Hometown Christmas Weekend

Versailles kicked off the Christmas season in town this weekend with their Hometown Christmas festivities.  We went on Friday evening for the lights, Santa and carriage rides.

I love this picture!

We ate at Sideliner's first, then walked to The Square for the festivities.  Santa was very busy listening to all of the boys' and girls' wish lists.  The line was super-long, so we decided to just walk close to Santa and see what he was doing.  Vera was fascinated with him, but not at all afraid.  Santa is watching!

After talking with some friends and babysitter buddies, we decided to get in line for the wagon ride.  The line was long, and it was chilly.  Vera passed the time by checking out the lights, the fountain, people watching, and running around like a maniac.

We spotted Uncle Brian, who was helping with the horse rides.  Vera hung out with him for a while too and got a front row view of the horses and carriages. 

The ride wasn't really long, but it was fun to cruise around town in the dark and see all of the lights.

On Saturday morning, we went back to town for more events. 
First, we went to Wick-It and made a candle Christmas ornament, which turned out pretty cute!

We walked to Kristina's house for the parade.  It was the shortest parade I've ever watched, but Santa was at the end on the fire truck.  Another reminder that Santa is always watching!

After the parade, we walked to the old fire station for more activities. 

Vera the firefighter and also firefighting dogs.

We got some free Sweet Shop rolls and then got in line for Santa.  Vera walked right up to him and told him that she wanted Ariel for Christmas.  No hesitation and no crying.

We moved on to the face painting.  Vera chose the butterfly design, sat really still, and was really excited about the finished product.

Vera the butterfly.  The glitter was a mistake, because as you know, Adam and I hate glitter.  Vera, on the other hand, was so happy to be a butterfly!

The butterfly was so sleepy.  She fell asleep watching Toy Story when we got home.

After a nap, a snotty nose, a messy pizza face, and simply being two years old, this is what the butterfly looked like that evening.  It lasted until about 7 that night when we decided to do some scrubbing before bed.