Christmas in the Oaks

We went to City Park tonight for Christmas in the Oaks (well Celebration) but I still like to refer to it as Christmas. Anyway this was Colby's 2nd time. We went last year but ofcourse he was only 5 months old at the time. He was definitely more into it this time. We rode the carousel first thing because I figured it would get crowded if we waited. I think we made a good decision too. Colby had a blast on it...this was only his 2nd carousel ride ever. He rode one at the zoo when he was about 8 months old. He liked it then but tonight he just laughed and smiled. He was funny though Austin was just going to let him ride with him but ooh no Colby wanted his own horse. After the carousel we wanted to do the train but the wait was just too long I knew Colby would get antsy so we just walked around the rides and then went to Storyland. We decided to let him walk around Storyland but it didn't last long b/c there were so many people and I was afraid he would get knocked down. He really wanted to just explore on his own though. I felt bad that we had to put him back in the stroller so I figure I will take him out there one day when its not so busy. He loved though going in the little houses and stuff and looking at the characters. Its really neat to see him play there because I grew up playing around all that stuff. I also want it to become a yearly tradition that he looks forward to going to Christmas in the Oaks because that was such a big deal to me!

After Storyland we got something to eat. Then we went to the Cajun Night Before Christmas. He liked it ok but wasn't really paying attention. After that we took him to the Train Garden and he loved all the trains! Again it was kinda crowded though so we couldn't let him just walk around but he would get so excited every time a train would pass! It was really a fun night. I think I enjoyed it more then last year just because we were able to see a reaction out of him like he had fun. Its neat seeing how magical this time of year can be through a child's eyes. It brings a whole new light to Christmas again! It was fun too getting out just the 3 of us. We really haven't done that since Austin and I got back from the cruise so it was a nice family outing for us!