Christmas Eve 2012

Christmas Eve was a lot of fun.  We opened a few presents and then had a cookie decorating contest! We had so much help decorating cookies I only got to decorate one cookie...so I made a solid blue Christmas tree. 

 

Trey putting out some oats for the reindeer.

The boys and I about to read Twas the Night Before Christmas.

Christmas Eve Day

We were lucky enough to spend Christmas with some of my extended family!  We haven't had anyone from up north spend Christmas with us for quite awhile now and we had a blast.  During the day we went to my nephew's indoor soccer game (where his team won!) then headed to one of my favorite places here in town!  Even though we all have been here numerous time it was still so much fun exploring.  I don't think I will ever get over the natural beauty of this place.

Do you see the kissing camels???

Ty totally snuck into Trey's picture

All the cousins!

Christmas Prep!

We were a little bit late getting out tree up this year, but it we did it and had a great time doing it.  Now if only I could get motivated to wrap some of the presents so there is something under there!

Trey had the honor of putting the angel on top of the tree this year.

Ty is such a goof ball!

Santa's lil' helpers!

SLEDDING!!!!!

We have had a very mild winter and it finally snowed enough for us to go sledding!  We went with all of our Colorado family and we had a blast!  It was freezing cold, but walking back up the hill kept us pretty warm.  Ty wasn't scared to go down as long as he rode with someone, but one Trey flipped them at the bottom he wasn't too happy anymore.  We can't wait for it to snow again so we can go again!

Reina and Ty going down!

Trey falling as he's coming back up the hill...It was hard work!

Tucker going down!

Most of the group at the top of the hill.

Trey and Ty going down...it was great until Trey flipped them over and Ty got a face full of snow!

Trey had a blast!!

Ty was not happy after his face full of snow...but I had to get the picture!

Trying and actually succeeding...a little bit anyways :)

I have had my camera for quite a while now....however I still use it as a glorified point and shoot camera.  Sure I have gotten some pretty awesome pictures, but that was just the camera and not really me doing it on purpose. 

I have to give credit from all of true photographers out there because it is not easy, even when you have good camera helpping out the process.  Anyways....

A while back I found this awesome website(I'll post the link at the end of the post) that tells me exactly what it do in a way I actually understand.  And so far I've been pretty successful!

This was the first shot I took of Trey, my goal to get the Christmas lights in the background to look like little pretty bubbles of light....Not perfect yet, but I'm proud I am actually doing something I set out to create in a picture. 

In this one of my youngest nephew I wanted to capture the light in his eyes..this one took me about a million tries to get it but, I finally did.  I love this little guy, especially because he still lets me do these photo shoots with no complaints!

Hopefully with some more help from iheartfaces and cooperative boys I will finally use my camera the way it is ment to be used!

In the Christmas Spirit!

I know it's a little early for me to be changing to a Christmas themed blog, but I have to admit I am in the Christmas spirit after spending 12 hours Christmas shopping....I'm seriously not kidding...I ventured out Black Friday Shopping with my brother, Kim, Eric, Isaac, and Jenny....Kim and I were the only ones who made it the full 12 hours....but it was worth it and we actually had a lot of fun!!!! 

P.S....yes, yes we are just a little bit crazy!

Turkey Day 2012

We had an awesome Thanksgiving!!!  We started the day out with a 'friendly' football game...I put it in quotes because we are all pretty competitive, but we did have a good time....My team won...oh ya!  I scored 5 of the 8 touchdowns on my team and my boys learned why my elementary school teacher still to this day calls me Tackle Machine!  After the game we went to Kim's house and had a nice relaxing day hanging out and eating!  I love Thanksgiving and it was a wonderful day. 

I don't think I will ever be able to express how thankful I am for these people I spent the day with...we are most likely the most random 'family' in the state and I'm not even going to try to explain how we are 'related' but I love them and I wouldn't trade any of them.

Touchdown!!!

The girls at half time

The guys at half time

We are serious...we aren't afraid to take out a kid....haha....just kidding it was only 2 hand touch...well most of the time!

The kids playing on the playground

Almost everyone at the 2nd annual Turkey bowl

Kim got an awesome table cloth for the kids they could color...and even the adults colored too!

Happy Thanksgiving from my littlest Turkey!

November 11 -- 3 YEARS!!

My baby is 3...I'm still in denial, but he really has grown up so much this past year!  He had an awesome birthday with our closest family.  I'm proud to say he spent his 3rd birthday diaper free with no accidents! 

Got snow for his b-day!!

All his CO cousins!

Now he is officially the Red Ranger!

My niece, Kaedance helped me make Ty's baseballs!

Happy Birthday to TY!!!!

So excited to be 3 years old!!!!!!

Colorado Fall

Colorado weather is CRAZY, you can't always count on winter in actual Winter, and whatnot, but you can at least always count on the leaves falling in Fall!  We had a super mild Fall (if you haven't been able to tell by the lack of jackets on Halloween and the fact all the kids are wearing shorts and t-shirts in the pics below).  Grampa worked hard to make this gigantic pile of leaves for his grand kids to play in!!!  Such a good Grampa!!  They seriously played for hours...jumping and playing and then making a leaf house!