Today was a day packed full of holiday cheer. We went for a walk into the city and visited the Christmas village set up in Love Park. Alex had to have a pretzel bigger than his face and loved every minute of it. He and Mommy posed for pictures while Gemma took a nap. We had lunch at a tavern that was playing the Arsenal v. New Castle match. We were a table of four sat right in the middle of a sea of red jerseys in the bar. Every time something would happen the bar would erupt and the kids faces were priceless. Gemma - sheer concern...Alex - pure fear.
After lunch, we stopped by the Christmas market set up in the Kimmel Center. Alex had a 5 minute stare down with a life sized nutcracker. It took a bit of coaxing to get him to pose for a picture. Once he did, he HAD to go and pick out a "purple" nutcracker ornament for our tree. He insisted on carrying the bag all the way home.
