A visit to see the Big Guy

We went to see Santa over at Levis Commons tonight. It went well - neither kid was too shy to talk to him. It was cute, Sydney forgot what she was going to tell Santa, even though it had been rehearsed in the car several times before we got there.
Sydney asked for a "make a plate kit" and Zack asked for "jets" and a "nerf gun". Since Sydney couldn't think of what else she had wanted, Santa recommended that she write a list and give it to Mom & Dad so we could let Santa know. Good plan!

Manor House

One of our annual holiday traditions is going to the Manor House to see all of the decorations. We used to go see these displays when I was a kid! The house is so beautiful, I like to walk around the estate and imagine what it would be like if I lived there....

The solarium was decorated all twinkly and these glass trees glowed along one of the many fireplace mantles.

Here are the kids - and they even stayed out of trouble and didn't touch anything :)

A large train track is set up the basement. As always Zack was mesmerized by the trains. Fortunately this year he left without tears in his eyes!

$17??

Today Zack asked when were were going over to Grandma B's house again. I told him I wasn't sure because they were on their cruise.
me: "Why?"
Zack: "I wanted to ask Grandma a question."
me: "What is that?"
Zack: "I wanted to ask her if she has $17"
$17 is how much the HotWheels Power Drop Transporter truck costs at ToysRUs that he wants for Christmas. He saw it there last time we were shopping and has had it on his mind every since. He wants the orange one. I told the kids how much several toys cost, so we didn't end up with $80 toys on the "I want for Christmas" list!