The snowy weather before Thanksgiving kicked our Christmas spirit into gear quicker then normal. With a free weekend staring us in the face, we decided to head to Louisville for a little Christmas cheer!
For the past 5 years the Galt House in Louisville has put together a Christmas event featuring luminaries that tell a story, an indoor (non-cold) snow play area, an old English Village complete with carolers, a Christmas train, and other festive attractions. This year the theme of the luminaries was "A Christmas Carol."
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| Scrooge |
Scott had never seen the movie, so he was a little confused about why the Christmas display depicted ghosts in chains, graveyards, and an extremely grumpy looking old man. I gave him a quick synopsis of the story and that helped. The kids just liked looking at the pretty lights and cautiously touching them.
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| "Touch?" |
As we walked through the story there were characters walking, dancing, and singing among us. They frightened Paisley but Lila was happy to wave at them as they passed. The luminaries were located in a huge circus-like tent so it wasn't ultra cold in there, but the wind was whipping up just enough that Scott made sure we weren't walking under the various luminaries suspended from the ceiling.
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| Beautiful luminaries |
The luminaries were extremely impressive, enormous, brightly colored, and everywhere! I can't imagine how long it took to assemble the story. We finished walking through the luminaries and the path took us back into the hotel, so the wind was no longer a concern. The hotel conference rooms had been transformed into a toddler sized English village. Our first stop was a table set up to write letters to Santa.
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| Letters to Santa |
After writing their letters, the kids had to locate the Post Office in the village to send their letters.
Each little building, house, office, etc., was lit up inside and the kids loved peering into the windows and seeing what was happening inside. One display even had a toy train display inside that Paisley stood and watched for minutes (for my 3 yr old, standing in any spot for minutes is rare).
After a stroll through the village we stopped to build a couple indoor snowmen. It was really cute watching the kids work together to build one....until Paisley suddenly drop kicked the snowman. Better the snowman then his sister.
After explaining to Paisley that we don't drop kick snowmen, we ventured into the gingerbread room. Hundreds of candied houses lined the walls and one huge house was in the center of the room. The aroma of gingerbread and icing filled the air. It smelled delicious and the kids smelled it too! They started getting a little too close to the houses and I was nervous their little hands would find their way to the tasty homes. We scooped up the littles and ventured into the Christmas train room!
Paisley's was excited to board the train and as soon as Lila saw her brother getting settled in the car, she toddled herself right up by the track so she could be loaded up next.
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| All aboard |
Both kids had fairly somber faces the entire train ride, which is pretty standard when they try new experiences that don't consist of sitting on mom or dads lap. However as soon as the ride was over, they both smiled and loved it.
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| choo choo |
The entire event took 30-45 minutes to walk through. It would have taken a little longer, but Paisley opted out of making a snowflake with the sugarplum fairy. We went on a Monday morning so we were the only guests touring the Christmas event. It was a great for the little people and Scott and I enjoyed watching them experience something new. Next Christmas event....the annual finding and cutting of our Christmas tree!!
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