Santa

Saturday my mom and I made our annual trip downtown to visit Macy's and go to the Christkindle Market, only this year we had one additional stop-Santa. Anabelle needed to make a visit to the big man and give him her list so we decided to visit him at Macy's. We arrived early to get in line, it wasn't too bad about 30 minutes total. When Belle finally got up to Santa she was very calm sitting on his lap happily while he chatted with her. Santa took his time and explained how things worked with the whole Santa/Christmas thing, Belle listened patiently and posed for some pictures. She did great.

Then after Santa we went and had lunch in the Walnut Room under the tree. We were lucky enough to not have to wait in line. The tree looked great this year, all silver. And the topper was done by Waterford Crystal.

After lunch we headed over to Daley Plaza to the Christkindle Market- a really neat place to walk around and shop and eat. It was crowded and therefore a little insane to try and push the stroller through the masses. I used to make comments about people like me "They're crazy to try and push a stroller through here" now I am the crazy person. Oh well like we all didn't know I am a little crazy =)

After all the walking and shopping we were exhausted and ready for a break so we went to the 8th floor of Macy's to "test" out some furniture. Clearly everyone had the same idea. Now they actually have a stand set up where they sell bottled water and coffee. People were stretched out on couches sleeping and relaxing in recliners with their shoes off. It has become the popular spot to wait for your table for lunch/dinner at the Walnut Room. We rested and fed Anabelle before the trek home. All in all it was a great day eating, shopping, and visiting Santa.