King of the Blackstone Castle

The whole weekend, we were crammed in this tiny hotel room. Every person that came by went out of their way to comment on how their room at the same hotel was so much bigger than ours and they didn't have a crazy toddler to take care of. Nice how we ended up with the smallest room, huh?

So anyway, Connor and I spent a lot of time in the lobby. But let me tell you, this was one FUN lobby! It was huge, there was tons of eclectic furniture and decor, and the hotel employees were all wonderful. Every morning, Connor and I would go down and spend some time exploring and meeting all the people walking by.

I have to brag that my little guy was quite a hit! The employees all knew him by name and couldn't stop gushing about how cute he was. I was such a proud mama when they asked if they could tweet a photo of him on their hotel Twitter page!

I had no idea that this gold couch was their signature thing, but I put Connor on it in his jammies because I thought it was kind of ironic and funny. (It was also the perfect size for me to lay back and let him climb around. I was freaking exhuasted!)

He also loved sitting on this big black couch right in the middle by the elevators to wave at everyone who came out.

We also happened to be in Iowa Hawkeye central since the big game against Northern was that weekend. It was like a sea of yellow in our hotel and around the city. Of course, Connor had to join in and show off his Hawkeye onesie in the lobby after their win on Saturday night.

And one more photo from another level of the hotel with these huge red spiral couches. Connor had a blast playing on them!