Saturday was Spencer's first Jr. Jazz game. In his league they have half an hour of practice time before a 45 minute game. They play a total of 8 games. So Friday night I went to Walmart to buy Spencer a basketball. I figured he's watched a few Jazz games wtih me in the past (since as of this time they were still in the lockout) and played basketball twice in the Little Gym. So we showed up Saturday morning with his ball. Turns out Spencer was the only kid on the team who didn't know how to shoot a basket or that he was supposed to dribble while he walked. Bad parent moment for me. So this was an interesting hour and fifteen minutes. Then we had Spencer's friend over for a playdate for a few hours. Then we packed up the kids and headed out to Tooele for an annual Christmas party some friends of ours host. We eat, the adults catch up (since this is really the only time we ever see each other) and laugh while the kids run wild and play. What awesome friends we have to allow the kids to run wild through their house for a few hours. We got home and got the kids to bed around 10. On Sunday I had to be up bright and early to bathe all 3 kids, get them dressed, and fix their hair not to mention getting myself ready and be at church at 9 in the morning. Thanks to Brodie for getting them fed!
We went to Zoo Lights a couple years ago and loved it. It's just hard to pay the price when the Temple Square lights are free. But I got a Groupon deal that saved us some money and decided to go for our Family Home Evening activity. It was definitely worth the Groupon price. Most of the animals are asleep or it's too dark to see them anyway. But the stinky animal building was still awake! Sorry, that's the small animal and reptile building if you haven't been before. And not only is this Clara's favorite part of the zoo since they are closer to her size and she can get right up close and personal with them, but it was inside and warm. It was worth the smell since this was the coldest night we'd had so far (our car said it was 18 degrees outside when we parked). Of course we brought hats and gloves for the kids. I put warm tights under Clara's pants and socks and shoes and we still wrapped her in a blanket in the stroller.
These aren't just your strands of lights wrapped around the trees. These are the shapes and some are the ones that look like something is moving. There will be a row of monkeys and they turn on and off in sequence so it looks like the monkey is swinging on the vine. And Santa on his sleigh flying over the walkway. Stuff like that. There's a cute gingerbread house and a lot of fun animals. Here are some fun pictures:
And Santa was here! He was so great! Another warm building, a little bit of a wait but the kids got to write a letter to put in the mailbox and then Santa visited with each of the kids. Tessa asked for a live pink flower. He asked what kind and she said, "A rose." I think that's the only flower she knows since it's her middle name and we give them to her each year on her birthday. But that's all she asked for. Clara at first started running towards Santa with the kids but as soon as he lifted her up she started to scream. So I sat in for a picture.
This was the best time the kids had with Santa. Even two of his reindeer were there and the kids were so excited to see them. At the end we got some hot chocolate before heading home. We had a fun night and I'd like to come back in a couple years or if we get another great deal!
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