This was a first for both Noey & I. We went on our first horse drawn carriage ride. Each year, the plaza by us has Christmas events for the kids. Everything is free (except Santa pictures), so we went to check it out.
They had "Hawk Creek" there, which is a wildlife rescue organization. They had a few owls there - which is one of Noey's favorites! The picture below is of her looking at a 9 year old owl. She was the cutest thing I've ever seen - I thought she was a baby at first!
There was a cute little section where the kiddos could make a "craft" and Noelani was all about that! Anytime she can get her hands "dirty" she is all about it.
She was so proud of it when she was done - my little girl is getting SO big!!!! He (the ornament) is now hanging on our door to our apartment. He was just too cute to toss! (Did I ever mention I have a huge issue with throwing away her artwork? This poor kid will probably have BINS full by the time she enters college!)
I don't know much about reindeer, but I have to honestly say, these poor things looked terrified. I felt completely terrible for them! I only let Noey walk over and as soon as I snapped this picture I could tell they were so scared. I kind of even made a comment towards their "owner", something to the effect of, "these poor guys don't want to be here, they are so scared". It really made me sad.
She looks terribly miserable here, but I assure you she wasn't! She was checking out the face painter. After we had a quick visit with the SCARY clown, Noey decided she wanted to get her face painted. I wasn't too sure how she would do, because I didn't think she would understand to leave her face alone. I was basically right in that assumption because two seconds after she got it done, she scratched her face - ah well, there's always next year, but it was cute while it lasted!
This year has really been a lot of fun! I actually cannot believe a year has flown by SO fast. LITERALLY, just a year ago, my baby could not even walk! Now she's running around, taking dance class, and telling me what SHE wants to do! Funny how time flies when you are finally a parent! This time last year, we were moving into this apartment. There was a huge snowstorm and Noey & I were stuck in the house for almost a week, without anything to do - we were literally still unpacking everything and the cable and internet hadn't even been turned on yet!
The holidays have been so much fun and I cannot wait until she opens her gifts on Christmas. She is finally getting a bit excited when I show her snowmen and Santa. She may not fully understand the concept of Christmas (Jesus' birthday) - but she sure as heck knows what a present is - haha!!
I cannot wait to do other Christmas events with her. Sometimes I miss my little bitty baby, but most of the time I am just so excited that she is growing up and able to do all of these fun things now!!!!
Looks like fun. Poor reindeer. I have a soft spot for animals too. Sometimes too soft and I hate it.
ReplyDeleteCant wait to be able to do fun things like this!