Happy Birthday Jacob!!

To celebrate Jacob's 4th birthday we decided to visit ICE at the Gaylord Texan. This year's theme was Shrek the Halls, so we knew Jacob would really enjoy it! The drive to the Gaylord wasn't bad, but the lines were outrageous to just get in to the experience!! We first lined up to had over our tickets, then wound around to enter the ICE theater where they showed a brief film about how the exhibit was constructed. Then, following the film we lined up to receive our parkas to wear (it's a chilly 9 degrees!) and were on our way to the final line to actually enter! Jacob (all of us, really) were getting a bit cranky at that point and were ready for the fun to begin!
While there were a lot of people, and it was a bit chaotic at times, we all really enjoyed it and had a great morning celebrating Jacob's birthday! When we were finished at ICE, we looked around the main area at the Gaylord, which was decorated beautifully and then headed home for a delicious birthday lunch at Los Charros! It truly was a fun day and we just can't believe that our little boy is four years old!!

At the end of the Shrek portion of ICE, there was an entire manger scene set up with the story of the first Christmas playing in the background. Had it not been for the crowds, we could have stayed here quite a long time enjoying the majesty of the beautiful ice sculptures that celebrate the birth of our Lord.

Jacob was happy to be out of his parka and enjoyed the fountains at the Gaylord!