Zoolight Safari.

Buck went duck hunting in Arkansas this weekend with lawyer buddies. We were sad to have him gone but excited to check some fun Christmas activities off the Christmas bucket list. One of those was Zoolight Safari. We took Buck with us last year and it wasn't his favorite, so I was happy to brave the night solo. The boys were so excited and were on such good behavior. It was a fun, special Mommy/Sons night.

Sweet, excited brothers.

Being the sucker that I am, we went all out and bought the wristbands for unlimited fun. We started at the Yuletide Slide. Poor Small Fry, being the short little buddy he is, is still not quite tall enough to enjoy the fun. But he was such a good sport cheering on Fawn for his multiple rides down the hill. When I asked him what his favorite part of the night was, Small Fry replied that it was watching Bubby go fast down the slide. So sweet! I am so glad we went to the slide first because later in the evening the line was out of control! After the slide we went on the train -- the boys chose the last row so we rode backwards. It was different and fun. Being on the back of the train gave us a longer, special encounter with Santa -- and he gave the boys a big jingle bell to share. The treasured it (and fought over it!) throughout December.

Train selfie.

After the train ride, the boys had worked up an appetite and we demolished a box of popcorn. We then strolled through the light displays as we headed to the children's zoo and the rest of the Zoolight fun. The lights were so pretty and the boys were in awe. In the children's zoo, we rode the rollers, went on a Christmas hayride, and rode the carousel. At that point we were pretty frozen and despite the popcorn snack we were starving! So we headed to a Newk's dinner date. We got sidetracked while exiting the zoo by the awesome snow machine, but after a few minutes of fun called it a night for the second time. The boys continued their angelic behavior and Fawn even told Small Fry that the most important thing about Christmas was that it was Jesus's birthday. And despite my best efforts at being a total klutz and falling on my face, I somehow avoided a massive spill out of the booth to end the evening. All in all, a huge success!

Crazy.

We are in the middle of a tongue sticking out phase.

We copy big brother at every opportunity.