A Return

A little over eight years ago, Matt and I were married at The Hotel Roanoke.  Sadly, we had not been back there since.  We thought it would be fun to take Katie with us on our return.  Since the hotel is so beautifully decorated at Christmas time we thought that would be the best way to also get Katie excited about the trip.

First, we had dinner downtown on The Market Square at Alexandro's.  The Hotel is only a short walk from The Market - and we also walked past the Roanoke Christmas Tree on the way.  She enjoyed playing/chasing daddy around the tree  -- and of course making silly faces for this photo. 

Next, we headed across the huge catwalk bridge to the hotel.  For those of you who are familiar - its a great place to let a kid run like wild!  The best part - it goes over the train tacks.  If you are lucky, you get to see a train too.

Finally we got to the hotel.  They do a display of Christmas Trees each year - all different themes which are sponsored by civic organzations, businesses, scout troups, etc.  Its actually quite beautiful!  We all had a wonderful time viewing the trees and walking through the hotel.  Our last stop was The Crystal Ballroom -- where Matt and I were married.  Unfortunately, there was a private party being held in the room, so we couldn't go inside -- But Katie at least got to see the outside and we told her the story about our special day.

It was really cool to take Katie there with us on our return.  We hope to all go back sometime soon -- maybe in the spring when the flowers are in bloom.  :-)