Holiday scenes in Columbus

Here are some of my favorite scenes and moments after spending the past few weekends around Christmas lights, festivals and parades in Columbus. Still patiently waiting for some snow :)

Thousands attended the first night of Wildlights at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium on November 20, 2015 from 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM in Powell. Millions of LED lights fill the zoo from now to January 3, 2016, excluding Thanksgiving Day.

Miles Thomas (center) shows his wife, Monica (left), and one-year-old, Alexandra, of Marysville the Christmas Tree they picked out at St. Mary's Church on Friday, November 27, 2015 in German Village. St. Mary's began selling their annual Christmas trees today (Nov. 27) and will sell until December 23.

A record breaking crowd watches as the city lights up for the first time at the Grand Illumination in Bicentennial Park on Friday, December 4, 2015 in Columbus.

A young girl squints as she stares up at some of the bright LED lights at the Grand Illumination in Bicentennial Park on Friday, December 4, 2015 in Columbus

The Columbus Children's choir performs at the Grand Illumination in Bicentennial Park on Friday, December 4, 2015 in Columbus.

Santa arrives by firetruck at Holiday's in Powell on Saturday, December 5, 2015 in Powell. The event featured visits with Santa, crafts and holiday fun for kids.

Hannah Bright (left), 17-months, and Ella Bright (right), 5, of Powell sit for a portrait with Santa at Holiday's in Powell on Saturday, December 5, 2015 in Powell. The event featured visits with Santa, crafts and holiday fun for kids.

Gianna Tomcik, 9, of Powell admires the peppermint painted on her face during Holiday's in Powell on Saturday, December 5, 2015 in Powell.

Crowds gather around the fountain area at Bicentennial Park to watch a projection of Christmas imagery play during the Grand Illumination on Friday, December 4, 2015 in Columbus.

Some of Santa's helpers performed Christmas music with brass instruments at the Grand Illumination in Bicentennial Park on Friday, December 4, 2015 in Columbus.

Hannah Rozen, 4, of Westerville pets therapy dog, Twinkle, before walking in the Westerville Children's Christmas Parade in Westerville.

Sophia Henery, 5, slips while learning to ice-skate for the first time with her mom Cari Henery at Old Worthington Partnership's annual Holiday Open House on Sunday, November 11, 2015 in Worthington.

Straub Dancers perform on a float at the Westerville Children's Christmas Parade headed north down State Route 3 in Westerville. The parade route went from Brooksedge Boulevard to Schrock Road to State Route 3 and North to County Line Road.

Parade-goers watch and wave from a Westerville school bus traveling down State Route 3 at the Westerville Children's Christmas Parade in Westerville.

Kandi Ryan tries to comfort her grandson Oliver Dickerson, a 20-month-old from Gahanna, who is spooked by one of the carriage ride horses at Old Worthington Partnership's annual Holiday Open House on Sunday, November 11, 2015 in Worthington.

Carly Wheaton of Columbus cuts through the Columbus Commons Holiday Lights on her way to rehearse for The Nutcracker at The Ohio Theatre on Thursday, December 10, 2015 in Columbus. The lights will be up until January 4 from dusk to 11pm.