Grand America Hotel Christmas Windows, Salt Lake City

This weekend we were able to go up to Salt Lake and do one of our most favorite Christmas activities - see the Christmas Window display at the Grand America hotel. It is so much fun each and every year to see the beautiful displays that they come up with. 

The theme this year was Christmas songs. So as you went to each window you would figure out what Christmas song it represented and then write it down on the card they gave you.

(The last window was Silver Bells - but Mike got a little eager and filled them out before we had seen them all, lol.)

All of the windows with moving objects were Madison's favorite. She would always stay at them as long as possible. This one had a ice skating bird that twirled in circles: 

 Just taking the whole activity pretty seriously and making sure she wrote in her best handwriting ;).

She loved watching the Grinch come down from the chimney. I think we are going to have to introduce her to the movie soon.

And of course, she still loves Santa!

Looking at these photos, I can see now why people say she looks just like her mom!

 <3 <3 <3 Love these people <3 <3 <3

 Looking at herself in the big ornaments.

 The trees are always so pretty!

The famous Grand America Gingerbread House.

This gingerbread house is based on the design of an old Wyoming homesteader cabin that was found at a ranch owned by [Grand America].

It is made of:

1300 pounds of Flour

300 pounds of Sugar

1500 Eggs

150 quarts of Molasses

800 pounds of Powdered Sugar

1000 Gumballs

300 Candy Canes

40 pounds of rice Krispy Treats

200 pounds of Isomalt

100 pounds of Chocolate

And she really wanted to go inside.

Once you fill out your card they give you a cookie, but Madison wouldn't eat the ones they handed out so we went to their little gift shop/sweet shop La Bonne Vie and got some macarons. She sure loved them! I think Coconut was the favorite for each of us!

It was a wonderful afternoon, especially since the weather was so rotten outside. I love that fun activities like this are within driving distance for us! I hope she grows up loving the traditions as much as we do <3!