A friend told us about a cute little Christmas tree farm not too far from us that has a holiday village and lights display basically in the middle of the woods. Since our trip to the zoo lights was a bit of a bust, I got us tickets for the tree farm and we went to check it out last night.
It was SOOOOOOOOOO cute! You ride on a little truck/trailer out into the woods and wander down a winding path with little themed buildings and lights all along the way. We were absolutely frigid but the kids loved running through the village and the whole area was covered in fantastic lights. They had hot chocolate, apple cider, and popcorn to warm-up and lots of places to take cute photos. The lights were comparable to Storybook Land and the animatronics were like Maple Leaf. We had a great time.
They even had a house to visit Santa. There was a long line and since we already saw Santa, the kids were fine with skipping. Kip told me that he could tell who the real Santa was compared to Santa's helpers that come to the malls and shops this time of year and pretend to be him. The real Santa has a real beard and wears glasses, FYI.
I'm loving this phase where both Kip and Ivy request photos and both look and smile for the camera!
Our only little hiccup was the kids' disappointment at the gift shop selection. We really have created a really awful precedent and expectation around gift shops. Eventually we left with just cider donuts and gummy candy for Ivy. That's a real win considering Kip was on the verge when I told him I wasn't going to buy a $55 stuffed polar bear.
We ate dinner in the car to warm-up. Both the kids love the novelty of dinner in the car, even when it's just sandwiches. The drive back was festive as well with all the lights on houses along the way. Bonus, a late bedtime resulted in both kids sleeping in a little this morning which is SO rare around here.
How fun! I wish we had something like that around here. By Kip's assessment, I'm happy to note we saw the real Santa at Bass Pro. I love how observant he is about stuff like that!
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