Updated for 2023 This post contains an affiliate link. There’s nothing better than watching a parade during the holiday season. Wait!…maybe there is. It’s a boat parade! You can’t help but get into the spirit of the season with lights gleaming off the cool ripples of the water and the holiday sounds coming from the …
Updated for 2023 Please call ahead of time to check with the venue to make sure each event is taking place accordingly. The first living nativity was created by St. Francis of Assisi in 1223 to help explain the birth of Jesus to his followers. Throughout Europe, Central America, and South America the manger scene is a …
Do you remember when you were a child and your parents took you to see the world famous Nutcracker for the first time? I do. I was approximately 8 or 9 years old when my mother took me. I remember getting dressed up in my Christmas best and wearing my little pretty black suede shoes. Everyone …
The joy of cutting down your own Christmas tree has always fascinated me! The smell of fresh cut greens, cool winter nights and the sweet aroma of drinking hot chocolate while walking through the treefarm, is as memorable as it gets. And I loved every moment of it as a child! Now I look forward …
This post contains affiliate links. It’s pumpkin season. Better yet, it’s pumpkin patch season! Now’s the time to load up the kids and head out to one of Southern California’s 30+ pumpkin patches in the area! Annually, my family ventures out to the Irvine Park Railroad’s Annual Pumpkin Patch in Orange, for a good time. Field Trip Girl especially enjoys …