We spent Thanksgiving at the Griesbecks, which meant Gray got to be with all of his boy cousins (Adam's cousins' kids), and he was super psyched of course. They played football, ran around like hooligans, and terrorized the girls. In summary, a good time was had by all.
On Black Friday, we headed to Nashville for a weekend of holiday fun at the Opryland Resort. The kids and I had never been and it truly was a magical experience for all of us. We visited the "Rudolph" ICE! Exhibit, saw "The Grinch Who Stole Christmas" musical, snow tubed, threw snowballs at Santa, did an Elf on the Shelf scavenger hunt, admired the decorations, and the kids favorite, ice skating! I thought for sure that they'd do one round and complain of being frozen, tired, and bored, but we couldn't get them off the rink! We even stopped at the Loveless Cafe for their famous biscuits on the way home. It was a fun and memorable weekend!
We blinked and it was Christmas.....here are some of our favorite memories!
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| Gray as a shepherd at St. Patrick's Christmas pageant |
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| Hayes as an angel at St. Patrick's Christmas pageant |
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| Hayes walked with her Brownie troop in the Germantown Christmas parade |
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| Kimbrough Woods "Cookies with Santa" |
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| Kimbrough Woods luminaries an carriage rides |
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| Pink Palace Enchanted Forest |
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| Ice skating at the MidSouth Ice House with friends |
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| Seeing the Peabody ducks with the family |
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| Bass Pro Shop Winter Wonderland - Greer and Hayes |
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| We had a nice dinner out to celebrate the Olivier Christmas |
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| Our family on Christmas Eve |
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| Pop reading "The Cajun Night Before Christmas" to us |
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| Christmas morning with the Pattersons |
We wrapped up 2016 with dinner at the Umsteds with the Beasleys and had a fun night of games, good food, and great friendship. It was just what we needed to launch into 2017!
Until 2017,
The Pattersons
