Polyphonic Spree at the Granada

Mike and I had so much fun a couple of weeks ago at the Polyphonic Spree's Annual Christmas show. It was a whole afternoon's worth of entertainment for kids and adults. We went to the early show (hello, I go to bed at 9:30, and the late show didn't even start until 8), so there were lots of kids and families there.

The first act that we saw when we arrived was the Critterman, who brought a bunch of random animals up on the stage for the kids to see. This guy was a Binturong (also known as an Asian Bearcat, apparently), and he was pretty cool. He didn't seem freaked out at all to be up on a stage in a huge room full of screaming kids instead of hanging upside down from his tail in the rain forest.
My favorite part of the day was the Polyphonic Spree's Christmas Songs set. They pulled a bunch of kids up from the audience onto the stage with them, and sang a bunch of Christmas songs. They also provided the lyrics on screens next to the stage so everyone could sing along. Very cool, and the kids on stage were clearly having a blast.

Then after the holiday set, the Polyphonic Spree came back to do a rock set. I was surprised at how many families stayed for this part, but it was cool to see the kids rocking out with their parents. Maybe Baby Brant will be into them someday too!

Thanksgiving & Baby Shopping

I hope everyone had as wonderful of a Thanksgiving as we did! We spent the day on Thursday with my dad, Kelly, Jana and Manny, which was wonderful and relaxing. We had some yummy food and watched the Cowboys game. After that, we went home to watch the Longhorns game. Unfortunately, I was so tired that I was only able to make it through the first half, but that was enough to know that the Longhorns were putting the hurt on the Aggies! Hook 'em!

On Friday, we drove out to Granbury to eat leftovers and hang out at the lake for the weekend. It was a great time, and we got lots of relaxing done there! I didn't get out of my PJs all weekend, I think! The doggies had the best time, of course. Vince even took a little dip in the pool, even though it was freezing!

Of course, it wouldn't be Thanksgiving without shopping. Baby Brant got somewhere to sleep this weekend! We got her the cutest little crib from JCPenney. I had an extra associate discount, so it ended up being very affordable, too! What a bonus! This isn't the bedding we're using (you can check that out here), but you get the idea :)