SNOWMAN LANE

So, here in Santa Rosa we live in a nice neighborhood. Two streets over from us, there is a caul-de-sac called Walnut Court. However, during the Christmas season it is know as Snowman Lane. It is packed everynight with cars going in and coming out. As you drive by, you can see all of the lights. So, we decided to walk over after dinner and wow---ya know those movies where neighbors try to outdo the other's light display? Well, that's what this street reminds me off!!!!

Talk about crazy!!! The girls were so excited...lights, Christmas music, and the one house was selling hot chocolate and popcorn! It was awesome:)

More Christmas things

Us girls also enjoyed a drive through Spanaway Park-their light show was good as well.

Candy Cane lane

We also drove through a live nativity scene while in GH. It was the best I'd ever seen and unfortunately, I forgot the camera. The local church had a nice set up though. ... Guards greet you by asking for a count in your vehicle. Then, they let you proceed through to the village. As driving through, people are dressed as in the days of Jesus. They are approaching your vehicle trying to sell you eggs, baskets, cloths, bread, etc. There are camels and donkeys walking around, people everywhere---like a real village. Then, as you proceed out of the village to the field, you are stopped by shepherds and see three angels in white who bring news of Jesus' birth. After that, you pass by the manger scene. As you leave, you must pass through a final guard check--he checks your vehicle and asks for a count. He also asked what we call our mechanized coach-and of course I replied an automobile. We had a good time:)

It really was great and the girls loved it. Faith asked me if we could buy an egg from the one lady! My mom and I were laughing so hard, I had tears. I am not sure what would have come if I had said yes?

Boat Parade

Each Christmas time, Gig Harbor hosts the boat parade. Most of the boats in the harbor decorate their boats with lights and parade a few laps around the harbor! Sounds like great fun--another great tradition. However, since it was still chilly, we headed to our neighbors boat parade party. They have a great view of the harbor from their deck--much warmer, plus there is food, television, and playmates....
The kids played with each other and then decorated gingerbread houses!!!! 6toddlers, each with their own plate of candy....you can imagine how that went:)

Faith, Payton, and Dalaina---shared a house to decorate.

so, it went-one peice on the house, the next peice in the mouth......

The boat parade was a bust because most of the harbor was frozen and not many boats participated. Also, the kids couldn't eat the houses because the engineer (neighbor) built them with a glue gun!!!! So, they had fun playing with friends and eating the candy!!!

They were quite hyper and we had to run them around a bit! But, overall, it was a great night:)

Gig Harbor Tree Lighting

December 5th (yeah I'm behind) was the GH Tree lighting. We headed down in our winter gear. Upon arrival we received hot chocoalte, a cookie, santa hats, and glo sticks! The girls loved it!! We waited for Santa to arrive----via firetruck!

Santa lit the tree and then we were able to visit him and tell him our wish list for the holiday!

The tree was beautiful. The weather was extremely chilly. We waited in line for 45minutes---my toes were numb!!!! (IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE I HAD THAT FEELING)

The girls didn't mind---they had a blast!

And, then they received a cany cane from that gi-normous bin:)

It was a great time--a cute town and nice tradition in Gig Harbor!

LIGHTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My mom, the girls and I took a trip across the bridge to the Point Defiance Zoo in Tacoma. They do Christmas lights and camel rides!!!

Carousel rides for a dollar!!

Look at those smiles!

Camel rides for $5--of course we did that too!

The camel was a perfect gentleman--no spitting even! The girls giggles the entire ride!

The number one attraction there--the purple tree. There are 30,000 lights on that thing!!!!!!! 20,000 purple and 10,000 green! That took some time I imagine. They do it every year:) And, Dalaina just loved it!!!

We had agreat time even though it was chilly and slightly wet!