Christmas at the Zoo

WOW!!! Lights, Santa, Rudolph, Sharks and Penguins. Nessa loved it all! Nessa, Brian and I went to Christmas at the Zoo with Nana (or Nina as Nessa is calling her now) Aunt Chris (Hissy), Uncle Mike and some of their friends. This picture is of Nessa and Nana at the gift shop before all bundled up and ready to go!We started out with Santa while she was still a happy girl. On our way to Santa's we stopped and sang Jingle Bells with some carolers and warmed up by a fire. Then after a slight detour (mommy got lost) we saw the Big Guy, decorated cookies and drank hot chocolate from mugs that had blinking lights at Santa's workshop. Nessa wasn't too sure about Santa, but at least she didn't scream this time. Brian did most of the cookie decorating, but Nessa did all the eating! We got to ride on the carousel for FREE (you know Brian loved that) because no one else was in line. Most of the Animals were asleep, but Nessa likes the Sharks best anyway. She would have stayed there all night if we could have. She kept saying "Hi Sharky", I was afraid the sharks would think her little fingers were fish, but the people who work there assured me they wouldn't and they have had kids fall in before. It scares the sharks away and you just end up with a very wet kid. She also likes the dolphins and penguins. Then before we left we met up with Aunt Chris and Uncle Mike at the Cafe Commons and we had a celebrity siting! RUDOLPH came in to visit while we were there. He shook her hand and she tried to give him her slice of pickle.