Weekending it

We had a very festive weekend!

Mandy planned to stay the weekend so we had a lot of fun Christmas things planned. On Friday, Dan got to see Chicago on Broadway with his boss and coworker for their office holiday "party." Mandy and I ordered take out and watched A Muppet's Christmas Carol at home.

On Saturday, we all got bundled up and took the subway into the city to visit the Bryant Park Holiday Village. Kippy hadn't been on the subway in a long time and we wisely decided to take him in the carrier instead of the stroller because we knew it would be crowded in Midtown. There was still snow on the ground so the carrier was extra useful. It was also Kip's first trip into Manhattan since we took him home from the hospital after being born! He did SO good and slept most of the entire journey. He fell asleep on the train and stayed asleep while Mandy, Dan, and I wandered around the village and got delicious food from the stands. We shared rice balls, amazing French fries with buttermilk ranch dip, and warm churros. YUM! We went indoors to nurse Kip and then changed his diaper at the library. We were back in Brooklyn by late afternoon and happy to check that adventure off our Christmas bucket list.

That afternoon we watched The Santa Clause and then after the sunset we loaded into the car and drove over to Dyker Heights to look at the Christmas lights display. It is a tradition for Dan and me  and it was Mandy's first time seeing it. This year it was extra nice to have the car because Kip was napping and we were toasty warm in our car.

We drove through Bay Ridge as well and were all SUPER surprised by how the lights are starting to rival Dyker. The displays were great and even better since it wasn't crowded and they weren't the same lights we've seen year after year.

Sunday was the special Christmas service at church so we dressed Kippy extra festive. It was great to celebrate with everyone early since most people are out of town on the holiday anyways. The kids sang a cute Christmas song and there was an epic potluck feast. After church we did some grocery shopping, grabbed some baked treats and headed home.

Mandy stayed to help us open up all the gifts from Grandma and Grandpa Johnson. The tree was overflowing and we decided to open everything from Kansas before we leave for Denver so there wouldn't be so much stuff to put away once we come home.

Kippy got SO MANY fun toys and puzzles and cute things to look forward to playing with. Dan and I got some fantastic stuff too. THANKS Terri Mom and Allen Dad!

Just a short work week this week and we all head out to Denver on Friday. Crazy, Christmas is just one week away.