'Tree' lighting

Wanting to get into the Christmas spirit, we thought we'd check out a tree-lighting ceremony Friday night. We attended Tigard's years back and it was kinda lame... so we decided to try Tualatin's.

It was in the mid-30s, so we bundled up and rode our bikes through Cook and Tualatin parks to the celebration on the "lake". It was foggy and pitch black in the park... we peddled very slowly.

Tualatin High's Crimsonnaires were singing in the tent when we arrived:
Waiting for the lights:
3... 2... 1...
Um... that's not a tree.

That's a pole.

Lame.
I was seriously disappointed. The bright spot (literally!) was the tiny RC Christmas ships zooming around the lake. It was really hard to get a picture in the dark, but this one is a tug boat and a barge with three lighted and animated panels. It was also playing holiday tunes!
That was cool!
You know what else was cool? I got to see Santa!!!!!
:)