It was a spur of the moment getaway. Last week, I arranged a quick getaway with our crew for an overnight stay at one of our favorite Nashville hotels, Gaylord Opryland. Their new water experience, SoundWaves opened recently and it has been on our to-do list to get there to check it out. As always, we loved our room at Gaylord Opryland. We always choose to stay in an Atrium View room with a Parlor room attached. This is great for larger families like us or if you like a little more space and ...
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Christmas Dove: Doing Good, not Being Good {review + a discount code}
It's that time of year when families start thinking about Advent books and studies, or what certain character they're going to hide around the house for the kids during the Christmas season. We don't do Elf on the Shelf (and you can see why here) and have done several really good Advent books together over the last few years. However this year, I've found a new book package and we are SO excited to start it -- Christmas Dove. If you love doing Elf on the Shelf but also want to try out ...
Tennessee Safari Park {review}
For my son's 6th birthday, we took a short road trip to Alamo, Tennessee to the Tennessee Safari Park. He loves animals, so we figured this was just the right thing to do on his special day. We arrived at the gate and paid for our family + 12 buckets of feed. You do not have to purchase the feed, but we did and it was well worth it! Adults are $16, Kids (2-12 years old) are $12, and kids 1 and under are free. {they only accept cash at the gate, so make sure you have that ready when you pull ...
Cirque Dreams Holidaze at The Opry {review}
Cirque Dreams Holidaze lights up Nashville for the 2017 holiday season in Nashville at The Grand Ole Opry. It's Broadway musical, new cirque adventure and family show wrapped in one. With over 300 costumes and 20 of the worlds best acts, you'll find your mouth hanging open wondering how some of the acts are being performed. Cirque Dreams Holidaze soaring acrobatics, gravity defying feats, elaborate production numbers and illusions will leave you mesmerized. See for yourself. For my husband ...
A Country Christmas in Nashville Is Here!
A Country Christmas in Nashville is here! Every year we get excited for the lights to come on at Gaylord Opryland and all the Christmas festivities to begin. Guess what? All that is happening THIS WEEK! The lights turn on and the Christmas festivities officially begin Friday, November 10th at 5:45pm at Gaylord Opryland. This year, the resort will hang more lights than ever, bringing the total to more than 3 million Christmas lights. Teams have been working several hours each day since July to ...
Weekend Mammoth Cave Camping Trip {review}
Jellystone Mammoth Cave Campground: We recently took a trip to Mammoth Cave and wanted to go camping. There is camping inside the National Park, but there isn't water or electric, both of which we usually need to have because, well, we just like to camp that way. (I am not a fan of "roughing" it that much). I had heard Jellystone Mammoth Cave Campground was close to the park and decided to give it a try. We booked our campsite a few months in advance to make sure we had a great spot. Our ...