This year for Thanksgiving, we decided to do things a little different. It all began when we decided to go to the Thanksgiving Day Parade. The easiest, laziest way to do that is to stay downtown!
Thanks to Papa's endless traveling, he had a gazillion points with Hilton. He booked 2 rooms for 2 nights at the Hilton Americas next to Discovery Green. Perfect location!
We checked in early on Wednesday and spent the remaining daylight hours having "ventures" (adventures) in and around the hotel. We checked out all the globes, ice rink and play area.
Samantha walked past this railing and said it was just like Angelina Ballerina's ballet bar. We couldn't get her to stop dancing!
I think she's ready for lessons.
We found the pool, gym and spent lots of time at the Executive Lounge eating everything in sight!
We walked across the street to the Toyota Center to watch the Rockets vs Mavericks.
The next morning was the parade. We woke up, grabbed our breakfast and wandered out the door for our curbside seats.
Sam loved everything! Well, except for things that made loud noises (firetrucks and motorcycles). Marching bands, dancers and cheerleaders were the most fun.
This was our favorite float...with real snow!
After the parade we went swimming and took pre-dinner naps. We ate at the Hilton Cafe for our Thanksgiving meal. We played a heated game of Battle of the Sexes and went to go see New Moon. It was a great break from the typical Thanksgiving at home...but we were sure missing leftover turkey!
Then, she realized "this is fun!" She kept asking me for her ice skates...but settled for a hat instead.
When we reached the one minute mark, she was cold and annoyed and ran in the house. How will we ever survive a week in Utah!
Now, on to round 2 with Daddy!
