Winter Wonderland

Last night we took a family trip downtown to the James Center to walk in a winter wonderland full of reindeer and Christmas delights. The weather was perfect for the outing - it was 35 degrees - downright balmy compared to the temps we've had lately.
Our timing was perfect. We got there right after dark but before the crowds got too bad. We spent a long time wandering through the 50+ lighted reindeer (complete with a Rudolph sighting!), stood in awe under the enormous Christmas tree, and then headed inside the James Center lobby to check out more decorations. Caroline had a great time toddling around in her 5 layers, oohing and ahhing over everything she saw.
On the way home, we took the long route so we could scope out all the Christmas lights and decorations along the way. What a fun night!

My pictures didn't turn out so well - I couldn't figure out which type of flash worked best with all the lights. Here are some of the best ones we got...

Enormous (and beautiful) tree.

Winter wonderland

Mailbox to the North Pole

Tiny tot next to enormous tree

"Let me go, Mom! I want to check out all the decorations!"

Eskimo scene in lobby