ICE!

Keller always gives us the whole week of Thanksgiving off.  This is fabulous because it gives us a whole week to spend in Pensacola with Randy's family.  This year Randy had to work Monday & Tuesday.  So Mom, Dad, & I took advantage of the weekday discount (with no school the next day) to see Ice!  at the Gaylord. 

This year's theme is Shrek the Halls, which by the way is Alex's favorite Christmas show.  We have literally watched it at least 5 times a week, since we dvr'd it the Sunday before Thanksgiving. So it was a could not miss!

Yes, when they say it is cold, they do mean COLD!  We were all bundled up in our hats, mittens, heavy coats, plus their ICE provided coats and were still cold.  But the kids really enjoyed it.

3 little donkeys! I mean 1 donkey and 2 sweet kids!

So amazing what they can do with ice & color!

Then toward the end they had a ice slide.  The adult line had a decent line so us adults only rode it once.  But the kid line (under 6) was a shorter slide and way shorter line.  So my 2 monkeys raced up and slid down the ice slide over and over.  They had so much fun.  I was really glad that we had not spent the extra $10 to ride the big snow hill just outside the exhibit.  My kids had a blast on the ice slide and it was included in the cost of the ICE exhibit.

It was a great evening. Afterward we wandered around and admired the beautiful Christmas decorations around the Gaylord.

 

As usual the kids were more interested in being goofy than actually posing. 

 And as usual the kids went from loving each other to trying to strangle each other in a matter of moments.  But isn't that what they tell me siblings is all about??