Citadelle Plaza is in the Holiday Spirit!

Everywhere you looked last night during the Twilight Farmers Market, people were in a festive. Holiday mood! There were plenty of Santa hats and children dressed in their Holiday clothes for their picture with Santa Claus. The weather was beautiful and the folks were out in droves, buying the food for holiday dinners, picking up the gifts the vendors had made and shopped the boutique stores for their Holiday purchases. (I think a couple of lucky ladies are getting some beautiful jewelry selections bought at the AMG jewelry and design store last night, too!)

Rein-Dog was standing guard at the Alaskan Pride Seafood booth. Everyone stops to pet him, which makes him one very happy Lab!

The children were very busy writing their wish lists to Santa with Mrs. Claus last night. It's down to serious requests now, as you can see below (written exactly as the children write them!)

1) Dear Santa, I know you are busy but if you happen to read this list it would make me very happy. 1) sea monkeys 2) a nutcracker 3) and shoes. Love, Abbey

2) Dear Santa, I want a ipod touch. From, Lucas

3) Dear Santa, For Christmas I would like a baby penguin webkinz. I also want My Sims Agents game for DS. Another thing is a American girl outfit back to school set. Have a Merry Christmas, Love Marisa DiCaro

4) miskos Santas, We would love a trampoline. Love, Sissy

5) Dear Santa, Kyla wants a tricycle! Love, Kyla

6) Datis kit and pony that (don't worry...Santa knows!) Love, Samantha

This group is from our future soldiers?!.......

7) Call of duty Modern warfare, paint ball gun, assin creed 1 & 2, Fallout 3 Call of Duty & world of war games. Tyler Chesley

8) I want Pokemon rumble and nerf machine gun and the Sims 3 and a pogo stick and a pocket rocket. Tanner

9) I want a shot gun and a paint ball gun and I want a sniper rifle and a pogo stick. Jacob Nesler

10) To Santa: I want a laser car and a gun (here's a picture of me and my gun..It's a bear!) Noah

Sometimes, sisters stick together when writing to Santa:

11) I want a pet shop mall and a bunk bed with my sister and stich wants lelo. We both want a puppy. Love, Rayelyn & Payeton

12) Dear Santa, Cinderella. Love, Addison PS: A little Cinderella for my baby sister Tabitha

Some kids want to first tell Santa just how good they've been this year. hmmmm.....

13) Hi Santa, This is Anabel. I've been good. popcorn is yummy.

14) Dear Santa, My name is Ethan Cohrs. I have been nice this year. I would like a transformer skids and side swipe transformers 2 game, a monster truck game for DS, playstation 2 remote control, Dodge Viper remote control, some army gies.

15) Dear Santa, My name is Ava Cohrs and I have been very good this year. I would like a stuffed wolf, a hotel for my Barbies, a teddy bear, a Ballerina Barbie, a dress up dress, and new Christmas earrings. Ava

Lots of letters have really cool pictures drawn for Santa:

16) Dear Santa, I want a climbing car. (Heart) Alexi King

17) Dear Santa Claus, I want a noyw bike and I want a movie Planit 51 (with a picture of both!) From: Lauren Maza

Some letters are just beautifully-drawn pictures from:

Astholo. Beckham (cool Cowboy!), Isabelle (bike & cat), Scarlett, Kelton (happy person), a tree from JM (I think!), Taylor, Camila, Gilbert (fast airplane), Alex, Johnny (Christmas tree with a bright star on top), Sarah Webster (snowman) AND several drawings from our future Abstract Artists!

Also, we have:

18) Dolly. Eliza

19) Dear Santa, All I want for Christmas is a gtar and a wii. From, Xavier

20) Dear Santa, I want a webkinz. Gianna

21) Hy Santa. My name is Dylak. I want roller skates and a football or a motor skooter. Thank you. Love, Dylak

22) AC, Cowboy plays. Aoolays

23) DS and a bug toy. Alana

24) Dear Santa, Here is a list of things I want: 1) make-up 2) clothes 3) baby dolls and Barbie dolls (Say, did you know there is a very special Barbie Doll shop in the Vivaldi Hair Suites, located on the second floor at the Citadelle Plaza? Call them to find out more! http://www.CitadellePlaza.com , store directory has their number).

25) Dear Santa, I want a phone, Ipod touch, gifts cards & money.

Still, other children wish for less materialistic items in these letters:

26) Dear Santa, All I want is snow. Yes, snow and for my four front teeth, too! And that is all I want and yes, I am sure. Amelia

27) Dear Santa, Happy Christmas, Santa. Have a good Christmas. From, Amber

28) Dear Santa, What I want for Christmas is for Jeremy to be home and happy. Thanks, Ann

A couple of the letters I suspect Mom and Dad may have helped! hmmmmm.....

29) Dear Santa, What I want for Christmas is a pair of roller skates and a pair of black and brown high heels about an inch and a half. thanks a lot. Love, Zare Naylor

30) Dear Santa, I would like a car (name too hard to read; hmmmmm.....)

And my favorite letter:

31) Dear Santa, Do you want anything for Christmas? If so, write back. Love, Sydney.

I just love these letters and hope everyone gets what they wish for!

Now, for next week's Twilight Market, why don't we all wear our favorite Holiday clothes! You know, borrow that crazy Christmas sweater from your Mom's closet (like these girls below did!)



We have a wonderful choir and 3-piece instruments playing your favorite carols on the main stage. Let's all plan to sing-along with them. The local farmers will be bringing their produce for you to buy for your Holiday meals and the artisan bakers are doing the baking for you, too! Finally, bring your unwrapped gifts for our Gifts of Hope Toy Drive. Many children will go without toys this season if we all aren't generous with our donations!

State Farm Hosts a Holiday Open House Today!

One of our newest tenants in the Citadelle Plaza is the State Farm Insurance group. Today, from 4-8 PM, they open their doors for some "good neighbor" fun, some delicious food and drink. All are welcome and you'll want to stop by, as this is one delightful group of people! Plus, I hear they are giving away some great door prizes tonight, as well. Now, isn't that just like what a good neighbor would do!

The details for this special event are written in the invitation above and feel free to give Corine a call if you have any questions or need directions. The open house is conveniently scheduled so that you can also stop by the Twilight Farmers Market to get some local, farm-fresh produce, some grass-fed beef, fresh eggs, some goat cheese and some homemade desserts that allow you to step out of the kitchen a little more this year! Finally, AMG jewelry, Haute C Boutique, Varo's Mens Boutique, Zethina's make-up & skincare and Indulge Salon & MedSpa all have terrific items to complete your Holiday shopping. It's really one-stop shopping in Glendale, at its best!

Bring the kids to get their picture taken with Santa and write their letters with Mrs. Claus, too. There's no line to contend with and there's free hot chocolate for those chilly little hands!

See you soon......

Santa Receives Some Wonderful Letters from the Children!

At last night's Twilight Farmers Market, there were many children dressed in their warm coats and mittens to visit Santa, drink some hot chocolate and write their wish lists to Santa with Mrs. Claus. They each seem to take a very different approach with these wish lists (shown here exactly as written by the children):



Some children, including Oscar Zacchino, Belinda, Ruby Houltz and Dan, drew adorable pictures for Santa. I know he will like the picture of his sleigh and reindeer, a holiday scene and my personal favorite, a picture of a little beach house right at the water's edge!

Other children took a straight forward approach:

1) Dear Santa: Transformer, play mobil Ocean-Zem 5 Zacchino

2) Dear Santa: Batman pieces, Bewv watch-Royce

3) Santa: u 5 castle-Michael Foltz

4) Dear Santa: May I have Aqua sand, dippin dots, color explosion, glow dome, please-Anthony

5) Dear Santa: 1-Doll House 2)Barbie 3-Tiors 4-crr-Teresa (with a heart)

6) Dear Santa: I want a goldfish bowl. Just a bowl. (Isn't that cute?!) A new barbie doll and a new radio. Thank you! Love, Elizabeth

7) Dear Santa Claus: I want a candy maker. I (heart) Santa-Jordan Phillips

Of course, other children choose a more subtle approach knowing that Santa probably had a good idea what they wanted already:

8) Dear Santa:It was good to see you. Love, Elias

Now, here's a child after my own heart:

9) Dear Santa: May I please have some black boots like yours for Christmas (smiley face). Thank you, Lora Jane Keating-Rosell

This letter was written by someone who's surely going to be one of our country's future CEOs!:

10) Dear Santa: I want everything! Please make it fast! Why isn't it here yet? Love, Syndyl

Yes, the holidays are a wonderful time at the Citadelle Plaza! The shopping is some of the best in Glendale, the dining at the restaurants was warm and inviting and to see all those happy children makes us all feel a little better about the world!

Santa and Mrs. Claus are a Hit with the Children

Last night at the Twilight Farmers Market, the children who attended had so much fun meeting Santa and Mrs. Claus. The Plaza has set up an area in the front courtyard area for Santa to sit and meet all the good girls and boys in the northwest valley! Many families enjoyed having the pictures taken with Santa in his wonderful green and red chair. The photo packages are much less expensive than those offered at the malls, which is nice.....but what is more important is the atmosphere at the Citadelle Plaza. You see, there's no rush to get as many kids up on Santa's lap....no line to wait in and think about how scary that might be! Most of the kids just walked up, spoke to him for a few minutes on their own terms then decided to sit with him for a photo and to share what presents might be fun to get this year under the tree.

Next to Santa's station, Mrs. Claus had a table set up so the kids could write Santa what they wanted this year (she has an "in" with Santa, and plans to put these letters on the top of his to-do list!) She had popcorn and candy canes, too.

Here is a sampling of last night's letters to Santa (exactly as they were written):

1) Santa, Merry Christmas. Four Christmas I would like a bike and four my two front teeth to fall out. love, Marissa.

2) I want snowglobe, chocolate orange, and a skateboard. Krystyanna.

3) Dear Santa Clasu, can I have a soccer ball. I have been a relly good girl this year. Can I also have a D.S. case. Thank you, Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus. from: Alexia.

4) To Santa: Scooter, new clothes. from: Alex.

5) Hi-I don't live in the North Pole and it is a little cold outside today so I bet it's a lot colder there. I got a blue ball! Thank you! This is what I want for Christmas: a star wars figure. P.s. and I want a box of strawberys. Osre.

6) Dear Santa: Love, Joseph

7) Dear Santa: I want a new camera, basketball, a soccer ball, volleyball, a snake, a lizard, quarters, chocolate anything, current book, posters, CDs, DVDs, scooter, big wheel, and rocks, qaurtz and display shelves and a photo frame. Love, Elaina F. Lauen.

8) Dear Santa, Did you have a good year? I did. Why do you wear red? Why not blue? That's my favorite color. What's your favorite color? Are the elves doing good? Ask them for me. Do you eat anything else than milk and cookies? Emily Luberto

9) WII PLEASE! Anthony.

10) Dear Santa: I am Madison. I am a good girl. I want a Barbie and a Polly Pocket. Madison.

11) Dear Santa, I want a yorkie puppy! Love, Lauren.

12) Basketball hoop, bumble bee toy, soccer ball (pictures drawn for Santa). Alex

Aren't these adorable?!! And I apologize if I didn't see the words correctly!

The Citadelle Plaza thinks we have the best little children around and hope they all have wonderful holidays!

Be sure to join us every Wednesday in December, 4-8 PM. There is always fun holiday entertainment, Santa and Mrs. Claus, the Twilight Farmers Market for you food and baking needs and of course, the shops are filled with beautiful items and sales to enjoy. Remember to bring an unwrapped gift for the Gifts of Hope children. They need your help this year more than ever! The wrapped box for the unwrapped toys in up by Santa's station.