Getting in the X-mas spirit, already!!

So, I didnt know this, but in downtown San Francisco (in Union Square), Macy's puts up a giant tree & the day after Thanksgiving they do the official tree lighting....oooh! So we thought it would be a fun experience to take the kids and go down there. So, my friend April, her daughter Brittney, and the boys and I packed into the car and headed to S.F. Good thing we left super early, like 3:00, thinking we could get there and walk around for a while first...yeah right. We got about 10 miles from the bridge and hit dead stop traffic. We drove like 10mph all the way across the Golden Gate! It took forever to get there, cuz of course, everyone else was doing the same thing. Then we got to the parking garage...that took another half hour, maybe more, to get a spot. So then we parked, went down to Macy's, and headed for the bathroom (even bigger line). Anyways, by the time we went to the bathroom we barely had enough time to go outside and find a spot in the crowd to see the tree, but it was beautiful once it was lit up! Kinda cool to see it at least once. So then we went and got clam chowder and chili in bread bowls....the boys had so much fun with that!! That made the trip worth it for them. Then, of course, you have to walk around the building to see the famous Macy's x-mas windows. They had real kittens and puppies in the windows, and they're all for adoption....the crowds are amazing, we had to walk around holding hands in a chain to keep together. But we had a great time. Now we are ready for christmas! Time to put up our own tree!!! Here are some random pics.......