Wednesday night we picked PJ up from work and went to view the Festival of Lights. We bundled up with gloves and hats, prepared some hot cocoa, and headed downtown. With the rest of the planet. It took us a while to get down there, but we were on time. We met PJ at his building and headed on over to the next block where Santa and his Reindeer, newly outfitted with fancy led lights, waited to be lit. There were thousands of folks, young and old, there to usher in the holiday season. The temps were in the mid to low '30's, but it wasn't too bad. We waited for about 15 minutes, and they lit the Santa. It was beautiful! Then we headed over two blocks away for the lighting of the Wells Fargo Christmas tree. I believe that also was newly outfitted with led lights. It was lovely. Then we basically turned around for the lighting of the Indiana Michigan Power wreath. The kids had a blast. We are so glad we went. It occurred to us as we walked back to the car that this was one of the perks of living in a small town- it was easy to get down there, and it was a celebration of the community. The kids had a blast! We took them home and fed them the rest of the hot cocoa before ushering them off to a late bedtime. They were too excited to sleep!
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love this...cozy memories these kids will retell over and over and build traditions around.
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