Santa

 

We took Kelsey to see Santa last night (I know finally, right?!?!).  She was excited and not the least bit intimidated or scared.  She walked right up to him (without either of us) and jumped up in his lap.  She told him that she wanted an American Doll (aka American Girl Doll).  She is very excited and asked me if Santa was coming to our house tonight!  Love kids this time of year!  

 

Look at the cute grin on her face!  

 And then we got in the pic too...just because. 

Oh wait...Mimi and Grandaddy were there too and joined us. 

I will spare you the pictures of us in the reindeer antlers that they provided.  If you must see them, there is one on Facebook.  

We are gearing up for Christmas and must be done tonight/tomorrow as we are going to be celebrating soon!  Merry Christmas to all!!!

Opryl@nd Hotel

It has been a few weeks, but we made the trip (20 min trip) to Opryl@nd Hotel to see the Christmas lights while John's parents were in town for Kelsey's birthday.  I knew that they would enjoy it and Kelsey did as well.  I hadn't been out there while they were decorated for Christmas in several years, so it was time again. 


Kelsey in front of the big tree as you enter.
p.s. - she thought the stair case was awesome and wanted to run up and down. 

She does love us! Mommy wasn't feeling great at this point. 

Gramps (she now calls him Grampsy) and Laney 

How stinkin' cute is this!!!!! 

She wanted a pic with Shrek!
There were several characters but his was the only one that we got our pic with.

Love this! 

She is so (too) big! 

 

 

 

Goofball!

We had a great time and this may just be a tradition for us know.  Kelsey really enjoyed it and did really well walking around.  We did take the small stroller for a backup and had to get a snack along the way.  Great memories with family!

We are gearing up for Christmas now.  I know that everyone is saying this but it is amazing how fast it is coming this year with Thanksgiving being so late.  We are going to be spending Christmas with John's family this year and will get some extra time with them. We have lots of shopping to do and have already started Christmas parties and get-togethers.  I LOVE Christmas!