One of our Christmas traditions is riding the Jingle Bell Ride. It is a slow bike ride through the Trail of lights. http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/tol/displays.htm
We ride from our house down to the starting point and then through the ride. This year the temperature dropped really low right before the ride. Charis was excited about wearing four shirts, two pants, two pairs of socks, a jacket, scarf and mittens. She was also distracted during the wait at the starting point by a soy-cheese sandwich.
It was a good ride and lots of beautiful light displays but very cold. As we passed displays that Charis recognized she would shout out things like "Look it is Nemo" or when we passed a music one that was playing Feliz Navidad she shouted "It is my song" (from her Holiday party).
We stopped to warm up by the fire with Skot.
Then Charis ran around playing with Kira for a few minutes.
Until she noticed these...
She loved them and had to do each one. I think there were five of them. Then she insisted that all of us do it.
By the time we got her back in the bike, she was really cold, even under a blanket she asked to go home. We enjoyed the rest of the ride but did not hang around afterward instead we hurried home to warm up.
We ride from our house down to the starting point and then through the ride. This year the temperature dropped really low right before the ride. Charis was excited about wearing four shirts, two pants, two pairs of socks, a jacket, scarf and mittens. She was also distracted during the wait at the starting point by a soy-cheese sandwich.
It was a good ride and lots of beautiful light displays but very cold. As we passed displays that Charis recognized she would shout out things like "Look it is Nemo" or when we passed a music one that was playing Feliz Navidad she shouted "It is my song" (from her Holiday party).
We stopped to warm up by the fire with Skot.
Then Charis ran around playing with Kira for a few minutes.
Until she noticed these...
She loved them and had to do each one. I think there were five of them. Then she insisted that all of us do it.
By the time we got her back in the bike, she was really cold, even under a blanket she asked to go home. We enjoyed the rest of the ride but did not hang around afterward instead we hurried home to warm up.
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