Nashville

We got back to Birmingham on Wednesday evening, and left Thursday morning to go to Nashville. We stayed with Scott's aunt and uncle for the night. They babysat that evening so we could go to the Andrew Peterson Behold the Lamb concert at the Ryman Auditorium. Awesome. Then on Friday Aunt Sharon and I went to the outlet mall in Lebanon. then we left their house and visited Scott's grandma, Mama Mae. Then we went to Gaylord Opryland. We drove up to the hotel first because we thought Ice was there (it wasn't). But these are pictures from the front of the hotel.

Isn't it beautiful? I was just shocked to see such a huge display of what the holiday really means. In front of a hotel nonetheless. And look how beautiful the trees are. I think there were lights on every single branch all the way to the tip.

So then we found our way over to the other side of the hotel where ICE was. Scott and I went to ICE at Gaylord Palms the Christmas i was pregnant with Will, but we haven't been since. The one in Nashville does a theme, and this is the last year they were doing the Grinch, so we wanted to take the kids. They had a great time, but Will started getting really cold in the end and wanted to get out. Next time we'll remember gloves.

When we got to the last room Scott and I were talking about how we liked this one much better than Orlando, who just does a hodge podge of Christmas themes. But I said I was disappointed because the end of Orlando's is a huge lifesize nativity. And it's beautiful. And then we walked out of the room (with a big sign that said "The End") into another big room with the same nativity that Orlando has. It still just shocks me that the hotel would do this. (especially since it's sponsored by Coca Cola). But I'm so glad they do.