i have more to post about thanksgiving but i just can't contain my excitement about christmas! it's coming! our tree has been up for 3 weeks now. outside decorations will go up this weekend (we have waited so the neighbors don't realize i'm crazy when it comes to christmas). i am blasting michael buble's newest holiday cd every time i get in the car. and tonight we went to our first city christmas event.  the downtown christmas parade, complete with rodney atkins as the grand marshall.

i love all events downtown.  the area is just so perfectly put together for fun family events.

reese watched from daddy's shoulders.  this was her first parade and she really seemed to enjoy the bands as she would start dancing at any sign of music!