North Pole Limited

Twenty-two bucks a ticket, but absolutely worth it. Seeing Braeden clap his hands over his mouth in sheer ecstasy, watching him climb over Daddy in the seat to get a glimpse of Santa, listening to him jingle the little bell over and over - yeah. It was definitely worth it.

Each kid got one-on-one time with Santa. They served us gingerbread cookies and chocolate milk. "Elves" told stories and sang songs - heck, even my non-singing child joined in! It was brilliant, and I am so glad we went.