There is a Shrine in Belleville, IL (about 30 minutes from our house) that does a yearly light display called the Way of Lights. We've meant to do to this for the past few years, but this was our first time actually making the trek. The Shrine is run by a group of priests who minister to the poor around the world. They started the Way of Lights in the 70s as a way to provide jobs for the groundskeepers during the winter. Now it has become a St Louis tradition. The drive through display is free (donations accepted), as are most of the indoor activities.
Our first stop was the petting zoo. Charlotte has no fear of animals and would have stayed here much longer than we did.
This little guy was my favorite
We drove through the Way of Lights area twice. It is a 1.5 mile drive with signs posted like the above with bible verses, then light displays that go along with them.
Not the best example, but I didn't get very many pictures of the lights themselves. The scale was really enormous (which you don't really get from this picture).
After our first time through, we ended up eating at the restaurant on site. There was Jello on the buffet. Nicholas, who thought that Jello was something that only existed at Sweet Tomatoes, was thrilled.
Besides the restaurant, indoors there was a Christmas tree display and a Children's Village with craft tables, a puppet show and lots of play areas. Charlotte and I hung in the tent filled with puzzles and nativity scenes while Nicholas did craft projects with Daddy.
Nicholas showing off the crafts he made at the Children's Village.
It was a late night for our little lady who normally goes to bed at 7:00, but we had a fun time and plan to return next year.
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