The city of Mobile kicks off the Christmas season with the annual lighting of the tree in Bienville Square. We have attended this event many times over the years always enjoying the petting zoo, train rides, model train exhibit, craft tables, a visit from Santa and the lighting of the tree. The main attraction in years past has been the Mobile Public Library tent and Christmas stories by Miss Merry. We have some of her biggest fans in the Benham and Emmertson families. But on the that particular night, Miss Merry was engaged in an excellent cross country adventure with Mister Merry and was on the interstate somewhere between Shreveport and Dallas. Her replacement did a fine job and Annie and I resisted the urge to start a riot by chanting "We want Miss Merry" during the reading of "The Redneck Night Before Christmas."
When the time came to light the tree, Mr. Al Stokes, the mayor's Chief of Staff, gave a moving speech about Christmas and excited the crowd by encouraging us to count backwards from ten and when we got to one, we would "pull the plug on Chrimu!" Aaaaah, the culture. Just about brings a sentimental tear to my eye every time I think of it.
The kids clearly enjoyed the bubble machine that spewed out faux snow flakes. It was quite a bit colder than weather.com had forecasted, so we put Gavin in the warmest thing we brought him, and that was his zebra Halloween Costume. Hey, he got photographed by a Mobile Register photographer.
When the time came to light the tree, Mr. Al Stokes, the mayor's Chief of Staff, gave a moving speech about Christmas and excited the crowd by encouraging us to count backwards from ten and when we got to one, we would "pull the plug on Chrimu!" Aaaaah, the culture. Just about brings a sentimental tear to my eye every time I think of it.
The kids clearly enjoyed the bubble machine that spewed out faux snow flakes. It was quite a bit colder than weather.com had forecasted, so we put Gavin in the warmest thing we brought him, and that was his zebra Halloween Costume. Hey, he got photographed by a Mobile Register photographer.
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