We had a wonderful weekend. We spent Saturday morning finishing up some baked goodies.
Marcus found the bowl of green frosting.
We made a mess of the kitchen.
But it was so worth it.
We went caroling around our street, which was so much fun. This was the first year that Alyssa was really able to join in. We sang "Silent Night" and "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" at each house, and when we were done singing Alyssa would run back to our house to pick up another plate of goodies. It was raining pretty heavily, and while we were out, the rain turned to snow. It was beautiful! I love to go caroling. This year, I loved seeing the excitement on Alyssa's face and getting to know our neighbors a bit better.
We went to dinner at Brian's parent's house. We hung out for a bit afterward, then got bundled up to go see the Boat Parade at Howard Amon Park. The couple of times we went when I was little, we never got out of the car, so this time we didn't bundle up as much as we should have. I figured we would drive over, watch the fireworks, get out to see Santa for a few minutes, then get back in the car to watch the boats go by.
Instead, we were running a bit behind, so we ended up parking across George Washington Way to see the fireworks. They were so cool! Fireworks are great, but when they're choreographed to music (as these were) they are super-super cool!
Since we were already parked, we went ahead and walked across the street to wait for the boats. It was 7:45, and the newspaper estimated that the boats would reach Howard amon Park around 7:00. So we rushed over, then waited in the cold with everyone else. We watied...and waited....and after a while we finally saw some lights coming down the river. The parade was 26 boats long, but we only lasted through 6 before we ran back to the car. Even though it was cold, it was still so much fun. It was...cold fun.
Brian took off early yesterday, because of the snow. We didn't want him traveling in the evening when it was more likely that the roads would be icey. He made it to Portland okay, and we're counting down the days until Christmas Eve, when we'll see him again.
2 comments:
We went to the fireworks, but when they were going, we couldn't even hear the music that was playing because they were so loud! We went right down above the river though.
The kids got way too cold and sad, so I had to take them home before the boats. Good thing I didn't wait. They never would have lasted that long.
Your treats look delicious.
Thanks for hanging out the other day. It was fun.
Glad you had such a great weekend - sounds like a lot of fun! That sure looks like a yummy plate of treats - great job! :)
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