lights

I told the boys that we were going to eat dinner and then go on a mystery trip while daddy was out of town. It was the perfect balmy 50 degree evening to visit the light show at the botanical gardens in Vienna. Keaton took a power nap and woke up surrounded by blue trees. His eyes widened and he kicked up his heels to check it all out. Aiden picked up a scavenger hunt and was on it. The path snakes around through a lighted animal kingdom, a cool animated light show set to music over the lake, and a candy land complete with an animated field of gumdrops. The path ended at a bonfire with s'mores! We wrote some notes to Santa, turned in our completed hunt for a prize, and checked out the nature center snakes and nests. Keaton said he loves that 'craft show' (which might be a good commentary on his craft show experiences) and he wanted to go back around the whole path. Aiden said it right, "Mom, what a great way to spend a night!"

Here is a favorite part: