The Festival of the Trees
This was a fundraiser for our hospital that takes place every year.
This was a fundraiser for our hospital that takes place every year.They have every kind of Christmas tree you can imagine, which are all up for bid. I just forgot to take pictures of the trees.
The best part was the Christmas Play which allowed all the kids to join in "looking" for Christmas at the end of the play.
It was H1's big moment. She kept smiling @ us and we knew she loved being up front.
This elf was the star of the play.
Picture with friends.
They also had an electric train set up that was so neat, coloring for the kids, and downstairs was a princess party. We didn't go to the princess tea party this year, because it costs alot. But I think we will budget it for it next year. It might as well have been disneyland. The girls watched all the princesses downstairs and were so excited. One little girl, about 3, was dressed up as Snow White and had come up stairs with her parents to look @ the trees. H2 squealed at the top of her lungs...multiple times..."It's Snow White! It's Snow White!" Poor little girl.. she had no clue she was famous. H2 ran over to her and got right in her face and waved at her saying, "Hi Snow White! Hi Snow White!" The little girl just kind of faded behind her mom. We were laughing so hard as we tried to drag H2 away. I literally had tears in my eyes. We can't wait to take her to Disneyland for real in January.
And of course Santa himself! This Santa was cool, way better than the mall....he is a real "grandpa" and he had a real beard. We got a really nice 5x7 picture with him for $7. Beats the $25.00 the mall charges to sit on some weirdos lap. (And it all goes to help the hospital). I definitely recommend the festival of trees and think we will make it a tradition from now on.
I highly reccommend this video. I haven't seen the girls dance so much in a long time. I especially like the fact that they have several songs, including "Away in the Manger", that are specifically about Christ's birth. They even have the kids dressed up in the characters of the Nativity and interview them about who they are dressed as. It's not quite "Christian"...but they definitely celebrate what the first Christmas was truly about. I got mine for $5.00 @ Ross.
The best part was the Christmas Play which allowed all the kids to join in "looking" for Christmas at the end of the play.
It was H1's big moment. She kept smiling @ us and we knew she loved being up front.This elf was the star of the play.Picture with friends.
They also had an electric train set up that was so neat, coloring for the kids, and downstairs was a princess party. We didn't go to the princess tea party this year, because it costs alot. But I think we will budget it for it next year. It might as well have been disneyland. The girls watched all the princesses downstairs and were so excited. One little girl, about 3, was dressed up as Snow White and had come up stairs with her parents to look @ the trees. H2 squealed at the top of her lungs...multiple times..."It's Snow White! It's Snow White!" Poor little girl.. she had no clue she was famous. H2 ran over to her and got right in her face and waved at her saying, "Hi Snow White! Hi Snow White!" The little girl just kind of faded behind her mom. We were laughing so hard as we tried to drag H2 away. I literally had tears in my eyes. We can't wait to take her to Disneyland for real in January.
And of course Santa himself! This Santa was cool, way better than the mall....he is a real "grandpa" and he had a real beard. We got a really nice 5x7 picture with him for $7. Beats the $25.00 the mall charges to sit on some weirdos lap. (And it all goes to help the hospital). I definitely recommend the festival of trees and think we will make it a tradition from now on.I highly reccommend this video. I haven't seen the girls dance so much in a long time. I especially like the fact that they have several songs, including "Away in the Manger", that are specifically about Christ's birth. They even have the kids dressed up in the characters of the Nativity and interview them about who they are dressed as. It's not quite "Christian"...but they definitely celebrate what the first Christmas was truly about. I got mine for $5.00 @ Ross.Jesus is the Reason for the Season!
Have a Wiggly Wiggly Christmas!
2 comments:
Love the pics of the kids. Are you all really going to Disneyland in January? So did not know that! Our kids had the best time there! We will have to check into the Wiggly Christmas! See ya soon!
Looks like a wonderful time. By the way, if you ever get a chance to see the Wiggles in concert...go! It is a blast! Merry, Merry Christmas!
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