Lighting of the Circle

Xela wanted to go to the lighting of the Circle Center Monument. It was really cold the day after Thanksgiving and the other kids didn't want to stand in the cold to wait for lights to be turned on. Ro decided to go, so the three of us headed to the circle around 7:15.

We pulled into a paid parking space and it took me almost 10 minutes to figure out how to work and pay for our spot. The girls got a good kick out of that and then we hustled to the circle, following the crowd.

We stood kind of in front of the church building that is on the circle. Xela was hoping to see a friend that had texted that she was helping to serve hot chocolate. We didn't end up finding her, but after about 15 minutes of standing in the cold, and a countdown from five to one...

...we had...

LIGHTS!

We had to get a picture of ourselves in front of
"the world's largest Christmas tree"
or so says one radio station.

Xela mentioned this would be a fun date activity. Maybe she and I will make this a tradition and whoever wants to join us can. I know Eric won't come: he doesn't like the cold and doesn't like fighting large crowds. We'll see what happens next year!