This year for Thanksgiving Katie and Steven flew into Colorado and we had the best time. We made a reservation at the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park near the entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park. This hotel is where the movie "The Shining" was inspired. We drove up there, had dinner at a burger dive, and then Katie and Steven and Brett went on a ghost tour of the hotel. They said it was pretty funny. We stayed the night and it was a great time.
The next day we drove up to the mountains and found the perfect tree! We had gotten a permit for tree cutting earlier in the week for only $10. It is such a fun thing to do and definitely a new tradition for our family. The scenery was amazing!!
We tied the tree to the top of the car and away we went. The way home was very memorable. We stopped to get some hot chocolate at Starbucks where the boys both denied needing to go to the bathroom. Ten minutes later, almost to the highway, Lincoln yells out that he needs to go to the bathroom right now! Griffin chimes in that he has to go as well! We pulled off the road, grabbed both boys and had them relieve themselves. Lesson learned-just take them at every restaurant or stop we take.
When we got home we decorated the tree and it was so fun to have the boys so involved and excited about the tree. They were so cute and loved it all. Christmas is so magical as a parent!
Thanksgiving dinner! It wasn't super fancy but it was fun!
We stopped by Home Depot for some tree cutting supplies and saw Santa! Lincoln was very excited!
1. Visitors!
2. Thanksgiving!
3. New traditions!
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