A Cold Christmas Stroll!

Last weekend’s annual Christmas Stroll, in Georgetown, Texas, usually includes a parade.   This year, it was so cold (for Central Texas, anyway) a number of parade entrants backed out.   Alas, the parade was cancelled, but even though it was chilly, with temperatures never getting out of the low 30s, everyone who came still had a good time.   Ase Touba, the very cold lady in the opening photo, is from Norway, but even she found it to be a frightful climate!  It’s all about layering though, and she had that down pat.    The absence of a parade didn’t deter Santa Claus, who was on hand to visit with children at All Things Kids, a great little shop on the Georgetown square.   Inside the warm store, Santa delighted 3-year-old Naomi Kurtz and 6-year-old Nathan Keily.   Emilie Schneider, also 6, couldn’t quite get over her shyness with the bearded fellow, playing a bit of peek-a-boo during her visit.   NewChurch Georgetown was on hand again this year with their Whoo Village, where they were busy creating Whoo hairdos.   A pleasant respite from the cold was inside Grace Heritage Center, where friends CJ Jamison and Beverly Russeau enjoyed hot apple cider, courtesy of the Georgetown Heritage Society.    Cold weather can’t keep a good celebration down!