Festival of Trees

Excited for the Illini tree!!

Waiting in line for Santa.

Waiting for the train to cross.

This afternoon we met up with Grandma and Papa at the fairgrounds for the Festival of Trees.  It's one of my favorite things to do, but we have to wait until after Thanksgiving before we can do it!  The kids loved seeing all the trees, but their favorite was the watching the trains go around the gingerbread village or maybe eating the gingerbread cookies.   OK, maybe riding the train was the highlight.  Alex enjoyed seeing Santa, but Amelia was a little unsure of him.  No actual tears, but more of a stranger danger thing.

After spending a few hours together, the kids left for a sleepover with Grandma and Papa which included a trip to Toys R Us, a train ride at the mall, and Steak and Shake for dinner!  Mom and Dad headed to the movies to see Catching Fire followed by a nice quiet dinner at Saputos!!