A fun getaway!

This weekend, Andrew and I had a rare treat....a night away from the kids! Andrew works for a marketing company, and I am proud to say that this year his hard work has resulted in him having the top sales in his office. As a reward, Andrew's boss offered to put us up in a hotel after the company Christmas party in Denver which was already scheduled for last night. Due to the fact that we also have some amazing friends who agreed to watch the kids, we jumped at the opportunity to get away and reconnect. Before meeting up with Andrew's co-workers for dinner, we checked into our room at the Marriott.

In our hotel room heading out to dinner.

The evening was so much fun. There were about 20 of us who ate at a trendy restaurant in downtown Denver called The Corner Office. After a yummy meal and fun conversation, we all headed across the street to Buell Theatre to enjoy a show by Blue Man Group. It was super entertaining and very cool, and I would definitely recommend going to see them. We then went back to our hotel, and thoroughly enjoyed sleeping in until 10am this morning. There is no better treat than that for a couple with two small kids. We got ready and enjoyed some Starbucks, shopping, and a great Mexican restaurant before heading home. We are so thankful to Andrew's boss, Pete, and his wife, Kim, for their generosity as well as our good friends Troy, Stephanie, Corey, and Blythe for taking such good care of the kids while we were gone. We are so thankful for all of you!

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas....

Today we finally got around to putting up our meager Christmas decorations. I like to have them out a lot earlier than this, but we have been so busy that it obviously wasn't meant to be this year. At any rate, we had fun making it a family event.

Andrew and the kids "fluffing" the tree.

Fixing the tree skirt.

A couple of years ago, my mom got us this Christmas decoration that plays a song when you push a button on it. Both of the kids LOVE playing with it.  

Parker lining up our stocking hangers.

We each hung our own stocking!

Sadie was having one of her "bad mood" days, and didn't want to take this picture with me.

Parker and Daddy wrapping some lights around our stair railing.

I love this time of the year -- the lights, the yummy holiday food and beverages, the traditions. Can't wait to take in all of the festivities!