'Tis the season!!!

We took the boys to a Seaworld last night. They were giving a VIP Sneak Peak of their Christmas Holiday Shows. I was a little nervous about going, as nothing was going right:
1. Bob was actually scheduled to work overnight that night. Luckily, he found someone to work his shift so that we could all go.
2. The day of the event, it rained buckets all day. Yes, this is an outdoor event. Seaworld assured us that they had moved the event indoors as much as they could.

We drove to the event in pouring rain and heavy traffic. When we arrived, the huge ominous black cloud hovering over my head started to drift away. As soon as we walked up, a WONDERFUL Seaworld employee was handing out Shamu ponchos for the rain. Alastair couldn't have cared if it was raining or not. He was now dressed up as a SHAMU!!!!! We walked to the reception and dined with Shamu, Dolly (the dolphin), and Santa on many a delicious appetizer and hot chocolate. YUMMY!!!

We left the reception, and on the way to our first show, we were all handed a rolled up T-shirt with an ornament inside. The biggest hit was the SHAMU Santa hat we were all given.

After passing the HUGE Christmas tree, we got to go see a 4-D presentation of Polar Express! It was so awesome. The boys loved it. It included the 30 minute version of the movie and even snow floating down from the ceiling.

After this movie, we got to see "Sesame Street Christmas Show" WOW, is all I can say.
The evening ended with a Holiday Presentation from Shamu. This was wonderful. The show was done to the music of a quartet singing Christmas carols.

Needless to say, the evening that started out so dismal, faded into a wonderful experience as soon as we walked into the gates.
I have added a few pictures for you. Enjoy.

November

It has been a busy month for us so far. Robert, Alastair and I walked the 5 mile Children's Miracle Network Torch Relay on the 14th. I was so proud of my team at work. As a team we raised $1200 for Childrens Miracle Network!!!! Alastair was in his stroller and Robert jogged/walked next to me the ENTIRE way. I was so impressed that Robert did all 5 miles on his own two feet. The torch relay took us down the new section of the Riverwalk. It was beautiful! Robert and Alastair spent most of the 5 mile walk looking into the water for frogs. They saw many lilly pads, but no frogs.

On Sunday, we celebrated Alastair's 3rd Birthday. We did it in true Transformers style. We had granny, aunty and cousins come over as well as our next door neighbors. We had a great time. Alastair really has mastered tearing into those presents. He will have no trouble at Christmas.