Literally, one week.
Four cities in six days.
This was our last stop. Nashville.
I think the boys were completely exhausted....and so were we.
But I was excited about this last leg of our Christmas.
The conclusion was an amazing trip to Nashville with Blake's family to meet his uncle, aunt and cousins from Georgia. We even got to stay at the beautiful Opryland Hotel, and we had balcony rooms overlooking the Cascades. Eek!
I would randomly wake up in the middle of the night and peek out just to see if I was really there! There was a waterfall that would lull me to sleep. Fabulous.
Did I mention that this place is 288,000 square feet? Huge and fabulous.
We all met up and went to eat at the Palm for our (fancy) dinner, followed by a light show that was coordinated with Christmas music.
The next day we all decided to go to "ICE!" which is a exhibit of 2 million lbs of ice that is made by Chinese master carvers. They spend nearly a month of 12-hour shifts inside a 9-degree freezer, transforming the ice into a breathtaking winter wonderland. It's amazing.
It's cold, so everyone has to wear these very BIG coats....even the little ones:)
They have ice slides for adults and kids...Layton and Luke both wanted to slide! Layton LOVED it, and actually went twice, beaming from ear to ear. Luke slid down the baby slide and got stuck! Poor baby! He just sit there, waiting for someone to help.
At the end, there is a beautiful nativity....wow!
On the last day, some of the group went on a tour of the stars homes (Country singers like Taylor Swift, Alan Jackson, Dolly Parton, Keith Urban)....while some of us just relaxed, napped and hung out together.Later that night we went eat at the infamous Loveless Cafe.
They have the BEST biscuits (in the world!) made they the "Biscuit Lady" who has been on Paula Deen and the Today Show! Let me tell you -- delicious!
The end of Christmas came with snuggles in a comfy bed with my two boys listening to the waterfall and starring at the beautiful lights outside of the balcony.
Doesn't get much better than that?
Blog lovingly designed by
7 comments:
Looks like ya'll had a great time! We stayed at the Gaylord Texan one time and got to see ICE when it was the Grinch. So much fun! I know your kids had a blast because mine were over the moon :). We all loved those blue jackets too!
What a fun way to end the Holiday season!
Happy 2012 to you!
xoxox
There is a special place in my heart for Opryland at Christmas, Pat proposed to me overlooking the big tree 7 years ago. It is so pretty and magical there every year. Lucky you guys got an atrium balcony room - that's awesome!!
Hope you and the boys had a very Merry Christmas week!
Wow, what an incredible trip! The Opryland Hotel is gorgeous at Christmas. And, the ice thing...way cool! :)
Your boys are adorable!!!
That was such a great idea! Looks like so much fun!
i haven't been to the opryland hotel since i was a kid, but i would love to go back! i saw the biscuit lady on paula deen and she wasn't sharing her recipe! ha! they look delish!
Love the one of you four with the big jackets...and I bet they loved it all! That sweet Lukey is looking more and more like a big boy.
This made me remember the time the four of us went to ICE and ate at The Aquarium...good times!
Looks like a fabulous way to end the Christmas season!
Post a Comment