Walkin in a Winter Wonderland

We had a great weekend in Dallas at the Gaylord Hotel's Ice! All the McCormick ladies and all of the kids got to go and it was definitely magical. There were a ton of people and some of the lines were long, but other than that, it was perfect.






The ICE was the main exhibit. It features two million pounds of hand-carved ice sculptures and 2 story ice slides. It's theme this year was "The Night Before Christmas" which is very fitting considering Yaya has read that every Christmas Eve since her boys were little.  It was FREEZING, 9 degrees to be exact.  So you couldn't stay in too long but it was very cool to see.  The line was so long that the kids were almost ready to give up at one point and just skip it but Yaya worked her magic and got us straight in.

Then, Hailey and I took the kids to Cookies with Mrs. Claus.  There was singing, dancing, she read Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer and everyone had milk and cookies.



The atrium of the hotel was decorated from top to bottom and we all loved walking around and seeing all of the lights.There were over 2 mililion lights and larger-than-life decorations that made it one of the most amazing Christmas scenes any of us had ever seen.






And this morning the magic continued with breakfast with Coco! It was so cool to be able to take pictures with the elf that comes to our house every holiday season.  Katie was completely fascinated by her and wanted to take her picture and hug her several times.


And the weekend was topped off by a picture with the big guy himself! Katie asked for a Snackin Sara and Lilli wants a vet clinic for her American Girl doll.  I hope they've been good little girls so that they can be excited on Christmas morning! :)
What an amazing experience and the perfect way to kick off this holiday season.  Thank you Yaya!

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