Winter Wonderland of Lights 2008

Today's pictures are from another one of my favorite annual Christmas traditions: Ashland's Winter Wonderland of Lights. We are lucky to have this wonderful display right in our own neighborhood of Central Park! They turn it on just before Thanksgiving and runs through the New Year.

Until now, we had only seen this year's lights from the car. But the girls & I took advantage of the mild weather on Sunday and took a walk through our park, stopping to get up close & personal with a light display every now and then!

What's a trip to the park without hot chocolate? While waiting for our turn on the trolley, the girls were very excited to each have their own hot cocoas! (except neither one will drink it until it's no longer hot!)

This is my artistic attempt; I always hope it'll turn out better than it does! But beyond that, I'd like to point out Jordi's strange pose... I wonder about her inspiration sometimes!

Finally, it was our turn to board the trolley for a ride around the park. We listened to carols the whole time, and waved & shouted "Merry Christmas!" to the many people we passed. It was fun, and I'm sure we'll be back again before too long!