Trail of Lights

Tonight we went to see the lights downtown. Called the Trail of Lights, there are 40 displays set up around a 1 1/4 mile trail in Zilker Park. Some parts are really cool. But it doesn't really compare to the displays at Temple Square. But we make do with what we have.

In the display below the lighted trees were synchronized with Christmas songs. Pretty cool to watch. The sky looks pretty cool because of the long exposure to get all the trees lit.

If you click on this one you'll see Toby making an elfish face. He's a 12 year old boy who hates to have his picture taken, what can I say? or do? This tree is the oldest tree in Austin. I think that it is over 200 years old. But I might be off a little, my memory isn't so great lately.
At least the weather cooperated: it was a lot warmer (5o degrees) than the last couple days (40 degrees) and not raining or windy:) Then we went and got hot chocolates at the coffee shop. The kids loved the chocolate shavings, whip cream, and chocloate stirring stick they were given in their chocolates. (Hazel had to settle for soymilk cocoa and no toppings. But she was good with that). All in all it was a fun night.