Resurrection of Our Lord Roman Catholic Church in Laurel, Maryland, has an annual Christmas Wonderland Bazaar. We attended this year on Saturday (they also have Friday evening festivities), which meant a tasty lunch and seasonal activities for us.
The entrance had some low-key decorations, unlike the church hall. The hall was full-on Christmas, including a piano player with a songstress belting out Christmas tunes.
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| Entrance to the Bazaar | 
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| Dining and fun area | 
We had soup and sandwiches while the kids had chicken nuggets. While waiting for food, my daughter got a balloon animal. She chose the rather simple fish shape.
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| Balloon fish | 
Since that was so quick (i.e. food had not arrived at our table yet), she had her face painted as well. She chose the rather elaborate rainbow-colored butterfly, which took quite a while and came out fabulously.
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| Start of face painting | 
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| Fabulous finish | 
She and I ate our lunch while others perused the dessert area and the shopping.
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| The bazaar part of the Christmas Wonderland Bazaar | 
We saw the frog princess from S
weet Frog walking around but were too busy eating to get a picture with her.
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| Local celebrity visitor | 
In addition to the local celebrity, they had international sensation Santa Claus visiting. The whole family got to pose with him.
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| Is this the best portrait? | 
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| Or is this the best? | 
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| Cropped because Mommy and Daddy were blinking | 
When Santa asked about presents, my daughter said she wants an easy-bake oven. My son whispered quietly to Saint Nick, so I can't report on what he wanted. The toddler was mute on the subject. Maybe he was still enjoying lunch.
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| A happy, messy face | 
We bought some treats to take home and said farewell to our first foray into the Christmas season (it was on November 14, so pretty early).
 
 
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