Weekend in Montrose

The last weekend in April we tagged along with Steve, Annmarie and Kendall down to Montrose. The weather was gorgeous and we had such a great time together seeing the surrounding sights and enjoying time with each other. Kendall is quite the girl and knows when she is the center of attention which happens to be every time. But how we love that little girl!

Take Me Out to the Ballgame

Oh how I love opening day, the excitement of another baseball season and all the treats associated with baseball. Baseball is such a great American sport. The Rockies shut out the San Diego Padres 7-0 in perfect baseball weather. Here's to a great season, GO ROCKIES!

The fly over

Over the mountain to Utah

I spent the weekend with Gordon, Trisha, Madison, Landon, McKinley, and Kennedy. It was a great time because I was able to be there for McKinley's 5th Birthday. Gordon took Thursday off from work which I heard he doesn't do very often so I guess that must make me his favorite sibling. We first made a stop at Landon and Madison's school for their lunch and then took McKinley to Tucano's for a birthday lunch. On Friday night we went to the BYU gymnastic meet which they won. On Sunday we celebrated McKinley's birthday with cake and ice cream. Trisha made such an awesome princess cake for her what talent she has. The time once again went to fast and I was sad to say goodbye. I miss not seeing all of my nieces and nephews on a regular basis and its such a treat for me to spend time with them. Thanks again for the fun and wild weekend!

Winter Vacation

It's that time again. The last two years some of the family went to Mexico to help us get through the winter cold. This year some wanted to bring their kids so we decided Orlando was the place. It was a busy week and of course it went by way to fast. Our activities for the week included: Disney World, Universal Studios, Busch Gardens, Airboat ride, Kennedy Space Center, drove to Tampa to see the Gulf of Mexico, swimming, hanging out, family dinners, and lots of laughing. If you are thinking wow thats a lot of activities for a big group let me tell you that not everyone did everything. It was so great to be with the family and let the cousins play together.

Scariest rollercoaster at Universal Studios

A Visit

It has been a week since Aaron, Jen, Morgan, Braylen, and Chloe left Colorado after their 2 week stay with us. The time went by to fast but we have many lasting memories of their trip. Here is a list of all we did together, in no particular order:

1. Jen and I saw the midnight showing of New Moon.
2. Shopping, shopping, and more shopping.
3. Lunch at Costa Vida. Jen had a craving and when I told her we had one in Colorado we were all over it.
4. Aaron and Jake went to a Nuggets and Bronco game.
5. Aaron, Jen, and Jake went to the CU vs Nebraska game.
6. Jen and I stood in line at Old Navy twice. Once on Thanksgiving to buy Rock Band 2 and get a free guitar. The other time was the day after at 2 am to get Lego Rock Band.
7. Playing with the Morgan and Braylen and cuddling Chloe.
8. Chloe started to roll over and now she is a pro at it.
9. Many family dinners.
10. Thanksgiving dinner. Mom made the best turkey.
11. Bowling which was a first for Morgan and Braylen. They did great but got bored halfway through the first game.
12. Celebrating Steve and Mogan's birthday. An awesome dinner by Annmarie and a cake from Cold Stone.
13. Playing outside. Braylen could not get enough of the sand box, luckily we had great weather.
14. Making Rice Krispy treats and cookies with Morgan.
15. And just being together, talking, and laughing a lot.

October Snow

Its still only fall, this should not be happening yet. The storm has closed schools and work for many people, including me. We have about 14 to 17 inches around our home along with drifts. The sun even peaked out while I was clearing the satellite dish off. The parents and Jake drove to Utah last night for a wedding so I was lucky enough to clear the drive way. Thanks dad for the lesson on the snow blower it helped out a lot. I am just staying inside keeping warm and watching old movies.