We spent Thanksgiving at the Parkers in Smyrna this year. Before we left, Avery had to check her weight to make sure she didn't put on too many pounds during the feast. The first day that we were there we went to watch Uncle Adam wrestle. We only got to see one match because it is a long process. Of course, he pinned the next guy after we left!
The next day we hung out and then headed down to Gaylord to see Grinch:ICE! It was really cold, 9 degrees. It was ALL made out of ice and it took you through the whole story of the Grinch. It was really neat and also had the nativity scene made out of ice at the end. They also had a slide made of ice, but we were afraid she might fall back and hit her head. You were only allowed on it if you were under 4 years old....so she would have had to go by herself.
The next day was Thanksgiving and everyone had made it to town by then. We ate alot and played some Rook. Avery decided to sleep during lunch which gave us more time to eat! We watched the parade that morning and looked through the paper for all of the big sales!
The next morning we woke up at 4:30 and went shopping. Drew, Joann, Brittany and I headed out to Kohl's and Target. Drew stood in line at Kohl's for us and we brought him our stuff....it worked out very well! We then went back to get the rest of the gang and Avery to head into Murfreesboro. After shopping there some, we went to Joann's traditional day after Thanksgiving meal at O'Charleys. After that, we headed to Hickory Hollow to do a little more looking and then we headed home. Avery never did take a nap that day which meant she went to bed early!! We played some more Rook and ate some more!
The next evening we went to Opryland Hotel to see the lights and Christmas decorations. There was a train for the kids and Avery really enjoyed riding it! Drew rode with her and they motioned for the train horn and held their hands up like they were on a roller coaster. That was her favorite part. They also had a nativity scene outside and very big tree inside.
On Sunday, we went to Parkway Baptist and listened to the Rev preach. Avery stayed in the nursery and made some friends....after she cried of course. We then went to Cracker Barrel and Avery was very behaved so she got her first Rock Candy swivel stick. We went home and played some more Rook (that is what you do on Thanksgiving!) and then packed up to head home.
We had a really great time with everybody and wish we could have stayed even longer, but Drew had to start work on Monday. Tomorrow Avery is having her picture made with Santa at school. We will see if she still likes him or not from last time!! 
