Santa came to Kittery...

It was an exciting day for all of us in Kittery when we got word that of all the towns in the entire world, Santa Claus (and his elves) had chosen OURS to visit for a Saturday afternoon! Wow! Needless to say, Kittery pulled out all the stops!


While the mood was generally lighthearted, including when the adorable junior high marching band chugged past...


...we received a sober reminder to wear our bike helmets from this slightly terrifying Kiwanis Club float. Or at least we think that's what the float was about.


Anyway, the mood quickly shifted back to cheeriness as the floats rolled on.


Folks were busily preparing for the arrival of Santa, even cleaning the chimneys before he had to slide down them.


And it was a good thing, because not even two minutes later, look who showed up!


Pretty soon, it was time to head over to the annual tree lighting ceremony. It was adorable and delicious (free hot chocolate and cookies for everyone in the town!)! And, unlike in many towns, our Christmas tree photo was photo-bombed by a holiday lobster! You almost don't even notice that Santa is busily lighting the tree.


Anyway, Merry Christmas from Badger's Island-we'll see you over the bridge in Portsmouth for part II of this series!