Grant/Gehlken Family Christmas Traditions

For the last three years, The Grant family & our family have ventured out to see the Christmas lights. The first year it was James Island County Park. Stryker was just over 1 and Kendall was just 11 months old! We enjoyed the lights and a train ride.

Last year, we visited Celebrate the Season at Old Santee Canal State Park.  We rode through the light display, visited Santa and roasted marshmallows. Kendall wasn't enthused with Santa last year so that made for a classic picture :) All in all, it was great fun!

That brings us to this year. Once again, we headed to Celebrate the Season in Moncks Corner. Their light display and Christmas activities have expanded and so has our group! Stryker now 4, Kendall almost 3 and Ethan 10 months. First, we rode through to gander at the lights (poor quality b/c I have YET to figure out my camera!)...

We parked the cars and hopped out to ride a cool tractor up to the Canal State Park museum to find the Big Guy. These two little elves hopped in the sleigh for a photo op first!

We waited patiently and finally got to sit in Santa's lap and tell him what we wanted for Christmas.

Then Kendall jumped  was coerced into having a picture with Stryker & Santa like last year! She was a little apprehensive at first, but flashed me a sweet smile nonetheless!

With those two cutie kiddos smiling away, we stuck Ethan in the pic too.... and he wasn't having it! Classic crying baby picture!

We headed outside to find the marshmallows for roasting and some hot chocolate. Stryker and Kendall did their very best to roast their treats, but the fire wasn't exactly big enough so they basically enjoyed marshmallows on a stick sans the brown :)

After they were done with that, we walked around the little shops, listened to a kid's choir singing carols and looked around the house on site that was decorated. Then we got our picture taken with the Grinch!

Needless to say, the kids weren't excited about sitting near this guy, but it was a great group shot! 

We always have lots of fun with the Grants and Stryker & Kendall just love each other so! We can't wait to continue this tradition with them every year at Christmas!