The Tatum Family: Chocolatey Wasted

One of our favorite Christmas activities is the annual Tatum/Nelson Christmas lights outing in Brea. This is the fifth year we have done it. Tim and I only missed one year when I was pregnant with Hannah. We always go to dinner at Islands, pick up Starbucks and head out to the craziest neighborhood ever. The streets are packed, there are carolers, Santa, people throwing candy, live nativity, hot chocolate sellers, etc. It is such a spectacle there is police escort. This year was so much fun. Hannah loved the lights. It was her first time participating in the Starbucks. She got a kid's hot chocolate which I have decided is really just crack in a cup. I have never seen Hannah so excited/wild/wound up. She wanted her picture taken at every house. She kept saying it was beautiful and had the best smile the whole night. She loved the Snoopy and baby Rudolph the best. She also liked dancing to the music and chasing these red and green moving light up dots. Her and Weston were in true form. Two peas in a pod running around laughing and being crazy. Hannah kept saying "Follow the rules" which is funny because I'm not sure she followed any rules, but she did have the time of her life. Jack Jack was alert and carried so he could look at all the lights. He is so sweet and a good little brother. He really does just go with the flow. The kids had so much fun and didn't want to leave even though it was super late. We had to walk back to our cars and Hannah decided to lay on the grass and move her arms up and down out of no where. When asked what she was doing she calmly replied "Making grass angels" like we were the crazy ones that didn't get it. Her cousins were not far behind and again I was thanking Starbucks. I love the lights and my family. So blessed my kids have these memories.

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