A Christmas Past

The weekend before last was the annual celebration in West Branch called A Christmas Past. It was a great weekend of events, all of which are free to the public. Everything from making snowman tee shirts and ornaments, to horse carriage rides and homemade doughnuts.

We started the night by visiting Mr. and Mrs. Claus. Of course, Taylor had been talking all week about gift ideas for her Christmas list but she froze up when she got on his lap and told him to surprise her.

After talking to Santa we moved on to making snowman t-shirts at Kingdom Graphics. Each kid colored their own shirts and they turned out great. From there, we walked downtown passing by the old school brick fireplaces in the street and wonderful luminaires.

Our walk took us to a sweet train exhibit tht the kids (and myself) absolutely loved!

We then headed up to the library to make ornaments and have more treats with Becky.

On the way back towards the Hoover Museum we stopped for some homemade doughnuts by the Boy Scouts which were yuuummmmyyyy! And after that, for the finale, a horse carriage ride around the Hoover park area and downtown streets of West Branch. A chilly ride, but very beautiful.

What a wonderful night.