I love tradition and I love Christmas, so I am always excited when December rolls around. We've got the tree full of memories, the movies, the stories, the crafts and the cookies. Some of the most fun of traditions is passing them on to your children. And sometimes the best traditions come about because you have children. After we had Kyrie, we purchased a zoo pass, which we make good use of from April through October. As the weather turns cool and then cold, we don't think much about going to the zoo except for one special night when we bundle up to go see the Wildlights display. Usually, I check the forecast and try to find a warmer day and in the past we have been pretty lucky. However, this year we have had a particularly cold December. With highs only in the 20s, I was resigning myself to the fact that we'd have to miss the Wildlights this year. Then this week temps climbed to the mid-30s, so we made our plan to go. We bundled the kids in their snowsuits and enjoyed a vision of Christmas in lights! Brrr! It was cold, but lots of fun!
We picked Darren up early from work so we would arrive at the zoo ahead of the crowds. Since it is still light outside, we can see some of the animals who are braving the cold, too.
There are lights on almost everything throughout the zoo. It really is an amazing sight!
Our last stop before heading home was Santa! I am very disappointed that Kyrie's photo is fuzzy (can we pretend it's in soft-focus?) BUT I was thrilled that Degen sat on Santa's lap right as we were leaving, and we got such a cute picture of that moment!
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