Christmas Season Kick-Off

The day after Thanksgiving is our Christmas kick-off Day and I'm talking

Black Friday sales either!

We get our tree and start in with all the festivities!

That night the girls and I went to a nearby

Shrine that decorates to the rim with Christmas lights.

It is unseasonably warm in our area so it

was a really pleasant night for walking.

There were so many different light displays!

Really hard to capture with my cheap little camers--

not to mention my photography skills (I don't really have any!).

The girls and their friends had a great time

walking around looking at all the pretty lights.

The following day I took the girls to a Christmas fundraiser at

a Horse Farm.

There was lots to do!

Face painting!

Josie is very descriptive.



I'll have a Christmas tree riding a rainbow shooting star.

I like Rudolph!

Oh Clara Rose-- she just quit singing "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reighndeer" about 2-months ago.

Now he is back!

The girls were able to visit with Santa.

Being silly with balloons while waiting in line to get . . .

Some super-duper fancy balloon animals.

I mean REALLY!!!???

Has anyone ever seen balloon animals like THESE?

Of course, a trip to a horse farm isn't complete without actually

riding on a pony!

Thrills galore!