ICE Was Nice

Our neighbor gave us free tickets to ICE at Opryland (Charlie Brown sculptures all made of ice), so we all went on New Year's Day - and it was a great experience, really magical and amazing. BUT free tickets is the only way we'll ever be going to this show, because it would normally cost close to $75 for all of us. We went down the ice slide, marveled at our frosty breath and wandered through the rooms until our toes started freezing. Then we moved quickly through the gift shop, bypassed the $3.50 hot chocolate and headed out into the balmy 27-degree parking lot.

Said Parker: "Mom, I didn't know it was going to be this awesome!" And it was.

Thanks to our neighbor Tami (and her daughter, who works as Snoopy at ICE) for thinking of us.

Going through the ice tunnel...

And here are a few random photos from our holiday (because you know I have tons) ...

Here's Parker cleaning up after taking down the tree. How long can I convince him that vacuuming is fun?

Sawyer in the Learning Tower, a cool loan from my friend Heather. He likes to play in the water and "wash" dishes. The cleanup is worth the time he spends focused and contained.

Parker did a little rock climbing at Opry Mills one day before Christmas. He made it to the top and rang the bell - and loved it. I see some Climb Nashville in our future.

And now, back to the grind ... I mean, now let's get this New Year started! Parker starts back to school tomorrow, and I'm off to pack his lunch. Good night.