Gingerbread fun

The girls really enjoyed decorating gingerbread houses this year.  They like to eat the candy that is suppose to go on the houses.  It was fun watching them be creative with their decorating!

Where are the Rest of the Reindeer?

We took the girls to go see two reindeer at a nursery in town.  The girls weren't too sure about the reindeer...they weren't the friendliest.  Carter did try to get close to them, where Rylyn wanted nothing to do with them.  Rylyn was concerened though when she only saw two and asked, "Where are the other reindeer?" 

Getting into the Holiday Spirit

The girls have been so excited for Christmas.  They loved getting the house and tree decorated for the holidays.  The ornaments are the hit this year.  They can't seem to leave them alone...everyday the ornaments seem to be rearranged!  They ask every night on the way home from work to drive around the neighborhood to look at the lights.  They are so cute singing xmas songs in the car and pointing out every house we drive by.  They got to make gingerbread houses too and what a hit those are.  They look at them daily and want three pieces off of their houses each night after dinner.  So precious and fun.

Rylyn's Christmas Performance at Preschool

Rylyn just had her holiday performance at her preschool.  She was a gift in the show and got to wear a big red bow around her.  She had a speaking part all by herself and she nailed it!  She had the longest part: she had to say, "God's love is the best gift we can give at Christmas and since God he lives within us, all we really need to give is...ourselves!"  She did it perfectly.  We were so proud!

My 1st 10k!

We look like twins in our black outfits!

Yes, I have completed my first 10k, 6.2 miles...don't know why exactly I wanted to do this to myself, but I did.  The only reason I think I actually did it was because I had two running buddies help me prepare for this event.  We ran in the Heart Center of the Rockies race on November 6th.  It was beautiful weather for November and the course was around a pretty lake.  It wasn't bad until about mile 5 when I wanted to be done.  I ended up completing it in 1 hour and 5 minutes...(I never said I was fast) and Johnny and the girls were there to see me cross the finish line.  6.2 miles was long enough for me...don't have the urge any time soon to run any further than that.

Halloween Fun!

The girls were afraid of the scary pirate (uncle Bryan)




Carol and Grandpa (picture above) Grandpa and Brinlee



Dad and Mom

Jason, Julie, and the girls (Uncle Jason had scary hands too)!

We had a Halloween get together with the kids and their cousins.  My grandpa Glenn and his wife Carol were in town and got to see the children at their wildest!  We ate some italian food, went trick or treating, and called it a night...that was a lot for all of us on a Sunday night!  Rylyn was a princess, Carter was a ladybug, Kyla was a cheerleader, and Lauren was a cowgirl riding her horse.  So fun!

Rylyn, Rena, and Owen

Myself and my Blind Ref





Fall Fun

Dad and Rylyn getting ready to leave for dad's day...of course it was a rainy, muddy day for a pumpkin patch!  They still went and enjoyed the rain with a few donuts and a nice pumpkin souvineer (see pic below).





Rylyn so happy about her "star" pumpkin she found at the pumpkin patch with dad.  We all got a good laugh out of it!





At Rylyn's preschool, the girls got to visit the petting zoo and pet bunnies, cows, sheep, goats, and donkeys.







Also at Rylyn's preschool, there were pony rides.  Carter got to ride her first pony.  She was so little up there that I had to hold her leg to get her to stay on the pony.  She enjoyed the bumpy ride.



They both wanted to go (after our 45 minute wait) on another ride when they finished.