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Family, Photo-A-Day, Travel

Santa’s Village 2014


Photo-A-Day #3521

When we booked our trip to the Christmas Farm Inn we decided that we would take the kids to Santa’s Village for the first time. I am pretty sure that the kids had never even heard of the place and that is what made for a perfect surprise. We got up and packed. Hit our last breakfast at the Christmas Farm Inn and then got on our way. Santa’s Village doesn’t open until 11am and that was checkout time so we had plenty of time to get ready and head out to Santa’s Village. Our drive there was beautiful. The snow on all the trees and the mountains was amazing. The kids even liked looking out the window in between another viewing of A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving. They can’t get enough of that special.

Our GPS tried to send us through the mountains and on road not maintained for Winter travel. We did drive it for a bit until we came to a camping area and there was nowhere else to go. So we backtracked but the views were spectacular. We arrived at Santa’s Village a little after they opened and the place was pretty packed. So many people had the same idea. I’m sure that it is a Christmas tradition for so many people. We might even make it one of ours. Continue reading Santa’s Village 2014 →

Family, Food, Photo-A-Day, Travel

Thanksgiving Day Table Nap


Photo-A-Day #3520

The Christmas Farm Inn is such a wonderful place. We woke up to a beautiful view to the White Mountains in the distance and snow all around. The nice thing about going on the trip through the snow was to wake up to all new snow on the ground. It was so beautiful. We were up early because Andrew was up early. I got up with him and let him watch a few things on the iPad. I watched some things on my tablet as we woke up into the day.

Once Allison and Eva were up we got dressed to go to have breakfast. Breakfast was included in our stay and it was delicious. The main building has a common room and a quaint dining room. There were about eight choices for breakfast and they were all very good. There was plenty for the kids to choose from. In addition to the meals we could order there were muffins and more to choose from. We ate well.

After our breakfast the kids and I went and played in the snow. They made snow angels and threw snow at each other. They loved the snow so much. Continue reading Thanksgiving Day Table Nap →