Starting Traditions

Christmas is a great time to start a tradition with your family. Since Brock is nearly two, this is the perfect time to start. So I had this grand idea of driving around and looking at lights. It went like this in my head: Jer and I upfront in the car. I , of course, have on the cutest layered look shirt with one of those scarves (Hollie style) and we are sipping on Starbucks, while Brock is in the back of the car, in his most precious Christmas PJ's, oohhinh and aawwing at the lights. I pictured him shouting out full sentences while looking at the lights. Jeremy and I are smiling at each other and laughing the entire trip.

This is how it really went..OHHH why are things so much better in your head?

We load up. Jer has on a Middle School sweatshirt; I am in the same outfit since 6AM this morning along with the same hair and makeup from this morning. I have NO cute scarf like I imagined. We start out driving and Brock starts to fall asleep (Worst nightmare because it is only a little after 6pm). It was SSSOOO dark in the car I could only see his face when we passed by a street light. I never thought I may not be able to see his expression when he saw the lights. So we decide just to hit up one stop, only a few miles from our house. So needless to say there weren't no Starbucks in our car (definately the biggest let down). So we drive to our destination, and the house with the flashing lights is so stinkin crowded with 'necks standing outside (waiting with beer in hand no less). SO since they were blocking the house, we didn't see much. So we con't to drive around and did see some good lights, but Brock could of cared less. I thought it would be a good idea to let him sit in between Jer and I upfront since we were just riding around, but all he wanted to do was drive and talk on the phone. I loved every minute of our new tradition!! I hope it sticks!


Here are a few pictures from the night:






The cutest thing did happen. We saw some ever popular deer with white lights and I said, "Look at the deer Brock." Brock replies:" Pow-pow". Priceless!!!