Parade of Lights

Denver has a Parade of Lights every year, but the only time we went was the year we were first married. We talk about taking the girls nearly every year, then the night rolls around and it is freezing and we decide we don't want to spend hours standing outside in the frigid temperatures. We have some friends who make it an annual tradition for their family, and they make a fun night of it by staying in a hotel room and avoiding all the traffic, walking, etc. We've had some pretty warm weather lately, so we decided to try it!

We checked into the hotel and the girls got to go swimming. Then we ate pizza in our room.

 We just went downstairs, walked out the door, and watched the parade.

 Apparently there were some protesters early in the parade route, so we ended up having to wait awhile. Norah was beginning to wonder if all the waiting would be worth it. She was getting pretty grumpy about it. This picture was taken toward the beginning of the parade when she was still not quite sure if she liked it. 

By the end she had really enjoyed it and said it was worth the wait. The hot chocolate at the end was a pretty good bonus too!