ICE - How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Last Thursday we ventured to Nashville to see ICE - How the Grinch Stole Christmas. It was amazing. They start making these ice sculptures in September. This was the last year of the Grinch so we are glad we got to see it. There are lots of pictures but it was truly amazing and COLD!

They give you these parkas to wear while you are in there. John did not like that his was too big but he was so cute in it. We all had several layers on because our neighbors had been the day before and told us to bundle up.

John and I on our way up to the ice slide.

Mommy going down the ice slide. (I'm in the blue parka. One of the workers is in the gray one. Iasked them how long their shifts were and they are one hour.)

It was really fun!

My little Who! The smallest Who with her daddy.

After the end of the Grinch, you think you are leaving but you go in another room and there is this beautiful nativity. Kind of amazing consider this whole commercialized, Happy Holidays, politically correct time we live in. I was so happy for this display by Gaylord.

Playtime

The kids were having fun yesterday morning playing with John's trucks. John's scooper actually makes a nice riding toy for Clara.

Christmas Cookies with Katy and Kara

The other night our neighbors came and got John to decorate some Christmas cookies. They took some pictures and brought them over to download. They said John was hilarious. He was concentrating really hard as he squeezed the icing out and he would say he was making a sculpture. He also won't talk to Mr. Mike. He just got home from Iraq about 3 weeks ago and John looks at him like, "Who are you and where did you come from?"

Our Gingerbread House

Papaw and Nana bought us a Gingerbread house to do for one of 25 Days of Christmas. John LOVED it, Mommy didn't realize these things were so hard to do. None the less, we had a great time! Thanks Papaw and Nana! John thought that it needed to have his name and his sister's name on it.

Showing off with his trademark "Cheese"

The finished product

Rylan and Jace's Eagle Ceremony

Rylan and Jace had their Eagle Scout ceremony last weekend. I am so proud of them and all the hard work they put in to make this happen (at a lot of prompting from our parents. Ha!)

Rylan, Jace, David, and Andrew, these boys started scouts together many years ago and all Eagled together.The Boy Scout oath

Giving Grandpa his mentor pin

Cousin Cody
Danielle and John during the ceremony

Rylan

Jace The Eagles with their parents

John and I with Jace and Rylan