As we start our little family down the path of traditions and things that we like to do around the holidays, I think we may have found a few new ones. We attended the Bountiful City Light Parade. Not the grand "sleep on the ground all night" kind of parade that the Schaff Family usually goes for, but a simple hometown good time. We sat the girls in the back of Papa Jensen's truck and ate pizza and drank hot chocolate while the 10-12 lighted floats passed by. The highlight was of course Santa on his sleigh at the end. Maybe next year there will be more floats to see. (We didn't get any good pictures 'cuz it was a little dark and the camera phones aren't great in the dark!)
Another new tradition was the Festival of Trees. All the money made at this huge event goes to benefit Primary Children's Hospital in Salt Lake City. We went this year because cousins Lauren and Ella got to dance there. We then took some time to wander through the fun trees, gingerbread houses and of course the kids area...what a hit. Avery got to stand inside a bubble as big as she was, got her nails painted in candy cane red and white. She made a reindeer craft out of a paper bag and bought a gift for her Secret Santa at preschool. She loved it! Spending a night surrounded by family, Christmas trees and the spirit of giving really put us in the Christmas spirit. We even found a tree perfect for Grandpa Schaff! Too bad it was already sold!
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