Having a 2 year old and a 5 year old always produces a little pre-trip anxiety. I worry well in advance of leaving about what the plane ride experience is going to be and I don't really sleep at all the night before. But we have been amazingly lucky and seem to have produced some good travelers. This trip was no exception. We had to wake them up at 4:45 in the morning on the day we left, drive to the airport, check our bags, get through security, consume some breakfast and then endure the 2 1/2 hour flight to Denver. Both kids were complete angels during the entire trip. We loaded them up with books and movies and they were happy as can be.
When we arrived at my parent's house in Arvada, we were all a bit tired to say the least (mostly Mommy). But we discovered that Santa had visited and my parents had managed to wait to open anything until we arrived. We weren't planning to have our Christmas until the following day when my brother would come over. But we decided to go ahead and open our stockings because it is oh so hard to wait.
After resting for a bit, Dave and I left the kids with Grandma & Poppa and headed out to meet up with my brother to attend the Colorado Avalanche game. We are lucky enough to live next door (in Washington) to a former Avalanche player/coach who was able to hook us up with some really great seats for the game. We had some delicious pizza at Mellow Mushroom beforehand. And to top it off, the Avs won the game so it was a fun night!
The following day we had our Christmas. Presents, presents and more presents. We were spoiled as always!
Unfortunately it didn't snow while we were in town, but there was still some snow on the ground from a previous storm. So our little snow-deprived Seattle-ites were able to play in it a little bit before it all melted away.
On New Year's Eve, Dave and I once again left the kids with Grandma & Poppa to head out on the town. This time it was to have dinner with my best friend Andrea, her husband Max and our other friends Chad & Marcie at Carmine's, a delicious Italian restaurant in the Wash Park area.
Us before heading out
Getting ready to ring in the New Year
Party Animal
Unfortunately our fun night out started to go downhill before we even got to dinner as Dave quickly started coming down with the flu. By the time dinner was over, he had a fever and was shivering uncontrollably. So we had to say our farewells and head back home. The kids were already in bed and my parents followed shortly after we got home. So I stayed up by myself and watched Ryan Seacrest ring in 2012 on TV. Ah well, at least I got a good dinner out of it!
Dave spent much of the rest of the trip in bed. But did manage to make it out one evening for a low key dinner at Max and Andrea's house. Max is an excellent chef and he made us red beans and rice followed by amazing chocolate souffles. The best part was having a chance to get our kids together for a play date. They have a son who is 2 months older than Jack and then a 10 month old daughter. The kids had lots of fun!
Me with baby Georgia
Jack and Jackson playing hockey
Max and Georgia on her new pony
Kate, Jackson & Jack
Me and Andrea (not the best picture)
The masterpiece souffle
During our trip, we also had fun visiting with Uncle Josh, eating at our favorite restaurants and just relaxing for a bit. We also visited the train museum which was great fun. I'll blog about that separately as this post has gotten completely too long!
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