I think that the whole lead-up to Christmas day is something that our family looks forward to each year. Everyone has their own special traditions which is what makes December so great. I love hearing different about people’s Christmas traditions from around the world. Those that celebrate it anyway. Ours starts with a visit to the Myer windows to kick the month off:
After viewing the windows, we go for a walk in the city to soak in the Christmas spirit and just the general beauty of Melbourne:
After our walk we visit the Christmas show that Crown Casino put on each year. This year was really the first time that Oliver & Sebastian got to see the pretty lights. At first Oliver was quite taken back by the lights:
Visiting Santa is left for the following week and gives us something to look forward to. This year we went to the Santa in the city where it was free to see Santa but you had to take your own photo:
Also as part of the family tradition we all get in the car and drive around looking for Christmas lights. There is one that the kids love. It is a huge Christmas light display in front of a Christmas light store, however this year they’ve scaled back the days that you can view the lights which was a little disappointing but there’s always plenty of other lights to look at.
I don’t know about you but I get so excited by Christmas. Doing the above things increases the excitement for both Megs & I, and the kids. Then there’s the numerous Christmas movies and songs that helps us get to the 25th of December
