As soon as school was out for Thanksgiving Break, we headed to Hershey Park in Pennsylvania! The amusement park was decorated for Christmas and they had an impressive number of rides open.
We spent the afternoon and all night there until closing time.
Hershey Park is a great place for small children, since there are tons of rides appropriate for younger ages.
One of the highlights for me was riding the sky ride at night. The beautiful holiday lights danced to Christmas music as we slowly passed overhead.
The next morning, our van battery was dead but the hotel front desk attendant gave us a jump so we could make it to Hershey's Chocolate World.
Dan did a quick tour with us, then left to buy a new battery while the girls and I fully explored the gift shop. We loved the cute ride that showed us how Hershey chocolate was made, and of course the small Hershey bar they gave us at the end.
We headed back home after our whirlwind PA trip, and within a few days we were celebrating our favorite guy's birthday!
We had a low-key dinner at home and Nothing Bundt Cake on his birthday.
The next afternoon, we ate at Cheesecake Factory with my parents to celebrate.
We were also celebrating my parents' 49th anniversary! They're amazing!
We had a third birthday celebration with Dan's family over the weekend. Good food, family time, and games - Dan's favorite kind of day.
We got into the Christmas spirit at Norfolk's Nauticus Winterfest onboard the USS Wisconsin. The Jester family and my parents were able to join us, which made the evening more fun.
There was a lighted boat parade that we could see from the deck, with Santa Claus riding on the final boat!
Later, Santa came aboard, and we spoke to him from a distance.
The kids got a kick out of the missiles onboard the Wisconsin and treated them like playground equipment.
It was a fun way to get into the Christmas spirit!
The girls and I visited Virginia Beach Town Center to see their Christmas decorations.
They had a snow globe theme, with dozens of huge, themed snow globes. They girls thought this Grinch one was so funny!
They had nice scenery for photos, too.
Emma and the StoneBridge elementary school put on their adorable Christmas performance in December. Unfortunately, Hallie's preschool performance was postponed until school resumes in January.
We've been making our way around Hampton Roads to see some homes with outrageous Christmas decorations.
The girls decorated a chocolate cookie house
And they helped Nana and Papa decorate their Christmas tree one evening!
Despite the many changes due to COVID-19 this year, we enjoyed the festivities leading up to Christmas!
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