We picked up the kids from school with a suitcase packed!! They had NO clue we were headed to the The Gaylord Hotel. It was only a forty minute drive and when we got there we could not believe our eyes!! I tweeted some of these pics but they were amazing:

Lone Star Christmas at Gaylord Texan will provide a winter wonderland including 1.5 million holiday lights, a 52-foot rotating Christmas tree, a life-sized Gingerbread House, 12,000 ornaments, and Santa Claus himself, just to name a few. Find out more here:

An earlier visit to the Gaylord Hotel featured a film on how the Ice Production was created. I saw that it entailed Chinese workers that were flown into the Hotel to create ALL the Ice attractions by hand! There was an ice slide, Charlie Brown characters everywhere, and my favorite was the last room that featured this:

Family Christmas for me is all about having a great time and creating memories. This Christmas trip I’m sure has created memories that will last a lifetime! Are you creating memories?? Where? Please share in the comments!! I’m always looking for fun places to visit

Here is another link on the “Making of Ice”

P.s. This is a personal experience and this article is not written for profit in any way! I would take any donations from The Gaylord if offered! Just saying