Christmas is On the Way!

With the Christmas season right around the corner, we began our festive preparations by attending the Ottawa Help Santa Toy Parade.  This is a family tradition and a great way to kick start the holiday cheer. We even got a few snow flakes just before Santa arrived.

The boys enjoyed the parade more this year than ever before.  Seamus gave every big truck a standing ovation.  He also loved the Ontario PC Party float.  Given his left-leaning parents, this was a bit of a surprise but I suppose being politically active of any stripe is better than being apathetic. haha

The boys cleaned up on candy canes.  They were just so cute - no one could resist.  What a haul!

After the parade, we headed to Bulk Barn to ferret out supplies for Ian to make homemade fruitcake. 

We then made a quick stop at Laura Secord to pick up our Advent calendars - a holiday necessity!  Last year they sold out quickly so I made sure not to miss out this year.

Tonight we are scheduled to get our first significant snowfall as well. What a great beginning to the holiday season.