Trail of Lights 2015

We made it to the Trail of Lights for the second time (last year was our first time!) this year, and it was a wonderful night! The weather was perfect- cold enough for hot chocolate and winter jackets, but not freezing like last year! 

We made plans to go with the McDonnell family, and then ironically, parked at the exact same time as LJ's great friend Thomas, too! 

We got there about 30 minutes before we could get into the trail, so we hung out under the big tree, got our popcorn, and played! It was perfect! Walking up... 
 
  My only family shot! 
  
 Precious silly kiddos! 
 And this year, LJ and I decided to ride the ferris wheel- BOTH of our FIRST times on a big ferris wheel like this! The entire McDonnell family was with us in the big round seat... it was so fun! 
 The view from my seat... the Trail of Lights with downtown Austin behind it... breath-taking!! 

 A selfie while high up on the ferris wheel! 

 Picking out free books from HEB... I love this (and so did the boys!).
 An attempt at a picture in the tunnel as we were leaving... unsuccessful! Next year I am bringing my camera! 
Good- bye Trail of Lights! Thanks for a fun night!

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