Christmas is Coming!

At least five times a day lately, O tells me "Christmas is coming".  Then he asks if Christmas is here, and when I tell him no, he says "Christmas time is here.".  He is a smart kid.

Yesterday, in the spirit of the season, we took a ferry ride to San Francisco to see some decorations and have a fun outing.  O loves riding the ferry, and pretty much everything about boats in general.  We sat outside so he could see the Bay.  

O says "Ho Ho Hos are Santa's Hyabobs!"

Olin and Daddy looking at Daddy's ship tied up on Yerba Buena Island.

 Once we arrived in San Francisco, we had lunch at a "quesadilla restaurant" and headed to the Hyatt Regency to see the train display.  It was nice, but I think we were spoiled by the National Botanical Garden display in DC.  Never the less, O was entranced by the trains and the overall display in the lobby.

A full view of the lobby.  

"Here comes the train!"

We had some extra time while waiting for our return ferry time so we stopped to watch a street performer playing drums.  O got to play along for a little while.  He loved it, of course.

Jamming on the drums!

 After that we walked over to the rocket ship sculpture.  O is very interested in rocket ships lately, since he loves watching Wallace and Grommit - A Grand Day Out.  For some reason he was pretty hesitant to stand under the rocket, we think he may have been afraid of it taking off or something.

The weather was pretty crazy yesterday.  About ten minutes after I took the picture with the rocket ship, it was pouring down rain.  Luckily, we were inside the Ferry Building having a drink by then.

As we waited for the ferry, O spied a special view:

A special treat!  A rainbow over the Bay Bridge.

Actually, not just one rainbow, but a full double rainbow that we could see from end to end.
I have not seen that since I lived in Hawaii.

 All in all, we had a great day in the city.  The weather cleared up again for the ferry ride home, so we had great views again of the beautiful Bay.

Today, Tom and O put up the train under the tree.  He loves to sit and watch it go around and around.  Later on,we are going out to see Christmas music and then to our neighbor's house for cookie decorating and a visit from Santa.