Christmas on Peachtree!

I feel like the days leading up to Christmas have been CRAWLING. That's probably a good thing for those who are still out finishing up their Christmas shopping - but I just want the day to get here already!!

Tomorrow is Christmas Eve and I'm so excited for our service tomorrow night at church!! It will be a beautiful way to usher in the splendor of Christmas Day!!

Today we headed out to "Christmas on Peachtree" - Atlanta's newest indoor Christmas Festival. Christmas on Peachtree offers a mix of family-friendly festivities, food and shopping - and we had a BLAST!

The first thing we did once inside was to take our place in line to see Santa Clause!...

I didn't think that Ilah would be very keen on sitting on Old Saint Nick's lap - but we gave it a try....and it was a fail. There was NO WAY that Ilah was going to go to him. She held onto me for dear life and would not let me even put her on the floor, let alone on his lap. Santa said that nearly every 2 year old who has come his way has had the same reaction as Ilah - it's just this age I guess? A mother in-front of me in line with her almost 2 year old, told me this was their third attempt for a picture with Santa. They had been to two other locations before and she couldn't get her daughter to sit with the white bearded toy maker. When it was her time to sit on Santa's line - the third time wasn't a charm - she too clung onto to her mommy. Better luck for both of us next year! : )

But Ilah got a candy cane anyways ; )....

Once we were away from Santa, the fun began!....

There were so many Christmas trees inside!....

Daddy and his girl!...

It started to snow inside! : ) ....

I think this was the only time Ilah sat still the entire time we were there! Ha!....

Onto cookie decorating!!....

Want some sweet treats!?!....

Checking out the toy train with Daddy!....

Playing the bean bag toss game, trying to knock down wooden snowmen....

Scooby-Doo showed up, but just like Santa Clause, Ilah wasn't going to go anywhere near him. Instead, she just waved {which was WAY more than what Santa got! Ha!}....

Can you spot Ilah?!....they played fun music sporatically and being the dancer that she is, Ilah wasn't shy in hitting up the dance floor!...

After a few hours of fun, we left - and enjoyed strolling through the streets of downtown Atlanta....

A beautiful window display!....

We hope that you have a very Merry Christmas!!