The first weekend of December. Chill in the air. Small town America open house. I love it. Our little town gathers on the main street amidst fires burning from barrels and free carriage rides. There are musicians on every corner. This year I even claim one of them. It's Ethan (and friends) who serenaded the wandering townsfolk to Christmas music.
The elementary school decorated the Christmas tree this year with snowflakes each student designed and printed on a 3 D printer. We looked for Ben and Will's, but it was like looking for a needle in a haystack.....or as Will would say "literally" a snowflake in a Christmas tree.
On Saturday morning we pick out the best Frasier Fir and bring it in the house. We take a break mid decorating to attend the local Christmas parade. This year Kevin and Ethan decorated his trumpet for the festivities. It took a little bit of manuvering but the effect was worth it.
After we warm up from the parade, we drink hot cocoa, listen to Christmas music (This year's favorite Pentatonix.) and decorate the tree.
Lovely.
That marching trumpeter looks so handsome! We've been listening to a lot of Pentatonix too :-) Wish I could persuade my kids to still do the parade stuff...would probably help if I wasn't such a scrooge myself! (I keep telling myself it's not scrooge-dom, it's apathy. meh.)
ReplyDeleteSo fun. . .I loved those evenings. the Burg at its best. Ethan looks so handsome!!!
ReplyDeleteI missed the night before for something important...I can't remember now, but the parade was awesome as always. Small town life at it's best!
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