Christmas Outing

Sunday was unseasonably warm here and we ventured into the city for some holiday fun.  First stop was the light show at Macy's, but there were too many people crowded into the ladies underwear section, craning their necks to see flashing reindeer through racks of bras, so we abandoned that activity in favor of a remarkably short line to see Santa.

The path to Santa is filled with an animatronic display of A Christmas Carol.  We hadn't been since Andrew was almost 1 year old.  He was a lot easier to control back then, but he enjoyed the story more this time.

Finally we made it to Santa, where Andrew -- having already informed the orchard Santa what he wanted for Christmas -- apprised him of Graham's wishes.  Let me start by saying that Graham will be receiving a modest collection of the the cheapest baby toys I could find, just to keep up the myth for Andrew.  But this Santa starts suggesting all sorts of things Graham might like.  Seriously Macy's Santa?  It's 3 days before Christmas.  Are you really going to brainstorm with my preschooler specific items that his brother will find under the tree?  Luckily Andrew dismissed all of Santa's ideas and told him that Graham just wants "baby toys and books," which is the narrative we've been sticking with all season long.

After Macy's we headed over to Franklin Square where they have a holiday light show and a carousel.  Here is Andrew on Philly's own, "Smarty Jones."

It was a fun afternoon!  Graham was there too, but just slept the whole time.