Santa Land<\/a> nearly every year, a tradition passed down from her father\u2019s childhood.<\/p>\n\u201cMy dad was born the year Santa Land opened. So, it\u2019s been a tradition to come here almost every year,\u201d Emily said. \u201cIt\u2019s so special to him.\u201d<\/p>\n
Working in retail during the holidays in college had turned Travis into something of a Grinch. But he knew how much Christmas and Santa Land meant to Emily and her family, so he chose that as the perfect spot to start their future together.<\/p>\n
The couple married the next year. They bought the family business, moved into a bigger house and had two children.<\/p>\n
Their daughter Eloise was born in 2022 and is now three years old. This marks her third visit to Santa Land.<\/p>\n
Baby Warner just arrived in September, 10 weeks early. Emily spent two weeks in the hospital before his birth due to bleeding risks. The family then spent nine weeks in the NICU before Warner made it home just in time for Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe just wanted to meet us sooner,\u201d Emily said.<\/p>\n
Now the family gets to experience the magic of Christmas through their children\u2019s eyes.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt makes the whole journey worth it and in hindsight it never seems like that bad of a challenge, so it\u2019s always nice to have something so gratifying to look back on the hard times,\u201d Travis said. \u201cAnd just take a breath and be thankful for what we have and be appreciative and just enjoy the little things in life and not be grumpy about the holiday spirit.\u201d<\/p>\n
They hope to continue the tradition of visiting Santa Land with their family, the place where it all began.<\/p>\n
\u201cDefinitely continuing this tradition if we can and hoping, you know, when they\u2019re teenagers being like, okay, yeah, we\u2019re still going in. We\u2019re still going to come in here and get the picture.\u201d<\/p>\n
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