Andrew Peterson and Dollywood

This weekend was a whole lot of Christmas for us! Friday night was Andrew Peterson and Saturday was Dollywood. It was a pretty weird experience for Anthony and I.

Andrew Peterson is a singer / songwriter that I really like. Anthony has barely heard of him, but knows I like him, and so Anthony jumped on tickets that were offered to us. Andrew does an amazing job of weaving together the Old Testament story of a people who know they need to be rescued, and then the New Testament story of that Rescuer has come in the person of Jesus. The entire evening was a bunch of performers who love telling stories and who love that this one of Jesus is true. It made me think more about how I need to be rescued and how wonderful it is that God came to earth to take of that.
You should go buy the CD. No kidding.

I love cheesy Christmas right up there with the best of them. I can recite most of "White Christmas" and "It's a Wonderful Life" and the kids have to tell me to stop singing with the Christmas songs on the radio. Hence, I was really excited about going to Dollywood. More cheesy Christmas with tacky shows and the Polar Express ride and apple cider!!!

However, by the end of the day I wasn't so big on Dollywood Christmas. It was only sort of fun - the weather was too cold and it was too crowded. And the biggest surprise, I didn't just love the cheesy shows. They were a bit too much for me - especially the one the morphed from sleigh bells to the Nativity. However, Anna and Josh loved the shows, so I must remember it is more fun to be wide eyed child and not a jaded cynical grown up.
Outside the Polar Express ride - the best ride ever, according to the kids.

If we go back next year, it'll be on a weekday that is in the 50s!