Some November Fun

Taylor started taking a "Holiday Characters" class with my cousin's girls at the KROC Center. She goes once a week and gets to dress up and act out little parts as the instructor leads them through a story. She makes a craft to do with the story as well. She really enjoys it.


My cousin Lorinda home-schools her daughter Anissa. Taylor and I get to benefit from some of the fun, like reserved front row seats at Robin Hood, put on by the Children's Youth Theatre.
Taylor loved it! For the rest of the day she would stomp her foot and say, "hi ho Robin Hood."
There was a lot of this...
After the play we had to run to the mall. Taylor enjoyed seeing the Christmas tree up and decorated.
She calls this the waterfall slide.
She is almost to tall to play in these areas, but she still enjoys them.
I thought it would be to early for Santa to be out and about...
Taylor spotted him so she went over to say hi and let him know about a few things on her list.

Santa Brunch at Clinkerdaggers

This is actually a picture of Taylor with Santa at River Park Square.
I received an e-mail one day about a Santa Brunch at Clinkerdaggers. Ben was off hunting, and I had left over gift certificates. We were able to get reservations, so Taylor and I went to lunch.

From our table, we could look out the window and see the river flowing.

Taylor colored while she was waiting for her lunch. Her favorite part was the fresh strawberries. I love Clinkerdaggers. I love all the heavy wood accents, beams and brick...and it was nicely decorated for the holidays.

After lunch, Taylor and I went for a walk along the river. The walkway was completely fenced and safe, but I have noticed Taylor does not like heights lately and did not want to stand to close to the fence. The river was moving fast. Although it was cold outside, it was pretty to watch.