On the twenty-second day of December...

...we hoped in the car, set the radio to the Bing Crosby Christmas station...

..and off we went to the "Nature in Lights" display at the Belton Lake Recreational Area on Fort Hood.

This is a 5.5 mile drive of lighted holiday displays that is awesome!!  I loved hearing the kids gasp from the back seat as soon as we pulled through the entrance gate and there was snow blowing on the car from the snow machine.  (Poor Rory was convinced that it was real snow.)  Off we went on the amazing journey..

They had an area dedicated to the "12 days of Christmas"

5 golden rings

6 geese a laying

7 swans a swimming

Just in case you were wondering..Indeed we did sing the entire song lead by the very musically inclined Rory!

You didn't know that Santa knew how to drive a tank, did ya?

This was Jack's favorite..

We then topped off the evening with dinner by McDonald's and a kid "sleepover" in boys room.  Isn't it fun to be on Christmas break!