Yesterday was our annual pilgrimage to St. Charles, MO, for the annual “Christmas Traditions” festival, which really goes well with our “Christmas throughout American History” theme in school this year.

There’s just nothing I don’t like about this event–I look forward to it all year long!

I love the historic buildings.

I love the decorations.

I love the Christmas characters.

I love looking in the store windows.

It’s just one of my very favorite things. I remember someone at our church, back when Bunny was still a baby, telling me that we had to go. I was dubious, but the following Christmas, we checked it out, and now, we’ve been for the last six years straight. It wouldn’t be Christmas without a trip to St. Charles–I just wish it wasn’t quite so far away, so we could go more than once during the Christmas season!