Not a Santa baby...

Last night I said we were going to have a very productive day today, stick around the house, bake cookies, and maybe go look at Christmas lights tonight. The day went a little differently, but we had a very fun day! I called the firestation to see about getting Ethan's convertible carseats installed, and we had an appointment to get them put in but they had to go really fight a fire! Guess that is more important, huh?! So, Ethan will stay in the pumpkin seat a few more days. It is really starting to be a tight fit with his coat on, so we will definitely have to get it done soon.

I found out that there was a "real Santa" (aka real-bearded-Santa) at Macy's downtown, and we also wanted to take Ethan to see the train display at the Duke Energy building, so we headed downtown this evening. We went to see the trains first, and Ethan loved them! They have a really big train display complete with villages, little people, and lots of snow. There is a clear partition that you look through to see all the trains, and Ethan kept reaching for the top and sticking his head over the top to see them all closer up! He really seemed to enjoy it. I'm looking forward to continuing this tradition for years to come!


Next up, we walked over to the mall and went to Macy's. This Santa sure looked like the real deal! He was very jolly and looked just like what you would imagine Santa to be. Well, Mr. Ethan did not want a thing to do with this jolly man in the red suit. He cried and cried when I put him on Santa's lap and just yelled at us to pick him back up. LOL! I was bound to get a good photo-op, so we even stood in line again and tried for round two... and he did the same exact thing. And here I thought our little boy wasn't going to be one of those kids that cry on Santa's lap. Boy, did he prove me wrong!

After all that, we needed some relaxation, so we went for our dinner reservations at Palomino - we usually go for Ryan's birthday every year. They had our favorite special, a parmesan crusted tilapia. This is the best fish ever... I really wish I could figure out how to make their crust! Ethan did not want much to do with the food other than some bread, and then he loved the vanilla creme brulee for dessert... so much for fish and veggies! He's not been so keen on solid foods for the past day or two and has wanted to nurse more.