Folepi Lights

Life is full of learning opportunities. 

Matthew and I learned something last night. We learned that you should NOT drive an hour and 45 minutes to East Peoria to see the Christmas light display on a Saturday night. You SHOULD drive an hour and 45 minutes to East Peoria to see the Christmas light display -- just not on a Saturday night.

The kids were great on the way there. We left at 5 p.m. and figured we'd be home by 10. We had a great time. Then we got in line for the lights at 7 p.m. and we were 1 mile away from the entrance. 

Two hours later we paid our admission fee and started enjoying the brightly lit park. You read that correctly. We inched 1 mile in 2 hours. Praise God for our wonderful children who made the best of a very boring 2 hours in a van, staring at the same backside of the car in front of us.

And, we didn't get home at 10 p.m. In fact, that was about the time we left Peoria. But another family memory made! Worth it!

We finally made it to the park!!!!!

Megan loved the dinosaurs best! They were neat!

Here's Puff, the (blurry) Magic Dragon.

This was one of my favorites -- a team of draft horses pulling a coach. Of course, Emily had to try to classify the type of horse. 

I took this one for Grandma Kathy -- a '57 Chevy. Wish it wasn't blurry.

This was Matthew's favorite. It was pretty cool -- much cooler than the video shows!

This one was another of my favorites, and a hit with Eli. He liked all the motorized vehicles.