Every year, well for the past 4 years, we have taken a trip up to Portland to visit the
Macy's Santa Claus. It has become such a great tradition for us and even though Skylar is nine years old, he still believes. I don't know if next will bring the same love for Santa, but for right now, it warms my heart to know that my son still holds onto the
Magic of Christmas.
I loved this musical duo that was playing Christmas carols in front of
Macy's. I loved standing and listening to them, but unfortunately as I was videoing them playing, a guy set up his 5-gallon bucket drums across the street, everyone in Portland decided to congregate around us and the rain began to come down heavier. I wish I could have gotten more of their wonderful music though, it was perfect for the season.
A replica of the actual train that would circle the top of Macy's. 2005 was the final year. Read more about it
HERE.
This picture is my favorite!
Instead of candy,
Macy's gives small coloring books and crayons.
Skylar in the snowman and the actual car from the monorail that used to run in the old
Meier and Frank.
The train display is always a big hit with us.
Rudolph.
And the rest of the reindeer.
After leaving Portland's Living Room we headed over to
Potbelly Sandwich Shop in the Square. About 10 minutes before we hit the sandwich shop Skylar started feeling really crummy. We still aren't sure exactly what he had, but it has lingered for at least a week now. He is slowly feeling better, but man it hit him pretty hard. We still had a great time in Portland that day, and soon after we ate, we headed back to the park garage and headed home.
A super fun day for sure! We love going up to Portland during the Christmas holiday. There is so much to take in and so much to do! I am anxiously waiting, with fingers crossed, that Macy's will come to Little Rock, Arkansas or even Fayetteville. I would settle for just about any town in the state of Arkansas actually. Such a fantastic store and it's always been my favorite place to get all of my Christmas shopping done. Of course, to me, Christmas is year-around if I get to do my shopping at Macy's. :-) *wink-wink*
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