Lighting St. Louis's Christmas Tree

Alexis was asked along with another little boy who was part of Make-A-Wish to come help light the tree with the St. Louis mayor. So, we headed downtown for the ceremony. When we arrived, we were taken upstairs where they had Hors’ Devours set up. Conner was fascinated with the fancy treats. Alexis just zeroed in on the meat and cheese! After a while, we were invited to the stage where Alexis was introduced. The people at Union Station gifted her a ride on the Santa Express. We then went to wait a little more until we would light the tree. The mayor came up, and we were able to chat with him a little bit.

Luckily, I had two friends who had come into town for the weekend. So, during all this waiting, Gavin was with them doing activities downstairs. He had a blast and thought he was hot stuff, since he got all the attention! We were so glad we weren’t stuck with him, as he would have destroyed that place with nothing to do in the upstairs waiting area!

Alexis was lucky, as she also had a friend that came down to see her. Her one little friend has supported her throughout some of the events she has gotten to do. So awesome to have that support from people!

After a while, we headed to the other end of the venue to light the tree. Alexis was up on stage with the mayor, the other boy Caleb, and a local celebrity newscaster. On the count of three from the city, they hit a plunger and lit not only the Christmas tree, but all the downtown lights and it set off a round of fireworks. Alexis was so proud of herself, and it was amazing! Such a fun even to be a part of!