Riders in the Sky

What a great picture!  Here's Madison with the Riders in the Sky, a fantastic group of singing cowboys probably most famous for the song "Woody's Roundup," from "Toy Story 2."  This afternoon was perfectly nice - we went over to Dahlonega, and got there a little early.  We found a parking space right there on the square, and spent a good amount of time walking around, looking through stores and shops.  Everything was decorated for the season, making it such a great time.  One store front even had a Mr. Narwhal in their window!

We found a few gifts for Christmas, and soon enough, it was time to head over to the concert at the Holly Theater.  We'd never been before, but it was a great time.  The place is a little small, particularly the lobby - but the show itself was fantastic.  It had a Christmas feel to it, with Christmas songs from their holiday album - including one of our favorites by them, "Corn, Water and Wood."  But the other standards were there, and a lot of humor too!  Madison was laughing loud enough for everyone to hear at points, particularly when Too Slim was playing his "face."  The music was great for kids and adults, and the bonus was afterwards, when the band met with fans in the lobby afterwards.  We got that picture taken above, which is just fantastic.  They even signed our CD for us, which is the perfect souvenir!  Great job guys - we can't say enough about Riders in the Sky.  That was technically Madison's first concert, and she enjoyed every moment.

After the concert, it was to Wal-Mart for a bit of Christmas shopping, and then home - we had a few Christmas movies cued up, the fire in the fireplace and the blankets on the couch set up for cuddling.  It was a perfectly Christmassy sort of day!