Ice!

While Will's Missouri grandparents were in town, we went to the Gaylord Texan's Ice exhibit. They bring in artisans from China to create amazing ice sculptures. The display is kept at 9 degrees, so they issue parkas to the visitors. Problem - Will is a Texan, and he doesn't understand the necessity of covering up when it's cold. The sculptures were amazing, but Will pitched a fit through most of the display. He didn't want his head covered, he didn't want his hands covered, and he didn't like the cold. Ugh. We managed to get a couple of pictures in which he isn't crying, though.


The North Wind greets you as you enter the exhibit.


This is the entry tunnel - before Will started his screaming fit.


A gingerbread house made out of nothing but ice!


Okay, I agree with Will on this one - the Santa is pretty scary.


This was an ice slide, but they wouldn't let Will ride with one of us. Nobody got to slide. :-(



An amazing life-size nativity scene.



The goofy critters at the end.

There were, of course, other things there, including a 15 foot angel, but there were a lot of people to try to take pictures around, and as I've said before, Will was no fun to be around.

Very neat exhibit, though. Expensive, but fun. We'll try it again when Will is a little older.