Actually, on Friday evening, we took Mom to Downtown Disney. It was already beautifully decorated for Christmas.
First stop was the Rainforest Cafe where we saw the giant aquarium.
Mother found a new friend!
We borrowed a wheelchair for Mom from the church, as we knew that our evening would involve alot of walking. Jim enjoyed resting in the chair also!
We enjoyed several wonderful music groups, including this band from Equador.
We listened to our favorite violinist also.
I know it looked strange for Mom, but our snow-less winters are rather appealing to us!
On Saturday morning, we drove to Riverside where we toured the historic Mission Inn.
They decorate every nook and cranny of this building with lights and figurines.
The entrance to the Inn was guarded by two giant toy soldiers.
The place looked so festive.
After shopping a bit at the farmers' market (right next to the Inn), we headed back to our parked car. On the way, we saw a sign advertising a "free Christmas event" and we walked in to this civic center and sat down in some very comfortable chairs to watch this Hawaiian Christmas. It was fun and also a great place to relax!
The hall was beautifully decorated and a wonderful rest-stop. Our next stop was brief visit with our son M while he was at work, then we headed to visit our oldest son and his family.
Oldest grandson was thrilled to show us his newest "friend"--Frosty the elf. He was already getting into the holiday spirit and trying very hard to be good so that Frosty would take a good report back to the North Pole and Santa. (The whole idea was great motivation for good behavior!)
Since little brother was still taking his nap, J got to spend time with great grandmother all by himself.
Great Grandma and her first great grandchild.
And there she was with her first grandchild!
When little brother woke up, the boys started putting out fires...
They were a great fire-fighting team and did a great job!
Their mom needed to spend her time with an elevated leg and her new Viking purple cast.
We were happy that Mother got to spend the afternoon with great grandsons. It was a full day, but so many fun memories were made.
