After we were all done eating everyone visited and Dustin excused himself to feed Lauren a bottle. After awhile I went looking for them....and found them.
Pretty much sums up the day.
Then on Friday we headed up to Dad's to celebrate Thanksgiving with him - something we haven't done for 10 years. The kids traveled like troopers and Mattie was amazingly well behaved. Since the van is in the shop we had to take the truck so the kids and I were cramped in the back seat. I bet you can guess who got the entire front...
We had fun, though. Josh and I did some cloud watching, ate some ice cream and sang Christmas carols. When Lauren wasn't laughing at us she was sleeping so I can't really complain.
Dad and Thomas had gotten Dustin and I a night at one of the nicest hotels in all of Minneapolis for our anniversary. And as if that wasn't enough...they took the kids, too!!!
To say that I had died and gone to heaven would be understating things. This place was out of this world!! www.graves601.com The bed was like sleeping in clouds (my favorite), the bathroom had its own flat screen TV (Dustin's favorite - anyone surprised?) and the room service was extraordinary!!
We even took the chance to go out to dinner...just the two of us...to a place that didn't have a kid's menu!! The Hard Rock Cafe was right next to the hotel and we couldn't pass it up. With children, any sort of wait for a table is agonizing so when the hostess said an hour wait I proudly said, "Bricker for two!" Heck yes! That gave us time to pick out small, but pricey, gifts for our children and take a look at all the awesome memorabilia.
We just had such a wonderful time. I think Dustin slept for a total of 13-14 hours. I found myself waking up listening for the kids and realized that my mother was right...you never sleep the same after you have children.
Dustin and I took home just about everything that wasn't nailed down from the room. Anything in the hopes that we could bring a little bit of that luxury home with us. Dad asked if he should expect any additional charges for missing silver. With a smile I assured him that everything of value was left; however, it's not like the thought didn't cross my mind. :-)
I took pictures of everything but even the photos don't do it justice.
Needless to say....I've found my new "Happy Place" when the kids are screaming. I almost cried when we left but Dustin promised me we would return. He even joked that maybe Dad would keep the kids one more night. When I told Dad, he looked frightened. I've already started a fund for our next night there. One sleep-filled night to make up for the remaining 364 sleepless ones isn't asking much, is it?
Saturday Dad and I cooked until we'd used every pot in the kitchen...literally. The food was so good and Josh had fun playing with the Wii until I forced him to let go of the controller and go to bed.
Then Lauren got to wear a new dress to church on Sunday and she was more than happy to show off her "healthy" thighs! Not to mention her second tooth!
Hey...as long as she's happy, right?
A fun filled weekend in Minneapolis is always followed by a long car ride home. Lauren slept for 3 hours and when she woke up I told her we still had another hour left.
Her face said it all.
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