Christmas Lights

Tonight, we enjoyed a special night together as a family. Jackson loves Christmas lights, and we had been hoping to get out to look at the Lake Myra Christmas show. We finally had an opportunity to go tonight since my final exams are now finished. We had a wonderful time. We bundled up with gloves, toboggans, warm coats, and of course coffee and stood out there watching the show for about 40 minutes. It was beautiful as always, and Jackson danced, laughed, sang, and had a wonderful time. Of course he wants to go back soon, and I know we'll go a few more times before Christmas.
When we got home tonight, we enjoyed watching 2 deer running through the neighborhood. One of the nice things about living where we live is there is always plenty of critters running through the neighborhood for us to watch (That includes snakes, but we stay away from them!). Jackson really had a nice time watching the deer run through all the neighbors yard before dashing into the woods behind our house. Of course, when they went away he wanted us to make them come back. He didn't understand we can't exactly call the deer back like we do Gizmo, but he enjoyed seeing them.
I'm glad this holiday season our family is committed to slowing down and enjoying the true meaning of Christmas, and celebrating this special time of year.