A mom at school told me about the
Gingerbread Village display at the Sheraton Hotel downtown. I dug deep for some energy so that I could take all three kids there right after Blake got out of school. We ended up doing a lot of exploring and had a bunch of fun.
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Heading downtown. |
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After learning the ropes of a parking garage, we finally got inside. |
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Excited to be so close. |
The gingerbread village was themed "Nursery Rhymes" this year:
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Jack and the Beanstalk |
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London Bridge Is Falling Down (Front) |
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London Bridge Is Falling Down (Back) |
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Hickory Dickory Dock |
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I Saw A Ship A Sailing (Side) |
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I Saw A Ship A Sailing (Front) |
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There Was An Old Woman Who Lived In A Shoe (Front) |
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There Was An Old Woman Who Lived In A Shoe (Back)
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Hey Diddle Diddle |
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Hey Diddle Diddle (Detail) |
Since we were off to a good start, I thought I would walk a few blocks to check out what Macy's had to offer:
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A Mini Donuts Booth??? Um, YES. Could not pass that one up. |
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My son said, "Forget the donuts. They have a merry-go-round." |
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Tickets purchased. |
Macy's famous star all lit up:
Along with the merry-go-round tickets came entrance to the giant Snow Globe. Kind of weird if you ask me. You stand in line and are only granted a total of 2 minutes in there. I think this will be the closest I ever get to one of those rooms where money blows up and swirls all around me (like on game shows). I love the pictures since I rarely get a picture of Reade in candid happiness. The boys kept pelting Piper with that fake, plastic-y snow. I didn't notice because I was taking pictures, but when our time was up, I looked down and Piper was a mini abominable snowman. No wonder the kids look so happy. Naughties.
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