Birthday Night

Ben and I spent a night in Mpls. at The Grand Hotel to celebrate my birthday. It was newly updated and very modern and cool. Very reasonable in price and would stay there again for sure!!

The big tub with the TV was AWESOME!!

 We did dinner at Union, a new restaurant with a cool glass rooftop that I wanted to try. http://unionmpls.com/

The atmosphere was fun. They have a great drink selection. Food was fancy, smaller portions, but yummy. After dinner Ben and I headed over across the street to one of our favorite spots, Seven, http://www.7mpls.com/, and had a drink and some sushi.

The next morning we actually slept in until like 8:00. I am usually an early riser so the fact that I slept that late is almost amazing. We got up grabbed some coffee then headed to Hell's Kitchen, for breakfast, http://www.hellskitcheninc.com/ The food was so good. We happened to get seated right in front by their entertainment, a Johnny Cash band, called Church of Cash. It was right up our alley and the best stop of the whole weekend, which is saying a lot because it was all so good.

Hell's Kitchen.

Church of Cash

Lobster Bennedict..YUM!!

We stopped at this fun bakery/coffee place, Angel Food, and picked up some treats for mom and dad. They had lots of yummy things too.

MERRYCHRISTMASHAPPYNEWYEARHAPPYBIRTHDAY!!

We have...and still are doing much celebrating around here. The holidays this time of year just get smushed together and in a way just don't seem to end. We have had the last 10 days off and it was really quite nice. A little hard to get back at it today but at least it is a short week.
Celebrating my birthday today..sorta. Ben and I are doing a night away and dinner this coming weekend. And Happy birthday to my brothers' whose birthday is tomorrow!!

We did Christmas eve at the Cade side. Christmas morning at home opening gifts. Christmas afternoon at Papa and Grandma Stumpf's. Then we continued our tradition of doing our weekend at Grand View. We didn't do anything for New Years. Too hard to late night parties with little kids. Almost made it to midnight. It must have been at least 10:30 before I fell asleep. I'd say that is pretty good.

New Years "resolution": (Not really a resolution but just a goal) is to do 280-300 workouts this year. I'm off to a good start, I have 1 in for the year. Hopefully will get one in today too.

Tayah's Christmas Dance Concert. They were toy soldiers.

Girls on stage.

Tayah and her Brave doll.

Collin checking out his game.

Santa came.

Yes, Santa brought my kids decoys.

Collin liked his train table.

New robe and cardboard coloring playhouse.

Tayah waking up.

Big girl bike.

Santa brought me a case of my favorite wine.

Christmas church hat and new jammies.

The group up at Grand View Lodge

Opening gifts at Grand View.

Grandma and Tayah and Tyke.

Bella and Tayah  @Grand View.

Collin and Tayah coloring.

sliding with papa.

Tayah sliding.