Perhaps the Cutest Date Ever

Squirt and her new found joy, Miss Molly, have a 3 year old bond that causes us parents to both clench our hearts and widen our eyes.  The cuteness is beyond measure, as is the spunk and boldness of personality.  They have each found their match.  Dara and I decided to take the girls on a Monday Christmas date.  We chose a ride on the Light Rail to Union Station, downtown Denver.  Neither had ever experienced the excitement of our Light Rail and Union Station was just remodeled, making it a lovely destination rather than gloomy and non-destination-like.We had tea and crumpets (not really, but it sounded charming) at Union Station, visited the book store, hung out by the giant Christmas tree and visited the ladies room approximately 4 times.  3 year olds have to empty their bladders every 4 minutes. It's really quite obnoxious.  We then took the shuttle to Larimer and had lunch at The Market before we headed back home on the train.  

I'll start by apologizing for the redundancy of subject in the photos below  Molly and Squirt will be a common theme, but they're photogenic enough that I figure you'll survive.  We gifted Molly with her Christmas present at the beginning of our day.  It was essential that Squirt's baby Stella had a twin, so Molly now owns her very own Stella.  This only added to the cuteness that was our date.

 We arrived right in time for our train, but again, 3 year olds have to pee every 4 minutes.  After taking care of that exaggerated need in an office building that typically does NOT allow train passengers to use their private restrooms, we missed that train.  By 10 seconds.  The next one ended up being out of service, so nearly an hour later we finally got on a train.  Luckily, it was 60 degrees and one of the bench areas was vomit free. 

 We stopped at famous Denver hotels along the way to admire their Christmas decor.  Stellas got quite the cultural whirlwind their first day on the town.  

 Half an hour of wait time for our home-bound train meant hide and seek for all.  

 We also danced. (The man in the background thought he found a genuine ballerina in my daughter.  He was a bit obsessed and not in a charming way).  

 And we were just darn cute.

  We're so grateful for our new duo, both the little girls and us big girls.  Dara is one of those women that becomes an immediate blessing in your life.  

I hope you're having memorable Christmas dates in your busy schedules too.  Happy week before Christmas friends.