ICE & Christmas 2010

This was the first year we visited the Gaylord Texan at Christmas time.  Jeff surprised me by taking the day off on my birthday and we headed out to see ICE, which is an incedible ice sculpture display at the resort with a theme of Charlie Brown Christmas this year.  Every room was a different scene from the movie made completely of scuplted and colored ice.  Ava was totally amazed!  The temperature in the exhibit is 9 below zero so we wore large coats inside.  We had lunch and walked around the hotel after buying tickets.  It was a great birthday!

In the very last room of the ice exhibit is a large nativity scene and the Christmas story plays in the background.  Ava was excited to see baby Jesus and we were excited to see Christ in a public forum.  What an incedible sight to see among so much commercialism! 

Ava sitting next to a sculpted reindeer

Ava checking out Santa with Daddy......but keeping her distance

Christmas Eve Church Service

Christmas Eve at Poppy & Grammy's House. 

Ava pushes Elmo in her new shopping cart while Daddy & Uncle are busy putting presents together

  

Opening presents was so much fun that Ava decided she should open all of Keegan's gifts for him this year :)

She's probably beginning to wonder where this phantom brother is!  Just eleven more weeks!

Ladybug Pillow Pet from Aunt Kara & Uncle Adam!

Christmas at Nana & Gramps House

After 3 days of Christmas, all three of us needed a very long nap!