Over the weekend, our awesome friends the Bennetts dragged us to the Festival of Trees. I had never been, and didn't really know what to expect.
I was blown away.
The festival benefits the children's hospital in the area, and people make these elaborate, expensive Christmas tree displays and donate them to the festival. Then, people auction and buy the trees. All money goes towards the hospital, and next to almost every display is a picture of the patient who inspired the display, and you can read their story. It was incredible. There were so many gorgeous and creative displays! It was fun to wander among the hundreds and hundreds of trees and look at them.
Here are a few of my favorite fun trees:
However amazing the trees were, I think the gingerbread houses may have been my favorite! They ranged from jaw-dropping to unique to downright funny. Here are some of my favorites (with titles such as Santa's Chapeau, the Provo Tabernacle, Hobbiton, The Lorax, and Reality).
Awesome, right? It was such a fun way to remember that Christmas is about giving, and also to admire the beautiful and creative work of so many hundreds of people. Not to mention those mouth-watering scones....
Have you been to the Festival of Trees?
Or something like it?
And seriously, how awesome are those gingerbread houses?
