#8 Santa comes to our part of town

Santa visited our neighborhood Friday night with the local fire and police departments. They hand out candy canes, wave to the kids, collect canned foods for the hungry and decorate fire trucks with Christmas lights. This year they even had "snow". Each year we make a holiday event out of it with Chris and Lisa. We make dinner, treats and have some warm tipsy drinks and walk around the neighborhood looking at the holiday decorations. The kids are getting more into it as they get older, the parents always have a good time ;)

 Walking to check out all the holiday decorations - Aiden insisted on walking himself this year

Before leaving the house it is essential grab your peppermint hot chocolate

Coming up the the Mickey mouse house...

Mickey mouse carousel...right up Aiden's alley

It is pretty cute, one of my faves even though I am not a Disney girl - Aiden is a Disney boy though!

 

The twins, waiting for Santa

Me and Aiden 

 Here they come!

Getting ready to see Santa (not sure about the sirens, but so much better than last year)

Complete with reindeer 

Getting Aiden and Ryan their candy canes

Lisa and Addy - don't worry, she got a candy cane, too!

 Me and Lisa

One more wave and then there are off...

 Down the street...

 But they will be back next year!