Sunday, December 21, 2014

Family Tradition....The Dicken's Festival

This is one thing the kids look forward to each year and can't wait to see Father Christmas and tell him their Christmas wish.  Friday night was a packed house or rather a parking lot.  We finally found a space and eagerly ran inside to all the sights, sounds, and smells of the festival.  As we walked through the crowds they were holding the breath for that first glimpse of the man in red.

SCEEECHING to a halt there was not a line waiting their turn with him.  Instead we were greeted by a sign telling to you take a number and pay for your pictures before entering the line.  

I asked for a number and the cute helper replied that they were sold out for the night.  WHAT!!!!!
We can't visit with Father Christmas?  NOPE!!!!!!  This broke our 12 year tradition.

Instead we walked through the rest of the show trying not to be angry or cry.  The kids were angry and I was ready to cry.

A last ditch attempt to save the night.  How about a visit with Queen Victoria and become a Lady.

What do I do???

I'm a what?

Rylee's turn

Photo with Scrooge
Trying to tell us something?

One last picture for the night.

Quick thinking was necessary to save the night.  How about ice cream at Culver's???  One problem still remained how are we going to tell Santa what we want for Christmas????

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