a fun start to the holiday season!

we went to the lighting of the macy's tree last night after a delicious (but much overdue) birthday dinner at cheesecake factory (okay, the dinner was like 3 years overdue!!!!!)! we waited FOREVER to get into the parking lot for the event, but the kids kept saying "it's worth it!". we got a great parking spot, only to find out the macy's doors to the event were locked. go figure. so we walked around and had a view of a spot of the stage and half of the tree, but were surrounded by the excitement.

we heard some caroling followed by a performance by jordyn sparks (i kept telling the kids they were hearing someone famous although bailey had no clue who she was . . . even after singing the songs that are on the radio!). then we counted down for the lighting of the tree with st. nick. . . and a million fireworks!!!!! it was soooooo cool to watch the girls' faces, especially as they did the grand finale!

the place was packed, but we walked around for awhile and just enjoyed the nice evening. we even attempted to take some cute pictures . . . you'll notice that all of them will not look/smile at me at the same time. ahhhhhh! we are working on that.

we all got sooooo in the mood that we had to put up the decorations and the tree today! :) what a fun start to the holiday season! :)