Our Christmas Night Out

Friday we had a family Christmas night out!  We started at a local toy store where we saw Santa and Mrs. Claus.  The kids were hesitant at first but eventually warmed up just enough to hand Santa their letters and for some pictures!  It's the most success we've had with Santa.  I think it helped that it wasn't crowded and we were the only ones back there for a bit.  From there we headed to a nice dinner at Zephyr in Downtown Livermore.  The food was delicious!  Both David and I had the Grinch Roast Beast!  I mean who can refuse a dish named after one of our favorite movies!  Then it was off to Hayward to see The Nutcracker.  David, Callie and I have been before but this was the boys first time seeing it and they loved it!  It was put on by Callie's dance studio and they did a really nice job.  We were in the first row of the balcony so our seats were perfect!  Everyone was in good moods the whole time so the night was pretty much pure perfection!