THANKSGIVING...(I know a little late)

We were delighted to host a Thanksgiving Feast at our home for 15 additional family members. Unfortunately, not everyone could be with us. We sure missed you!!

We were able to show our family a good time by visiting The Olympic Training Center, Helen Hunt Falls, The North Pole, Garden of the Gods, the Zoo, getting up early to go on a walk at Sunrise, Playing Volleyball with friends vs. family, playing board games, eating dinner at Salt Grass, and of course eating lots of Turkey!

Grandma reading to Cassidy

Helen Hunt Falls (we all made it to the top)

My dad and I

Going to Church, BRRRR!!!

Zoo

Cool Lion Family

The Next Bobsled Stars
(My brother Derek, nephews Max, Phil, & Sam)

Looks like Phil got Gold, Sam Silver, and Max Bronze. If you look closely you can see Cassidy up above her cousins in the Green Olympic Ring

Trip to the North Pole

Santa's Workshop

Cassidy enjoyed the attention from her cousins especially from Austin & Max, and she was a little daredevil. She couldn't resist any of the rides.

Sunrise Stroll

Thanksgiving Feast

Garden of the Gods

Cassidy with cousin McKay

Dinner at Salt Grass Restuarant

Love notes we found from family after they left

We had a wonderful time with family! Thank you for coming to our home in Colorado and for visiting with us! Please come again soon! :) :)



Football at the Park. Mom was tough with the boys!

Valentine's Day

For Valentine's this year, Cassidy and I had a plan to "heart attack" Daddy's car at work. We were sneaky and Cassidy helped cover Derek's car with hearts just in time before his lunch break. And included Mounds candy bars. We parked out of sight and waited to catch the surprise in person. It couldn't have been more perfect. We had the chance to see all the action up close and loved seeing the smile on Daddy's face as soon as he realized what happened. I will never forget that fun experience and sharing the excitement with Cassidy. We kept laughing and Cassidy kept telling me to "Shhhh!" as if her daddy was going to hear our giggles. Of course then I immediately got a phone call from Derek and told him he can give us hugs in person since we were also in the parking lot. :)

When we got home we found that our front door was heart attacked while we were gone. It made us laugh! Thank you to whoever did that! We love you too! Also, Derek was surprised from the cute girls in his Sunday School class with some treats thanking him for being their teacher. It was so sweet of them. My friend and her kids offered to take care of Cassidy and feed her dinner so Derek and I could go out. We certainly felt the LOVE all weekend.

Derek bought me beautiful pink tulips (my favorite flowers) and took me to an Italian Restaurant. It was so tasty, especially since days prior I had food poisoning and didn't eat anything. Then on Sunday Cassidy received a gift from her parents-a crayon holder made out of fabric. She used it that day at church. It's sure cuter than a zip-loc bag. :)



We hope you had a wonderful Valentine's Day too!