ward party/santa train/parade

the weekend after thanksgiving was really special. it started off with our ward party. our whole stake was rearranged and we were put in a new ward. we were able to go to our new ward party and meet some new people. the best part was that matt got the whole day off! after the party we headed to boulder city to ride the santa train. all of ethans cousins came (even the arizona ones!) the santa train is a fun thing they do in boulder city. the regular train tour that they have is just a ride up and back on an old train but at christmas they throw on some decorations and santa and mrs clause come through for pictures
we had lots of fun riding the train with cousins and seeing santa!


after the train we got a picture in santa's sleigh. then we went and looked at all the model trains on display

after we were sick of trains we went and got some mcdonalds and went to a nearby park for the kids to play. ethan went in a swing for the first time... he loved it! (video at the end of the blog)

after the park matt went home because he was tired and ethan and i went with grandma and grandpa to get ready for the boulder city christmas parade. this is a parade that grandmas dance studio does every year. the parade is special because its done at night and everyone has to use lots of christmas lights. stacie and i had fun clogging while pushing our strollers. the blessing was that it was acctually really nice otuside. it is usually freezing and i was concerned for my baby but it was nice and comfy and he loved it. he loved the lights and the fun "ride" mommy took him on. he loved it so much he wore himself out and fell asleep at the end!
it was such a fun way to start our christmas season!