Check out the mini Brandts geared up and ready for the Snow!
Since we didn't take a trip to the Mountains for fall break, we planned to take a trip over Christmas break. The kids REALLY wanted to see snow, but judging by the weather forecast it looked like we were going to have to drive well into North Carolina to POSSIBLY catch a decent amount. We're talking like a 12 hour drive. If you've never traveled with small kids...maybe this doesn't sound so bad, but I know these Branditos....and believe me...it would be dreadful for all parties involved. I quickly began looking for an alternate plan and stumbled upon Stone Mountain's Snow Mountain. We had actually considered doing this on our last mountain adventure but I got sick and we had to come home early.
I was a little nervous as to how entertaining it would be as I didn't know anyone who'd been and for all of us go to, it was pretty pricey...but it met and totally exceeded all my expectations. We did the Christmas Combo so we got to do the Christmas Exhibits too. We got to play in the snow, make smores, sip hot chocolate, watch shows, go snow tubing, watch The Polar Express in 4D, sang Christmas carols on the train & so much more. We spent the majority of the day at the park and I think there were 4 or 5 things that we didn't get to do. We will definitely be going back next year on fall break...the Christmas stuff would have been WAAAYY more impressive before Christmas passed. LOL. I can't wait to go back.
I had to fight the urge to throw snowballs...at strangers...
Brandito Ladies
Me & the Hubs
The snow was fake, but the temperatures were not! It was in the 20's and windy. So cold.
Polar Express 4 D
On the Christmas Caroling train....super cute
Brandito Gentlemen
The girls in their igloo
AB all ready to snow tube
The girls and John were chosen to be part of one of the shows at the Park as well. It's not a very good angle, but here's a video. They pretty much stole the show...
5 Boys > 2 Parents Sanity I'm not sure how it happened exactly...but after several days of recuperation, it appears we have survived the boy filled weekend. It was loud, it was messy at times, and it was most definitely chaotic...but overall...I'd say it was a fairly successful weekend for Gavin's big 1-1. Friday night he had 4 friends spend the night & though I had a mini stroke over a legitimate offer to spray paint part of our outside storage area, the boys had a blast. Gavin is really hung up on Guthrie's right now so we started the evening out with Guthrie's for dinner & then John, begin the brave (insane) loaded all the boys up and took them to see Ice Age. They returned home with plenty of energy to burn & spent the rest of the evening playing outside and having video game battles. Thanks to my saint of sister who kept the girls, it was a boys only zone, and was undoubtably outnumbered. The next morning, though they were up VERY late,...
The girls had their church Christmas Program this weekend. They performed at both morning services and were equally amazing each time around! They've been practicing for the mast few months, and all their hard work most definitely paid off.
Pretend It's January 5th, 2013 It's Birthday Season here at the Brandito Lair! Mr. Brandt heads back tomorrow and it's time for the annual triple treat birthday party for Mr. B, Uncle Danny and Annabelle. Katy made 2 delicious cakes for the event. The boys got their own green cake and Annabelle got her own special Mario Cake. We had some delicious food and the Birthday people got lots of special prizes! The UnBirthday Party was definitely a success!
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