the holidays have begun

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving with Greg's family. I have to admit that I was a bit nervous meeting many of them for the first time all in one place. They could not have been more welcoming and wonderful. I had a great time getting to know them. I hope that we get to spend more time together as a family in the years to come.
Friday night Greg and I went downtown for the kick off of Akron's Holiday Fest. We went last year and had a good time, so we've decided to make it our day after Thanksgiving tradition. It was quite cold, for those not from the area, we had our first accumulation of snowfall of the year this morning. It was actually very pretty. Back to Holiday Fest... the stage show was kinda hokey this year. But I suppose, if you can't be hokey around the holidays, then when can you?
The short fireworks display was pretty good again this year. They shoot them off the art deco styled YMCA. About half way through the show Greg suggested I use the video function on my camera. So for your enjoyment, here are a few clips of the fireworks. In the background you can hear the annoying woman who exclaimed, "wow" through most of the show. It may have been her first time seeing fireworks. Who knows?