Time for the Fez-tival of Trees

We're headed to Lake Winnipesaukee to visit my Mom's side of the family for Thanksgiving this year and it just so happens that the Bektash Shriners are having their annual Fez-tival of Trees this week too! I first heard about these Fez-tivals from the Kora Shriners website but their Temple is so far away from us that I can't just randomly sneak off over there. Luckily, after some searching online ....yes, I have "real internet" again!...... I found out that some other Shrines also host these Fez-tivals and Bektash happens to be one of them. So since we are going right by Bektash, we're going to swing in to their Fez-tival to see all the beautiful Christmas trees. I can't wait!

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"Holiday Magic for All Ages"

All fully decorated artificial trees will be raffled on Nov 25th at 4 PM

Silent Auction- bidding closes on Nov 24th at 4 PM

Visit with Santa

Children's Games

Gift Shop

Refreshments at the Candy Cane Cafe

$5 adults, $4 seniors, children 12 and under are FREE

 Nov 17 1-7p, Nov 18 10a-7p, Nov 19 10a-4p, Nov 20 & 21 10a-7p, Nov 22 closed for Thanksgiving, Nov 23 & 24 10a-7p, Nov 25 10a-4p. 

Bektash Shrine, 189 Pembroke Rd, Concord, NH.

 Learn more by visiting their website www.bektashshriners.org  or you can email  info@bektashshriners.org

Santa Claus is comin' to town

Today was Get-ready-for-Christmas day at our house. Ashtyn went to the salon this morning with Grammy and Grampa to get her hair and nails done....something Mommy would never ever do......and then Jeremy and I took the girls to get our Christmas tree at Bishop's Farm in Springfield, VT, which is where we've been going since Ashtyn's first Christmas. After that we went to visit with the Claus's. Ashtyn obviously loved the visit but Taylor had other thoughts about it. Santa and the Mrs. thought maybe it was a little too chaotic at their visiting venue, so they made a special surprise visit to our house after their other visit was over......Taylor still wasn't happy.....


...but we did finally get her to come out to the kitchen for a minute...


and Miss Ashtyn got to tell Santa 8,000 more things she wanted for Christmas and even show off dancing for him and Mrs Claus.....


....but she still doesn't want her picture taken.



And now its time for music and tree trimming.