Christmas Tree Lighting

We went down to Kirkland this evening to see the Christmas Tree being lit for the first time this winter. All was good as we pushed Skyler in her stroller and let Liam roam the carless streets sipping hot cocoa, listening to carolers and standing by the street fires. Things quickly went down hill however once we gathered amidst hundreds of others to see the tree lighting. Unfortunately, we were stuck in the middle of the crowd and instead of the tree being lit at 6pm as called for, they were running about 25 minutes late – about 5 minutes more than a two year old and a 7 month old can last. Liam ended up hysterically crying on top of Uncle Mike’s shoulders saying “I want to see the Christmas Tree lights!” Everyone was laughing. Then Skyler proceeds to fill her diaper and the only place to change her was the ground in front of me. Her little buns must have froze during my 45 second diaper change. About 2 minutes before the tree was lit, Skyler absolutely lost it and we pushed our way through the crowd. Liam and Leif ran back just in time to see the big event as I fed Skyler on a bench away from the crowd and the tree.

As dad and mom got into the car, stressed out and exhausted from trying to “keep it together”, blood pressure through the roof, Liam gets in his car seat and says . . . “that was awesome mommy.”