Festival of Lights 2010

Continuing our tradition, we enjoyed a fun evening with the Throckmorton's. Suzie made us a killer meal (Cheese Manacotti...Yumm!) As per tradition, we laid the seats down in the back of our car, and all the kids piled in the back. The Dad's settled in the front seats and we drove a few blocks to the city's...

On the way there we sing Christmas songs at the top of our lungs. The Dad's just roll their eyes. LOL

Poor little Jack was NOT pleased with the singing though! *Giggle* He wanted us to be quiet. 

The whole city park is set up with different scenes made entirely out of lights and we just drive around and enjoy them, while listening to Christmas music they broadcast to our car. 

It is magical!! 

Adi loved them!! 

Caleb loved the cowboy/camping ones! 

This kids love that we open the back window and they can hang out and see it all... 

Skiers! 

This picture the boys in the group are going crazy over the huge dinosaurs and a volcano spitting lava! (I was on the wrong side of the car to get a good photo of them) They LOVED it! 

The Castle in "Toy Land" 

"Dashing through the snow in a one horse open sleigh...." 

Adi climbed on top of whoever was sitting closest to the thing she wanted to see. She really LOVED the lights! We could have gone back through it over and over and she likely never would have gotten bored. It was so cute! 

Another of the boy's fav's! The dragon!! 

It was bumpy near the Nativity, so this was the best photo I could get, but I *love* Nativities, so this was a favorite for me :) 

This photo is of the Bear (white) catching the fish that were "swimming" in the river. It looked like they really were swimming! It was cool! 

Toy Soldier from Toy Land... yes we drove through it all again. It was worth another lap. If Adi had had her way we would have kept going! LOL 

Cheese!! 

"That light is so bright Mom!!" 

The crew 

Jack was asleep within blocks of the festival 

And poor little Adi cried herself to sleep she was so disappointed to leave the pretty lights!

We drove around looking for more lights, but it was too late in the evening for many of them to be on, so we headed back to Throckmorton's for dessert and a few games. It was a lovely Christmas Eve Eve.
We are so blessed to have such good friends! Thanks for helping make one of our favorite traditions be realized this year Suzie! :) We really enjoyed it!