cheating on Thanksgiving

I am usually a stickler for not rushing into Christmas:  No shopping, no decorating, no Christmas music, etc until after Thanksgiving.  But this evening, we cheated and went to the James Island County Park Festival of Lights early to avoid the massive crowds.  We even turned on the Christmas music while we toured.

It’s a really neat park.  You drive through several miles of light displays.   We were going slow enough that Piglet just sat in my lap so she could see the lights better.  She got so excited and kept saying “Look Daddy” whenever she saw one she really liked.  I think our mutual favorite was the bridge that morphed from the old bridge to the new bridge.

The pictures would be better if I had a nicer camera, but what are you going to do? (hint, hint)  In addition to the lights, there was also a train to ride.  Piglet also thought this was super cool, and we actually got a family photo, which is a rare treat.

Then there was a carousel, which caused Piglet to laugh out loud with pure delight.  Of course in this picture, she is not laughing, but telling me something that I’m sure is very important.

There was also funnel cake and other attractions that were for big kids only – like the rock climbing wall.   Piglet and I watched some big boys climb the wall while Russ waited for our funnel cake.  When it was time to go get our funnel cake, I said to Piglet, “Where is daddy?”  And she began RUNNING around YELLING, “Russ B***der, Russ B***der, where are you?” until we found him.

Once we were reunited it was time to go, so Piglet said “Goodbye Christmas lights”