Winter adventure...part one

Our first two days were filled with tubing, then skiing copper mountain. Great snow, blue sky's and even better smiles!

merry

Christmas eve..lights at the gardens.

Wishing you love, peace and hearts fill to the top!

The list...

Christmas shopping is finished...

 Happy hour was had...

 Banket was rolled...

 and spoons were licked!

This family is ready for Christmas!

The Gingerbread House

...complete with bay windows and a snow man!

fa la la la la la la la la

The kids Holiday Choir Concert was last night...I always look forward to this one!

It was bitter sweet, with this being Cole's first concert and Ryan's last concert in elementary school.

Bah Hum Bug...he played the part well!

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gingerbread

We enjoyed a quiet snowy Sunday making and decorating gingerbread cookies...house to come!

 We had fun piping, licking and sprinkling...all in our pj's ( Cole's pj's are his underwear!)

all dressed up!

 It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

Thanks

We have so much to be thankful for...

::Nema and Jacob came to Colorado for Thanksgiving this year.

::Uncle Nick graced us with his presence.

:: a beautiful Thanksgiving Day walk...accompanied by swing jumping.

:: an amazing meal filled with laughter.

:: family games 

:: girls day of shopping while the boys went on a hike

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A gorgeous long weekend filled us to the top with love and gratitude.

Candy Run

The family participated in our first 5K run! It was so fun and a great introduction for the kids...next goal...Boulder Boulder!

So proud of these two!

Nema and Papa

Last week, we ended a fantastic week of me being off for fall the break, my mom and dad here for a visit, and beautiful Colorado weather.

                                                            ::Happy Hours on the Deck

::Beautiful walk through the Botanic Gardens

::`Eagle's nest Hike

::A day at the Zoo

The best visit to date...thank you for coming!

Halloween

From the Queen of Hearts, a scarecrow, Dumbledore, and Jason...Happy Halloween!