Our Visit to Nashville

Ellie bundled up for the cold.

Courtney & Max Dillard braving the coldness of ICE with their "smurf coats."

Outdoor nativity scene at Opryland Hotel

Entrance of ICE! at the Opryland Hotel

We took a "mini vacation" to Nashville to spend some time with Jamie's cousins The Dillards (Brandon, Courtney, & Max). After a 6 hour trip (that should have taken 4 at the most~holiday traffic) we finally made it there and had a wonderful time! Just hanging out with them was wonderful. Max kept us entertained and Ellie wanted to take their "Yellow Dog" (aka Allie)(from the movie Funny Farm) home with us. While we were there we went to see ICE! A Charlie Brown Christmas exhibit at the Opryland Hotel. You don't realize how cold 9 degrees until you feel like you are hanging in a meat locker! Ellie enjoyed the ice slide and we purchased Peanut ornaments to remember our trip. We also visited the Opryland Hotel to see their light display, which was really neat. They have a large nativity scene that was so AWESOME! A great reminder to everyone the real meaning of Christmas! We had a wonderful time ~ a BIG THANK YOU to the Dillards!