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A few weeks ago we had the fabulous privilege to go to Stone Mountain Park Christmas festival in Stone Mountain Georgia while visiting some friends! We did not know what to expect, but let me tell you… this place far surpassed anything we could have imagined!

This barn had a THREE STORY jungle-gym complete with slides and foam ball shooters for the kids to completely wear themselves out at… and for some of the parents to take a seat and relax! 

Once the sky’s turned dark they lights lit up… the whole “town” was glowing beautifully and it was so festive! Couple that with random carolers and you have some serious Christmas cheer! 

 Stone Mountain Park Christmas had so much to do and see that there is NO WAY we could have seen everything and done it all in one day! Here is a short list of a few of the things we did get to do: 

– Road a train around the park (the boys loved this!) 

– Watched a short version of The Polar Express in 4D!! This was beyond cool!! They made it snow in the theatre, our chairs shook, wind blew our hair and the animation popped off the screen! It was just amazing!!! 

– Played in a 3 story jungle gym. (kids played… mom wanted to pass out by then)

– Watched glass makers make hand-blown glass ornaments! 

– Fireworks! 

– Watched the Snow Angel fly across the sky and ring the bell to start the Christmas Season! 

– Watched a high energy Christmas Parade complete with Santa! 

The list of things to do and entertainment to watch goes on and on!! We hope to make it back someday and enjoy the other entertainment offerings! 

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We decided to do a 40 days of Christmas countdown this year! With space being limited in the RV I decided to do an all in one countdown and thankful tree!

We used construction paper to cut strips of red and green. We each got 10 since there are 4 of us and 40 days until Christmas! We each got to write 10 things we are thankful for and attach it to the chain!

Each day we’ll remove one link and read it out loud and discuss it as a family! 

Yes, my 5-year-old is thankful for Batman! 

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When I was a kid my grandmother used to make Mexican Wedding Cookies every year at Christmas. Since she passed away there haven’t been any made. This year we found her old cookbooks and what we think was her “secret” recipe! We took a leap of faith and used the old, crumpled, well used recipe. It worked! The cookies only have THREE INGREDIENTS and are SUPER tasty and easy to make! The family was super excited to have an old favorite back!

Here is the recipe we found…

1 cup butter (real butter, no margarine)

1 2/3 cups confectioners’ sugar divided

1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

2 1/4 cup all-purpose flour

1/4 tsp salt

1 cup finely ground pecans

Instructions:

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.

Cream the butter and 2/3 cup of confectioners’ sugar until it is light colored.

Add vanilla

Still in the flour, salt and finely chopped nuts (the finer the better unless you like chunks)

Roll a tablespoon of dough into a cylinder shape

Place 1 inch apart on cookie sheet and bake for 12-14 minutes

Take out of oven when done and cool for two minutes.

Roll in Confectioners’ sugar

Let cool COMPLETELY and roll again

Enjoy (best with coffee or tea)

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