Bellefonte

This past weekend, we drove up State College way to visit a friend of mine from church who has moved there (temporarily--we hope!) to finish her doctoral studies. Lauren is a phenomenal pianist and musician. It's always wonderful to hear her play.

We decided to do something Christmasy for the visit, and she found a little town called Bellefonte that hosts a Victorian Christmas each year. It's a lovely little town with plenty of Victorian homes. The Victorian homes were really about the only thing that made it a "Victorian" Christmas--that and a few random carolers dressed in period costumes. Lauren and I decided we might not go back next year, but we're glad to have explored Bellefonte for the day.

The kids (hesitantly) visited Santa's house and inaudibly told him what they wanted for Christmas. They did enjoy the candy canes given for the effort, however.