We went out to Spanaway again for the Festival of Lights. It's really for the younger kids. Nathan wasn't too thrilled but Riley's always excited to see all these neat lights displays. In the four years that we've been to this they've added maybe two new displays. Riley's favorite is a dragon that breathes out fire and the dinosaurs.
I took only a few pictures but they were very blurry. Night photography is my least favorite. Even if I had a DSLR I don't think my opinion on night photography would change much.
Our last holiday outing was to Snowflake Lane in Bellevue. After three visits here we finally got a perfect spot to view the entire show. This event is fun but it's the people that make it a nuisance sometimes. I can't believe how rude some people are ... they totally lack common courtesy. So that kind of behavior forces one to stand our ground even more vigorously or else you end up getting pushed or taken advantage of. Don't get me wrong, we did come across nice people, it's only the few of them that one needs to watch out for. Aside from that we enjoyed ourselves. It was a cold evening but no wind so that made it somewhat bearable.
Some girls in costume came around and were giving away candy cane flavored lollipops. Riley was happy to have gotten one.
Before the show began though Michael Bennett from the Seahawks showed up in a bike. I'm sure it was a surprise appearance, everyone cheered. So that was cool.
Just as the parade and the performance was about to be over the "snow" began to fall. Riley loved it. He had a blast and he especially loved that his daddy held him for almost the entire time.
Continuing to be involved in tradition amidst extreme trials I believe is necessary for everyone's sake. Distraction or keeping ourselves busy helps tremendously. I'm grateful for all these holiday festivities that we took part in. It helped us even though they were also sad moments and will forever will be.
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