Evening on the Riverfront

 I've always called this riverfront park Lowell's front porch.  It's where the city gathers for concerts, festival events, to walk the dog, and tonight, to sit on Santa's lap in his new spot on the new showboat.  

The line to see Santa was long but if you had a place holder in your party you could take part in everything else going on.

                There were free hot dogs, free cocoa and cookies, chestnuts, horse and carriage rides,

                                                            and reindeer to pet and pretend

 

The line to see Santa on the boat was long but everyone was having such a good time.  The weather was perfect, for once we weren't freezing in the snow.

This year daughter was training the girls in chestnut roasting and selling and they sold out in an hour. People were following their noses to the aroma of roasting chestnuts.

Adelaide put aside a cup for Mrs. Claus, who told Adelaide as she arrived tonight that she had never had a roasted chestnut.  We were given special permission to cut the line so she could deliver some chestnuts and I could take a photo. 

All in all, because the weather was so good we had a great time on the front porch.  And only one grandma fell in the river tonight!  No, it wasn't me.  It's a boat. It lives in the river and I know enough not to get so close to the edge I'd fall in.   So does a three year old - just sayin'.