james center lights with adalyn

We took Adalyn to see the lights at the James Center in downtown Richmond the other night.

She loved the inside running up and down the steps and throwing money in the pool more than seeing the lights outside.   It's so much at once to see ,  especially to a three year old.

So many brightly lit reindeer and trees

she's thinking about touching the stuffed bear

you can see the deer on the lawn below

I like how there are several styles and colors of ribbon on this wreath.   I wish I could think like this when decorating mine on  using styles and different colors.

down a few flights of steps to the outside.

reflection in glass

we had dinner here

Addys dinner
I had a steak dinner and Steve had blackened Salmon
food was great

waiting for chocolate cake

She loved the triple chocolate

Christmas house lights

A home decorated for Christmas that we enjoy seeing every year.
Sorry for it being a little shaky,   was taken from the car.

outside lites

A few more outside pics of the lights.

 Santa on one side with reindeer in distance.

I glued the mag leaves onto a piece of narrow wood strip.  The idea came from a blog called
Old Town Home. com.    Her swags look so nice in her windows there.

Home pics

Following are shots from the outside the house.  I forgot to put out my sleigh on the front too.  Not as many decorations this year.   I still haven't posted my tree upstairs.  the one seen here is in the den.

the old truck, my sister gave to my son.  I have it under my tree and the grand girls pull it out and ride it .   The cow I bought at Through the Garden Gate - a local vintage shop here.   They love pulling that cow around too.

I didn't do anything fancy this year about decorating the garland or mantle.  Kids like seeing the Santa's.

I put swags on the bottom windows,  just looked like to many wreaths on the house when the bottom windows had them too.   I made them with magnolia leaves.

A nice toy shop in town.   My husband and I purchased gifts from here today.

Lewis Ginter conservatory tree

In the conservatory at Lewis Ginter is this massive Christmas tree

A few ornaments and some history


 bears at the base

 

 

alligators at the base that represent the alligators kept in sunken pool at the Jefferson Hotel in the very early days as explained below

How creative the bikes sitting on top of the Library or education center it's called , notice the red lite at the end of the bicycle seat