Birthday Field Trip

 Daughter works on the weekend so we celebrated my birthday yesterday with a trip out to our favorite Christmas store.

 Daughter takes her Christmas ornament shopping very seriously.

 She actually found a red skate ornament for her tree. She wears red skates for coaching

 This place is room after room of gorgeous decorations. You could spend a week there.

I was very happy to see so many woolly and knitted type ornaments this year.

 The back shops are filled with plants. I wish my cats didn't eat them.

 Then there is the room full of trains. I was surprised to see so many toddlers there on a Monday morning.

 The pet room had this beautiful hooked kitty rug. I love it.

 In the outdoor shop they had this giant light up Santa. I want him.

 Outside you can warm up by the fire while they pack your tree up.

 There is also a giant sleigh for photos.

 The surrounding fields are full of critters like sleeping goats.....

 ...and chickens in holes. Can anyone explain why there are chickens sitting in holes all over the chicken yard?

 There was a field of alpacas....

...and very noisy but very sweet piggies who wanted a scratching. I had a wonderful time.

We had lunch at Panera and then we went to see Daddio who is in a care home right down the street from the nursery. He was having a good day for a change and seemed to enjoy his visit with Daughter. He called her Summertime which is what he used to call her back when. That was the most I have heard him say in ages. There were lots of tears on the way home. Lots.....