Grove Park Inn
A few weeks ago we headed up to Asheville with my mom to visti the gingerbread houses from the National Gingerbread Competition at the Grove Park Inn. It is a beautiful hotel, and the gingerbread houses were again amazing! There were children caroling in the lobby, and we of course had to try to take pictures in the sleigh. Jackson was pretty good while we were looking at the houses. He did get a little bored, but he enjoyed when we let him run around for a bit. After spending a few hours there, we ate lunch at Fuddrucker's. I know there are plenty of great restaurants in Asheville, but this was easy with Jackson. Tim had to be back at work that night, so we headed back to Greenville.
Making Cookies and Ornaments
We attempted to make some cookies and ornaments last week. Jackson did really well making his hand print ornaments. They turned out great. I used a salt dough recipe that I found online. It took forever to bake them though! He loved decorating the cookies though. I put the frosting on there, and he put the sprinkles. I think he enjoyed sticking his fingers in the icing more than anything. He did add lots of sprinkles though!
Annual Cookies for Santa plate
This year we tried a place in Clemson for our Cookies for Santa plate. Last year Jackson slept through most of the plate-making experience. He did good with his handprints this year but then got really bored. Tim and I took turns walking him outside. The plate turned out really cute though.
Santa's Sleigh Ride
We spent the last Saturday before Christmas shopping and eating! Jackson was so good on all of our errands that we headed to downtown Greenville in hopes of finding Santa's sleigh. He was right there on Main Street. Since we had the stroller, only one of us could ride with Santa and Jackson. Since I am the one who has been wanting to do this, Tim let me ride with Jackson. We hopped onto the sleigh with some other families. At first Jackson did not like sitting still. Then Santa got on board and star right in front of us. I thought Jackson would freak out, but he didn't. He loved the ride. He would point to the lights, trees, and other cars. He even talked to Santa when he turned around. When we got back, Jackson even posed for a couple of pictures! It was a lot of fun and hopefully we can add this to our yearly traditions.
Living Nativity
We also took Jackson to a living Nativity at a local church. He really liked seeing the calf, sheep, and the donkey. He was less impressed with Mary, Joseph, and Baby Jesus!
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