Christmasing - part 4

  We arrived in St Louis Friday evening, just in time to sneak into Trader Joe's for some essentials before they closed for the holiday. After getting the necessary tea, coffee, soy milk, and dark chocolate-covered almonds with fleur de sel and turbinado sugar, we checked in at the Omni Majestic downtown. 

The snow was falling. The streets were empty. We walked around the corner to a pizzeria and had a not-so-traditional Christmas Eve dinner. It was wonderful. 

 
Molly arranged for me and Gabriel to have a room with our boys that adjoined with my mom and Forest's room(Linda opted not to join us for the trip. She also opted to leave rehab. Both decisions make me sad). We were on the 5th floor and Molly and Rebecca were on the 6th floor, which made for a lot of elevator rides.

Staying downtown for the holiday was in itself a surreal experience. The streets were empty. No cars. No people. Perfect for exploring.

Liam was thrilled with all of the snow, and always wanted to build more smowmen.  
Winter wonderland.  

We all loved the snow, but Grammie just does not like to be cold. 
She and River both preferred being snug and warm inside.  
 
And then we'd bundle back up for more trips outside...

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