Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens Holiday Lights

My mom found a Groupon deal for tickets to the area's botanical gardens, all decked out in lights.

Pros:
-wheelchair friendly
-a photographer's dream place to take pictures of bokeh
-advanced tickets meant no waiting in long line
-it was between 68 and 70 degrees that evening! Not typical of a Carolina December
-they served popcorn and hot chocolate - two of my kid's favorite things

Cons:
-hard to find your child in the dark
-WAY TOO CROWDED. It's hard to maneuver a wheelchair around RUDE people who don't understand "excuse me." Especially in the dark. And trying to take pictures? I gave up.
-outdoor attraction = smokers
-long drive from Charlotte on dark back country roads. I thought we were lost at least twice.

Here are the pictures I did get:

Purple bokeh!

Blue bokeh!

B and my brother inside an installment . . . not sure if this was allowed, but everyone else was doing it!

Brycen whispered: " Look mommy, I look like the Grinch."

Brycen watching the train.

These pictures were all taken with my iPhone. I took some with my Nikon, but I haven't looked at them! Oh well. It was a fun but exhausting evening!