The Santa Parade & Mail

Last Friday night was the annual Coopersville Santa parade! It had been a snow day for schools so there was plenty of the white fluffy stuff around for Santa to land his sleigh. It is a big deal- announced on the news, news cameras around, lots of people, and freezing temperatures! We always see the reindeer, get hot chocolate, and watch as much of the parade as we can. I say that because we have never made it to the end. Olivia is usually too cold and begging to go home. This year we actually went and sat in the train for a bit to warm up. Then we decided to start walking home and on our way we saw the end of the parade with Santa!! Very close up. I think the kids were a little awed by it.



















That same weekend we stopped in to Macy's after church and the kids dropped off their letters to Santa. Olivia's letter said she wanted a dog, a cat, and baby stuff. Ethan colored a picture for Santa from his Incredibles coloring book. The kids thought this was pretty neat.