In our neat little community of Green Valley Ranch, we have a community Christmas party and tree lighting ceremony, complete with professional Christmas carollers, catering, Santa, the whole works. The carollers dress in Elizabethan costume and they are very elaborate- very fun to see and sing along with. I took my kids and my ex wife's son. (My ex lives in poverty, and her kid wouldn't get to do anything like this if I didn't take him. He's a nice kid, really deserves better.) My son got sick, so I took him home- he missed Santa. I got a picture of Brent (my ex's kid) with Santa, and a picture of my wife, myself, and my daughter with him, as well. We walked up, and Santa got all kinds of excited! He'd never had his picture taken with a guy in a kilt before! The guy and his elves loved it. So I thought I would share the story and a couple pics of the whole thing.

This is myself and my little girl:



This is my wife, my ex's little boy and myself:



All in all, it was a fun evening. The carollers tried to mimic a bagpipe piece with their voices for me, and did a pretty good job. (Wow! I didn't realize how wrinkled my shirt was until I looked at this after I posted it! I have to remember that when we get our Christmas pictures done.)