Christmas Vacation.

You know those moments that you think back on, and they truly seem magical? Where everything was so perfect and fantastical that there was no other place you'd rather be than in THAT moment in time? Well, that is how this entire weekend was. Simply magical.

November was a rough month for us. Husby had horrible hours on his specific rotation and we didn't see much of him at all. He worked weekends and only had four days off the entire month. Needless to say, he was exhausted, we were exhausted, I missed my husband and Levi missed his Daddy.

So we decided it was time to get away for the weekend, just the three of us. We had a Family Christmas Vacation and it was a blast!

Levi loves being in a hotel. He knows he's on an adventure.



We found one of the cheapest hotels available, but we were super impressed with them! When we walked into our room, this was waiting for Weebie!



We brought his pack-and-play along for nothing! He absolutely loved this crib. He never made a peep!

We spent a little time playing before bed, and Levi spotted his Daddy's iced tea! He has a new found obsession with ice tea (unsweet, of course), so we give him a few sips every now and then.





The next morning, we headed out to "An Old Time Christmas" at Silver Dollar City (in Branson, MO), so we bundled Levi up in his warmest clothes. He wore a little european insulated outfit that his Glam*Ma bought for him and it kept him SO warm!!



The thing is so thick he looked like the kid from A Christmas Story, all bundled up.



I wished I had one. It was CHILLY.

Before heading out to the park, we stopped for breakfast!



I enjoyed some bacon and Weebie bought me some of my favorite cornbread in all the world. Thanks, Weebs!



We drove on down to the park and had to park our car 3 miles away! A little tram had to pick us up. I shot some pictures of my Lamb while we waited. This face, this face...check out this FACE.







Husby looked like a cutie in his new hat.



The tram finally arrived and it was time to GO!



The entire place was decked for Christmas, and everything was so very festive! There were lights everywhere, hot wassail (yum!), baked goods galore, carols playing, shows around every corner, and Santa Claus was even there. Perfect!



Weebie had so much fun taking in all the sights and sounds. And we had so much fun watching him! :)



Husby had to go and break the rules.....



They threw Levi in jail.....



And I started GLOWING!



That evening, we headed downtown to stop in a few shops and eat a nice dinner.







We bought Levi a little Rudolf and he loved chewing on him.



We then drove through a 3 mile display of lights and it took us almost 2 hours to get through it. Crazy! I took Weebs out of his car seat so he could enjoy the lights with us. It was so much fun! He LOVED it!



We spent the next day sleeping in, taking our time doing whatever we wanted and then had a leisurely drive home. It was fantastic.

Just what we needed. I just wish it would have lasted a week!

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Day 8.

She wrapped him up in swaddling clothes... (I forgot to take a picture of the words)









So far, our story is as follows:

Caesar Augustus said that a census must be taken. So Joseph and Mary went to Bethlehem to register. Mary was going to have a baby. An angel told Mary her baby would be the Son of God. In Bethlehem, it came time for Mary to have her baby. But there was no room for them at the inn. So she had her Son in a stable. She wrapped him up in swaddling clothes...