I feel like I keep referring to all of our Christmas traditions as my favorites...but going to the Riverwoods with Cory and Calvin is really one of the best. It kind of started as a fluke, but we are going on about five years now so I think it is set in stone.
Luke and Ruby have been working on their lists and letters to Santa since Thanksgiving and were excited to deliver them to the special mailbox. The day before we went, they double checked their lists to make sure nothing was missing and decorated the envelopes - they worked hard on their drawings and were positive that Santa would be so happy to see their creations.
Luke's envelope
Ruby was super excited about her letter
Of course the main event is getting to visit Santa. We lucked out and the line was really short. Santa seemed a little tired and not super jolly, but the kids didn't seem to notice or mind. Luke told him that he wanted a Mine Craft Lego set and Ruby asked for Piggy Slippers.
Just for fun, the babies' first visits to the Riverwoods Santa
The kids definitely love to see Santa, but if I'm being honest, I think their favorite part of the night is having Calvin all to themselves to hang out. The kids had so much fun together and the weather wasn't too cold so it was perfect to let them run wild.
Calvin took a major fall,
Thanks to his sweet ninja skills, he didn't get too hurt
Statues
My favorite shot of the night,
Photo cred, Calvin
We got lucky and ran into our neighbors and besties while we were there. They told us that they planned to ride the carousel and waited so that we could all go together. It really was a great night.
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