Last night my wife, my boys, and I went Christmas shopping. (It was our first time out this year.) We were able to get something for everyone on our list (except one). It was a good time out. For shopping ease, I'd definitely recommend a Tuesday night in a snowstorm. (Actually it was only snowy on the way home.)
Before shopping we had dinner at Bonanza. My older son LOVES that place. He can eat spaghetti there, and he's a spaghetti-eating machine.
We went to a few stores. Brothers got to sit in the cart together for a short while. It was cute.