Santa's Wonderland

We were one of the 12,000 (not kidding - that was the real number of people there) crazy dedicated people that went to Santa's Wonderland last Saturday. This is a great tradition that we have with my parents and Cade really looks forward to going every year! For the first time, we had weather that matched the fake snow that falls at the entrance - it was COLD!



Our first picture as a family of four at the giant Texas flag!



We saw Cade's favorite character - Marshall Frost



And we saw Santa and Mrs. Claus!



My family has gone to Santa's Wonderland since I was in college, and Mrs. Claus has been nice enough to be in our picture every year. We were proud of Annie for tolerating Santa's lap pretty well! She was kind of overwhelmed by all of the cold and the people, but she was happy when we got home!



Because we just didn't get enough Christmas spirit the first time, Cade and I went back this week with Garrett and his family. We went to Santa's Wonderland together last year, and the boys have been asking to ride the hayride again since we got off of it last year. We love seeing the boys have fun together!



Even though Santa's Wonderland has gotten bigger every year, my favorite part (besides seeing the magic on kids' faces) is this sign, which never changes:



No matter how many gifts need to be bought or wrapped, or how many parties we attend, I want us to all strive for light hearts this season, and a wide-eyed focus on the birth and gift of baby Jesus.