ICE!

The day after Christmas, my parents, sister Kristi, Jon, Jack and I headed over to this cool (freezing actually) ice exhibit in Grapevine, called Ice!. Using ice, these artists carved out sculptures, for visitors to walk by and admire. This year the theme was Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas so there were all these colored-ice sculptures of the Grinch, and the Who's, and scenes from the book. It was hard to believe that it was really ice; it looked so life-like! It was also FREEZING cold in there, and they gave everyone a huge parka to avoid hypothermia. The hard part was taking the pictures. I had to take off my glove to get good shots, which resulted in frozen fingers by the end of our visit.

The entrance Imagine a "Ch" instead of that woman standing there!
Jon, me, Jack, and my dad (or Pappaw)
I love how Jack looks tortured here. The smallest parka they had was made for a 5 year old, judging the size on him. Atleast he was warm.

Furry green creatures are soooo irresistible! The Grinch's sleigh and "reindeer"

I wish this picture would have turned out better! Jack is posing underneath a life-size candy cane with his daddy.

This was AWESOME. It's an ice slide. They let you slide down it, except the line was ridiculously long and it was ridiculously cold so we opted not to wait. Next time.

Aunt Kristi and Jack. I'm super impressed by the colors of the ice here.

So on your way out you got to walk thru a tunnel of ice, which I like to imagine is how eskimos feel when walking into their igloos. It was really pretty.

All the Who's celebrating Christmas together.

At the end of the exhibit, they had a Christmas room, displaying candles and angels. Very pretty.

Me eating some Who-cake.

Ice nativity. After seeing all the colored ice, the white nativity scene was simple and beautiful.

This picture is outside the exhibit. It's a train with white Christmas trees surrounding it. The whole area was decked out in Christmas trees, sparkling lights, and Grinch decor. Fun, fun.

After walking thru the exhibit, which they kept at a frigid -2F, we were ready for some warmer air. But I would definitely go back. I'm excited to find out what next year's theme will be, and hopefully take my turn on the ice slide.