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