Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve was busy finishing up last minute wrapping and planning dinner.  We took the girls to see the Jefferson Hotel Christmas Eve and it was the first visit for them.
Here , Opa is showing them how to read the signs to cross the road.

The fountain decorated

Children talking about the alligator in the fountain.  Alligators did live at the Jefferson.  Old Pompey was the last to die at the Jefferson in 1948

Entrance

You can barely see the girls in front of this huge Christmas tree

Ornaments are huge dripping from the tree

Looking to the entrance at the Grande staircase.

Kissing balls over the doorway where we came in.

Picture on display of Elvis in coffee shop where gators were located.

Adalyn had to touch the Piano Elvis played and have her picture taken in front of it.

Hard to read but it looks like the note says the silver ware are representative of the patterns used from 1915 until the late 40's?.  Not sure, can't make out the note under the service.

I am using  a setting on the camera that was obviously not a good one because of the blurry photo.

There was a large ginger bread igloo with Santa

snack time at the café with hot chocolate and fruit for Genevieve and nabs.  We stopped for lunch on the way home.

This picture of the Nativity does not do it justice.  It is larger than what it looks and so beautiful.

Giving pause to think and talk a little bit about what Christmas is all about.  

girls checking out the upstairs

A walk around the hotel to our car and taking in the beautiful carved architecture

Back home to get ready for tomorrow's dinner