Mackenzie and I enjoyed the cold weather. The boys, on the other hand, not so much. Per my request Grandpa had an extra large batch of his famous Christmas cookies waiting for us to frost. Decorating cookies was a holiday tradition when I was a kid. Sadly, this tradition has been lost on my own kids. I could never make cookies that tasted as good as my father's. However, don't feel too sorry for my kids. The Texas Trash (Chex Mix) tradition still lives on in our household.
On Christmas Eve we attended mass at Our Lady of the Mountains in Jasper, Georgia.
We spent Christmas Eve and Christmas Day exchanging gifts, skyping with extended family, assembling new toys, and especially eating. Thanks Grandpa and Nana for all the wonderful meals you prepared.
After Christmas we did what we NaplesMorgans do best, we became tourists. We hit Atlanta with a vengeance. We visited Snow Mountain where we were able to go snow tubing. We were able to zoom down a 400 foot hill in a family size tube but preferred going alone as single riders. We happened to pick the coldest day to visit Snow Mountain. While waiting in line for our tubes we experienced sleet, snow and hail.
We were able to convince Grandpa and Nana join us when we visited The New World of Coca-Cola.
The adults enjoyed "Taste It" where you can take your taste buds on a trip around the world and sample over 60 different Coca-Cola products. The seasonal specialty was "gingerbread coke" and I must admit that it makes for an interesting flavor of coke.
The kids enjoyed their complimentary glass bottle of coke which was made and bottled on site.
Lastly, we participated in a freezing night walk at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens. It was listed in Forbes 2012 as one of the 10 Dazzling Holiday Light Displays around the world. It was absolutely beautiful.
We are back home in Naples and already missing that cold weather. My one and only regret from our entire trip is that I didn't get a picture of all six of us together. Sorry Grandpa and Nana, I won't let that happen again.
This is our last post for 2012. Here's wishing every one of our readers a healthy and happy new year. See all of you in 2013!
