NorthWood Christmas Festival

This has been a super fun week of Christmas activities for our little family!  Leah had seen an advertisement for the NorthWood Christmas Festival and was kind enough to share the info with me.  We decided to bundle up our families and brave the cold on Monday night.  It was awesome - sure to be a new family tradition!

We went on the "Story of Christmas Hayride" first.  We had to wait in line for awhile, but it was definitely worth it.  There were 13 scenes depicting the life of Christ with live actors.  We rode on a trailer of hay bales and listened to the audio narration.  The best part was listening to Clayton giving Drew his own commentary.  At the end he whispered to his little brother, "Jesus is soooo powerful that he rose from the dead!"  The passion in his voice moved me to tears. 

Isaiah foretelling the birth of Christ

Gabriel appearing to Mary

The Birth of Christ

Jesus teaching in the temple

Jesus turning water into wine at the Wedding at Cana

Jesus and the woman at the well

Jesus healing the blind man

Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead

The Last Supper

The Crucifixion

The Resurrection

The Ascention

The hayride was powerful and made the true Christmas Story come alive.  It was a blessing to us all.

After the hayride, there was snow tubing, bounce houses, and a petting zoo.  It was a pretty chilly night, but the kids had so much fun!