Thanksgiving and Christmas Tree Lighting

We had such a nice Thanksgiving. It was very relaxed day starting with pie and the parade and then moving on to snacking and cooking and then on to football and relaxing while waiting for food to finish cooking. Kyle's mom always has pie for breakfast while she watches the parade, so that was what we did this year. We had such a great day in all!

The day after Thanksgiving Kyle wanted to take Celeste downtown to the tree lighting on Pioneer Square, so we packed up the kids and took them downtown on the MAX on a beautiful Friday evening. We got downtown just after they lit the tree, so walking on the sidewalk was like a fish swimming up stream! There were people everywhere, but everyone was happy and polite and the Christmas music was nice and loud and easy to sing to. After taking a picture of the tree and walking around, we went to the mall and walked around for a few minutes before heading back the way we came. I really enjoy simple and cheap outings like that. The kids love them and I don't have to spend a ton of money - What could be better!?!

We forgot our camera, so we used our cell phones to get pictures. They aren't the best, but I think you can still tell what it is!