Christmas Part One!

Over the weekend we had Greg's family from Oklahoma in town to celebrate Christmas a little early. Hayden had a great time with his Grammy and Grampy, and also his Aunt Jill and Dean. He was very lucky to get such fun gifts and he has been busy trying them all out!

A Visit With Santa

We did pretty well this year with Santa...went right up but then got a bit apprehensive. He was a little upset though that after he went to talk to Santa the one gift he wants was not given to him after the visit!

December This and That Around Town

Hayden had fun riding The North Pole Express in Grapevine again this year! We headed there with my mom's group, which of course included his best pal Connor-Boy! They had fun wearing matching jammies.

Getting ready to head out!

Santa strolled through each train car for a quick visit.

A few days later we headed back to Grapevine in the evening for the Main Street Christmas Days they have every weekend. If you have never gone, I highly recommend! It never fails it was chilly but luckily there are also some great shops along the route for when you get cold!!

Hanging out with the polar animals :-)

Watching the light show!

Last year we made just a gingerbread tree, so this year we went all out and tried a house. It was a bit more work than anticipated but it turned out alright! Hayden is very proud to show it off and talk about all the candy decorations on it.

ICE! at the Gaylord

We decided to take Hayden to see the ICE this year. It was Charlie Brown themed this go around. The Gaylord is also a great place to visit and walk around at the holiday time, even if you don't' go to the ICE. He looked very cute in his big parka and hat and gloves! He liked touching the ice, which you are not really supposed to do. He did mention a few times that it was cold in there...around 12 degrees or so! He also had fun walking around the resort and looking at all the trains. He could have done that all day!

Bundled and ready for the ice!

Once we were inside.

Not too bad for it being 12 degrees!

All of the characters and scenes were very accurate and cute.

The very last thing you walked through was a giant nativity scene...far to large to fit in a picture.

The End!


Busy watching all the trains!

Checking out the life size gingerbread house.

Happy Holidays!!