red wing

every year my parents give j and i the best christmas gift...a night away

y'all know we love our kids, but they're little and that makes us busy

it's a good kind of busy....

but it leaves little time for things like...oh, you know...finishing a conversation.

so, once a year, we plan a little get away and my parents stay with the kids

this year we chose red wing and it was full of good stuff

as you can see, we didn't go completely alone

sparkle is still up during the nights (i've been blessed with a lot of things, but sleeping babies is not one of them:)

but hey - when you're used to three munchkins vying for every single second of your time, taking the least mobile of the bunch makes it seem like a total parenting vactation

we walked around down town and checked out some shops, stopped for coffee and had some lunch

it was one of those beautiful, crisp, pop it in a bottle and save it 'cause its soooo good kind of fall days

we hiked barn bluff and got to see the mighty mississip' from a bird's eye view....totally worth it!

we also snuck in some swimming, a HUGE antique store, Italian for supper, farmers' market and a stop to JoAnne's for some party supplies....

we've got someone who is about to turn five in this house and she's requesting a Clifford theme this year

that's giving momma a bit of a challenge, but i'm rollin' with it

all in all, it was a fabulous trip

we 

held hands

reconnected

completed our conversations

and missed our sweet babies

our girls

ate candy

went to chucky cheese

stayed up late

and got huge light up microphones at Target

my parents

read stories

snuggled

chased little girls

and made some memories

win.win.win