But Baby It's Cold Outside!

Or rather, inside! Last week we ventured over to the Gaylord Hotel in Grapevine to visit their ICE exhibit and it was freaking AWESOME! The Gaylord Hotel is a massive resort and ever year they deck it out in holiday lights, decorations, garlands, and exhibits, one of them being the amazing ICE exhibit of sculpted and colored ice crafted by artisans flown in from China. The theme this year? A Charlie Brown Christmas...one of the best Christmas specials ever! Of course, as you would imagine, ice is COLD and to keep it that way they keep the exhibit at just above 0 degrees. Thankfully, they provide every patron with a warm winter parka to stay toasty warm (or realistically, just warm enough that you can make it through the exhibit without freezing to death!!).

Steve and Cody getting their parkas on...Cody is not a fan!

Waiting to go inside

Mike and baby Dylan (isn't he just so adorable in his little parka?)

Just the girls...

Cody has still not "warmed" up to this whole ice thing...

But he really liked the ice slide

As did Kevin!

At the end of the exhibit was a beautiful Nativity scene

Kevin getting in some last minute baby-holding practice with our nephew Dylan

Inside the exhibit they had a cute mini train town...this picture is just for my father-in-law, Lionel

Us Texans love our star!

In front of their little River Walk

In the Atrium was another "Tiny Town" (how I miss Arrested Development!)

Cody was not so thrilled at first to take this picture...

But he quickly got over it!

If you are going to be in the DFW area around Christmas, I would HIGHLY recommend the exhibit!