Dallas Christmas Parade

This past weekend we went to the Dallas Children’s Christmas Parade.  None of us had ever been to a big parade before . . . it was such a neat experience, especially for the kids!  It was about 45 minutes long, with short performances that would stop in front of us along the way.  

These ladies were so impressive, the youngest one was probably 65!

After the parade we went to brunch at the Adolphus Hotel; it’s one of the oldest hotels in Dallas, and it was beautiful inside.  The brunch was put on by Mike’s work, and they had a balloon guy come in with a pet rabbit.  Amelia was infatuated with the bunny, so much so that Mike was like, “Maybe we should get her a bunny for Christmas!”  I told him I cared for a friend’s rabbit once when I was younger and that there is no way I’m getting our two-year-old a bunny.  Noah was equally infatuated with the balloons but was sweet enough to make sure to get one for his sister.

Santa was also there, and we weren’t sure how Amelia would take to sitting in his lap.  She is VERY into “all things Christmas” this year, with no thanks to her brother and me.  Well, no surprise . . . she was horrified when Mike tried to set her in Santa’s lap.  Her whole body froze up and a look of terror came over her face, followed by intense crying.  I’m not sure if all parents think this response is as funny as Mike and I did.

Thanks to Pinterest, I started a tradition of wrapping 24 Christmas books and letting the kids open one each night.  They have loved it so far, and I really enjoyed shopping for the books (I am huge fan of children’s books, just like my mom).