Nanny and Grandpa came to visit this weekend and we tried to squeeze as much Christmas cheer and activity as we could into one short visit:) Our first stop on Saturday was the mall... I wasn't super excited to be at the mall on a Saturday just before Christmas, but thankfully we didn't have any shopping to do. The Maine Mall has a fantastic model train display run by some very enthusiastic older gentlemen. This kept this kids very entertained while we waited in line to see Santa. James and Noah were thrilled with their Santa visit... Benjamin had other feelings toward santa, which left us with a classic "picture with Santa". After our Santa visit the kids purchased some reindeer antlers, that have been a surprising hit with everyone, and got to take a ride on the carousel in the mall.
There is a really neat parade of lights in Portland harbor each year at Christmastime, but we have never made it. This year we had the opportunity, but the frigid temperatures and us running a bit late made it more of a driving by to see the boats in the parade instead;) By the time we made it to Bug Light Park the boats were already on their way to Portland. By the time we figured out the best place to watch from (which is the ferry terminal in the Old Port... FYI) we were able to drive down Commercial Street and see the fireworks display at the end. The kids were very disappointed that there way not an actual parade with candy, but the fireworks made up for it;)
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