Santa Visits Early

Friday night, Biltmore Park was having a tree lighting and Santa event. It turns out Maggie, Justin, and their two boys were the only ones that could make it. I dropped off Pattie to play with Chloe then headed over to meet the Anders. We walked over to the festivities; stopping to get some free hot chocolate, cider, and cookies first. After our treats, we got in line so the boys could see Santa. He was sitting on a bench outside of the new Barnes and Nobles store. While waiting, there were carolers, a juggler, and a man singing and playing the mandolin. The local weatherman was also out in the middle doing his 6:00 weather reports.
We were two kids away from seeing Santa when he stood up and said he would be right back?! Turns out, he stood right in front of us to conduct the countdown to light up the trees. I think we might have been on TV!!! Of course, I forgot to call anyone especially the 2 friends I know that have DVR. Oh well!!! There are trees that line the middle of the square and they were filled with Christmas lights. So, at 6:30 the lights were turned on for the first time. It was beautiful! Santa sat back down and the boys were able to talk to Santa. Well, Miles talked to Santa at least!
After walking back to the cars, I said goodbye to the Anders, picked up some dinner, and headed over to Ann and Brad's to watch the Carolina basketball game. With 3 minutes left and a terrible looking team, Pattie and I called it a night and headed home. Can't win them all right?!