The Hunt for the Christmas Spirit

I am currently on the hunt for the Christmas spirit. Maybe it's just that life is too busy and there is no time for slowing down...but at the moment I'm lifting up the corners of rugs and peeking behind curtain in a desperate attempt to find some holiday cheer. The carols have been playing in my car since before Thanksgiving and we haven't watched much else other than cheesy Christmas movies for the last month....yet still, I'm not yet brimming with the joy of the season.

I did manage to get some shopping done, what did one do before Amazon? Arden and I actually had to hit some bricks and mortar stores today to get a few gifts. That was followed by a trip to Zoolights at the Stone Zoo, and dinner with the family at Friendly's.

She is nothing short of obsessed with the giant red balls that sit outside of Target. This was a 'take my picture Mom!' moment.



Reindeer at Zoolights. She was excited to see the crowds. I'm told the antlers mean it's a she. I don't question Dora.

With Maliha and Sabrina at Zoolights

Perhaps the creepiest part of their decorations, and that's saying something. I honestly wonder what happens after the zoo shuts down for the night. The freaks come out. No. Really.

BLUE SUGAR!

There's a lot of love between these kids.

We stumbled across this Griswold-esque house on the way home. This is one side of it...

The main house. There was a moving ferris wheel and Santa's Toy Shop and Santa and Mrs. Claus on a working swing. How many days does it take to set this up?? Needless to say, even thought it was 10pm we weren't the only people sitting outside of this house.