Dickens and Christmas Windows at Macy's!

So, you may be wondering how Sunday went, what with all that ice.

We finally made it out of the house a whole hour late! 

Boy was the weather funny - there was so much ice and snow at our house so we were late, most other people didn't even make it to church, but some people only ever got rain!

Later Sunday morning, after we dropped off the toys, we stopped to see some special holiday displays at the big Macys on Market Street. My big person wanted to show us the same Dickens display she saw when she was a kid. She didn't know where to find it until right after it closed last year, and it turns out it was right at Macy's all along! 

Well, I was excited to see it. I love "A Christmas Carol." Does anyone else remember seeing the book in the Molly and Emily movie? Anna was excited that, at the other end, she would get to see Santa.

The Dickens Village is a display that you walk through, to see the story of "A Christmas Carol." This thing's been around since way before Macy's was here, but they fixed it up so people can see it again. There are dolls in each scene (3 times as tall as me, but the big kids all thought they were short!) that are mechanical, so you can see what's happening in the story while you read about it.

Charles Dickens himself welcomed us with a speech:

There were shop windows with pretty clothes:

And puppets and toys:

I want the trumpet. And one of the fancy dresses.

And then the story started, and we saw Scrooge and the charity guy:

And Tiny Tim:

And Cratchit:

And then we saw this:

If you don't know what that is, well, let me tell you, that's Marley's Ghost. He was just one of many we stumbled into. And Scrooge doesn't stop shaking! 

I thought it was a little spooky, but mostly fun and a little funny. Anna is still having nightmares! 

Anna got so scared, we had to leave quickly, so she didn't have to look at the other ghosts. I'm going back to see the rest and take more pictures - it's open until New Year's. If you like this story and you're in Philly, I think you should go, too. Just, maybe don't bring any little sisters!

How do other little kids make it past the ghosts to get to Santa?

We looked at Macy's windows outside next. Every year, they do something different for the Holidays, and it's fun to see what's new. This year, there were mostly fun things that remind me of Philly, especially at this store, at Christmas. Can you guess which ones were our favorites?

This one shows Virginia mailing her letter to Santa! I've never seen the cartoon, but I like this story, too.

She's so cute! Wouldn't she make an adorable doll?

Here's a window to remind people of the Dickens Village. I think the ghost in this one looks friendlier!

Here's the Wanamaker Building's eagle, which is right smack in the middle of Macy's:

I don't know where this is, but the two people dancing really move and look so elegant:

This one shows the light show! We go see this every year, and I love the music and how all the lights look like they're dancing. We're hoping to go back especially to see the light show soon, so I'll tell you more about it another day.

Did you guess which are our favorites?

Anna's is the light show!

And mine is the Dickens Village!

Have a fun week!