Christmas at the Homestead

One year (1984) for Christmas my parents took us to the Homestead for Christmas Eve.  (At least I remember it  this way.  I'm a little fuzzy on timing for some things).  But I remember going on a horse drawn sleigh ride in the evening.  We spent the next day sledding and playing in the snow.  We went swimming in the hotel's indoor pool.  There were big windows that opened onto the snow outside the pool.  Some of us went out into the snow in our swimsuits, and then jumped back in the pool.  There were outdoor hot tubs with fog billowing off them.  I always thought it so exciting to be in the pool outside in the snow in the middle of winter.  It was a fun Christmas.  Maybe one day I can do that for my kids.