longwood gardens: in the conservatory

Between Christmas and New Years we made a trip up to Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania. The kids were incredibly excited about staying in a hotel and loved swimming in the pool. Oliver was a big fan of the water and loved splashing and climbing on the steps.

We have been to Longwood Gardens several times but never during Christmas. It was amazing. We arrived in the morning to beat the crowds that come in the evening for the lights. I'm so glad we did because there were so many people coming in as we were leaving. But I can only imagine how amazing everything is when it's illuminated. Hopefully we can make it back next year.

We started in the massive conservatory (a series of beautiful greenhouses) and were happy to be inside. It was a really cold and windy day. It was so beautiful and festive inside. Uniquely decorated trees and red and white flowers everywhere. So many lovely details. Elsa whined about being tired and hungry the entire time (but magically produced a crazy amount of energy when it was time to run around in the children's garden). Amelia, on the other hand, loved looking at all of the beautiful displays.

Believe it or not, this is my narrowed down selection of photos. And another post will be required to cover the grounds.