Santa at Treelighting

We went (for the first time) to the lighting of the big christmas tree in downtown Tacoma on Saturday night.  There was a very big crowd there but ,amazingly, we right away ran into August's friend Alex there (and Alex's two siblings and Grandma).  Alex had been Auggie's best friend at school until he moved away a few months ago, so the two were very excited to see each other again.

 Alex and Auggie watching the treelighting.

Santa also made a special appearance at the event, and afterward the kids each got a chance to sit on his lap and tell him what they wanted for Christmas.