Botanical Conservatory's Reindeer and Whoville

Michelle Davies - The Journal Gazette

Mitchell Ames, 3, checks out Jingle Bells, one of Santa's reindeer, Saturday afternoon at the Botanical Conservatory.

Michelle Davies - The Journal Gazette

Eric Conrad, 2, of Decatur, checks out the front end of Jingle Bells, one of Santa's reindeer, Saturday afternoon at the Botanical Conservatory.

Michelle Davies - The Journal Gazette

Katie Biddle, from Hamilton, encourages her daughter Hadley, 4, to pet Jingle Bells at the Botanical Conservatory Saturday afternoon.

Michelle Davies - The Journal Gazette

Parents and children lined up to tell Santa their Christmas wishes at the Botanical Conservatory's Whoville Saturday afternoon.

Michelle Davies - The Journal Gazette

Posiing for their mother's camera at the entrance to the Botanical Conservatory's Whoville are, from left to right, Nash Abbott, 2, Emma Murphy, 8, and Avery Abbott, 5.

Michelle Davies - The Journal Gazette

Telling Santa their Christmas wishes are, left, Elizabeth Erdmana, 5, and her sister, Ava, 7, right. The sisters were in town from Kalamazoo, Michigan to visit their grandmother Eve Bratten.

Michelle Davies - The Journal Gazette

Sitting on Santa's lap at the Botanical Conservatory Satuday morning, Dylan Crossley, of Bluffton, showed his shy side.

Michelle Davies - The Journal Gazette

Taking advantage of the festive decorations in the Botanical Conservatory's display of Whoville, Jessica Scott took photos of her children, Jaylene, 2, left, and Jaxson, 4, right, Saturday afternoon.

Michelle Davies - The Journal Gazette

The Botanical Conservatory's tree in Whoville is brightly decorated for the season.