Last year, the community helped raise over $1,250 for The Little Miracles Trust, a charity supporting neonatal intensive care unit (Nicu) families.<\/p>\n
Rochelle said she and Nathan wanted to show Jack that Christmas is not just about receiving, but also about giving.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve been shown so much kindness over the years, and this is our way of passing it on,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
The Christmas display has evolved and this year includes two special features: a wooden sleigh, built by Jack\u2019s grandfather, and a reindeer display.<\/p>\n
The latter includes a 3m reindeer and three smaller ones, built by Nathan.<\/p>\n
On social media, the family explained the large reindeer represents Rochelle, while the smaller ones represent Jack and two babies the couple lost during pregnancy.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis part of our display is incredibly special to us,\u201d the post reads.<\/p>\n
\u201c[Rochelle\u2019s] a big part of why we even started this display \u2014 her magic, her love, and her strength are woven into every light you see.”<\/p>\n
Nathan created the display with support from Bunnings Te Rapa which donated plywood, lighting, and other materials.<\/p>\n
Bunnings Te Rapa complex manager Nicole Gorringe said seeing the reindeer come together had been amazing.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen we heard what the Wells family were creating, bringing joy while fundraising for charities, we knew this was something special to be a part of.\u201d<\/p>\n
It has now been more than two weeks since the Wells opened their display.<\/p>\n
Each night, Nathan appears as Santa handing out candy canes, Rochelle hosts and captures family photos, and Jack proudly plays the Christmas Elf.<\/p>\n
The festive spirit has since spread along the street too, with neighbours decorating their homes to create a Christmas walk.<\/p>\n
The Details<\/p>\n
What: Christmas at the Wells<\/p>\n
When: Until December 31, from 8.30pm until 11pm. Santa visits every night until December 23.<\/p>\n
Where: 11A Hamblyn Crescent, Hamilton<\/p>\n
Entry: A cash donation to The Little Miracles Trust, or a new, unwrapped gift for Kids in Need Waikato.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Last year, the community helped raise over $1,250 for The Little Miracles Trust, a charity supporting neonatal intensive…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":186471,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[4765,1975,34040,18399,32565,2109,75618,6288,6804,25140,440,111,43,139,69,67662,1886,223,165,20215,102],"class_list":["post-186470","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-zealand","tag-annual","tag-at","tag-charities","tag-christmas","tag-display","tag-family","tag-festive","tag-hamilton","tag-light","tag-lights","tag-local","tag-new-zealand","tag-news","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-spreading","tag-support","tag-the","tag-their","tag-wells","tag-with"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186470","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=186470"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186470\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/186471"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=186470"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=186470"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=186470"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}