Emma clapping and Christmas events

Last week, Emma started clapping when Drew and I clapped! She hasn't done it much since - I think she's concentrating more on crawling. She can now crawl 3-4 steps on hands and knees before she drops down to her belly to army crawl. Here's a video of her clapping.


On Friday night we went to the Christmas in Davidson event. We had never been, but I'd heard a lot about it. Well, apparently everybody else did too...it was SO CROWDED! And with a stroller and a 2 yr old, that makes it hard to move through a crowd and see all the stuff. Drew got to meet Curious George (and gave him a high five), watch the horses pull carriages, listen to some live music in one of the shops, listen to carolers on the street, and see some cool decorations and even a neat toy train in a window. But mostly, we squeezed through the crowded street, turned around, and squeezed our way back.

Then on Saturday we went to the parade in Davidson and Cornelius. It is a much better parade than the Charlotte Thanksgiving parade! However, we had a surprise that we were not expecting at all while we were there...within 5 minutes of claiming our spot and setting our chairs up...SNOW! ...and ice, and sleet... But the snow was really cool! It continued to sleet and snow for most of the parade.

Drew tried to eat it.

And a video of us all trying to stay warm and dry.



We were all pretty much bundled up, but I don't have mittens for Emma. So, I let my hands freeze and I put my gloves on her.

These horses were amazing...and HUGE!

Both kids were good sports about the sudden drop in temps (low 30s) and the wet weather. We kept asking Drew if he wanted to go and he said he wanted to stay there "all weekend!" And Emma was happy in her little tent that we made her. About halfway through the parade I felt guilty that she might be cold, so I picked her up and wrapped her in our quilt...and she fell asleep! So heavy!! haha

And Emma's pretty bow - it's attached to her few long hairs!