Christmas at the Library

The Bi*lly Gra*ham Li*brary did a big Christmas event from December 1 until yesterday! We had been planning to go and thought yesterday was the perfect day! We had so much fun! It took awhile to actually get parked and in, because there were SO many people who also thought it would be a fun idea! (It was completely free, by the way!) We did finally get parked, the stroller unpacked, both girls in, and walked through thousands of lights into the main part. It was BEAUTIFUL. There was a live nativity, which both girls LOVED looking at. They were both completely enthralled, especially by the camel (Phoebe) and the donkey (E'ore). Bi*lly Gra*ham's childhood house (moved brick by brick from the original location!) was also open for viewing and it was beautifully decorated for Christmas. Christmas carolers were outside of the house caroling, too. AnnaClaire loved the Christmas carolers and all of the carolers loved watching her dance to the Christmas music they were singing! Inside of the barn, there is a bookstore (which was giving out free ornaments) and a little cafe/bakery set up like a dairy farm. They had delicious pound cake, hot chocolate, and apple cider. There was also a gingerbread replica of the whole Library, which Booie loved seeing! It gave me a whole new appreciation for gingerbread houses! We ended the night with a horsedrawn carriage ride around the Library. It was gorgeous looking at all the lights and AnnaClaire and Kate enjoyed singing Christmas songs along the way! We had a beautiful night and hopefully they will continue this in years to come and it can be a "Christmas Eve Eve" celebration!

Merry CHRISTmas!!