Clam Lights & Snowflake Lane!

This past weekend and family night we were able to get into the Christmas spirit by going to two fun, local events that go on every year. On Saturday night we took a little drive to Lake Washington to see, what they call, Clam Lights. It's sponsored by Ivar's, a local seafood restaurant, so I suppose that's where they got the name...Anyway, they have an area by the lake which is decorated with tons of lights. The lights go out onto the dock and they have an area with a fire to get warm by. It's just really relaxing (and cold!) to walk by the lake at night and enjoy the lights. If you're hungry, they also have a couple restaurants that are open year round that you can go to. One of them being Ivar's, of course.

(I hate this pic of myself.  I look really WIDE!  Jer looks good though, so I added it anyways...)

We also made it to Snowflake Lane on Monday night. This has become one of our family traditions. One of our big malls, in Bellevue, does a great show outside on the main street that runs in front of it. It consists of a huge line of drummers who are dressed up in "toy soldier" outfits who play and dance for you. There's music, lights, and fun characters to meet also. You watch the light show on the mall and buildings that run along the street. And to top it off, they blow "snow" on you from the rooftops of the buildings. It's really fun! The kids really enjoyed getting suckers from one of the toy soldiers who was walking around on stilts. It was pretty neat looking! It was a really great family night!