Most Wonderful Time of the Year

We are in Christmas mode now! On Friday night, we took photos with Santa. Cora didn't love it, as you can see by the photos on the photographer's Web site. Click that link and then use the arrow keys to see the other photos of Cora; there are six altogether.

On Sunday we went to Mountasia for the HR Textron children's Christmas party. Whatta deal, for $2 for each adult, we had In-n-Out lunches, pizza for Cora (she had a tiny bite, we finished the rest), ice cream, game tokens and a present for Cora and another chance to see Santa. In the photo above, Cora is making rattles out of our bags of chips (which we didn't eat, though we did have cheeseburgers and a shared ice cream). It was fun seeing a lot of Stacey's co-workers with their children, including Keith, who was there with his mother, in town from England, and his adult daughter and grandson.
Later in the day, we went to the city Christmas tree lighting at the hospital. Stace jogged there, pushing Cora in her stroller, while I used my rollerblades. Cora had a nap. Before the tree-lighting ceremony, a local high school choir performed, and there were booths with hot chocolate and cookies and crafts for the kids. The hot cocoa was needed - it was quite chilly, by our standards, with temps in the lower 50s.

Stace and Cora in front of the big tree.

In the evening, we opened our Advent calendar chocolates. Yum! Also, I baked a pumpkin pudding with real pumpkin. It's smelling really good, as I write this.

Lastly, for anyone interested in seeing me and Cora on TV, our local cable access channel has a weekly magazine-style show about Santa Clarita. They did a story on Stroller Strides, and I, knowing what reporters are looking for, volunteered to be interviewed when no one else seemed willing. You can watch it by clicking this link. Unless you want to watch the whole half-hour show, speed ahead to about 22:30 minutes into the program.