Christmas

We had a great Christmas, we stayed here in Colorado Springs and enjoyed the day together. Kids got lots of toys and loved it.

Alycia and Zach playing with her littlest pet shop grandma Halliday got her.

Zach loves his dump truck he put everything in it after he opened the present, was so cute.

Ed opening his new dewalt tools.

Christmas Eve they got to open 1 present, they got robes, Zach got Jammies, but rest got robes, they loved them and told me so much better then Jammies, thought I would change it this year since they didn't need jammies.

Kids making pigs in a blanket on Christmas eve, we enjoyed a dinner of appetizers.

One of our holiday traditions is to make tamales as a family. Here are the kids helping Ed make tamales. They were so yummy.

Aaron and Tylers school programs

Tylers school program, he did a good job.

Aaron's Choir program, he loves to sing.

miscelaneous kid pictures

Ed and Josh built this catapult for one of Josh's classes, they loved launching balls from it, was a good bonding time for Ed and Josh, good job boys.

How many kids does it take to bring the Christmas tree upstairs, HAHAHAHA!!!

I love seeing the geese on the golf course so had to take a picture.

Zach in his brothers skates trying not to fall as he walks around the house, cute kid if I do say so myself, lol.

Zach is so fun he keeps going and going and going, I think he is the energizer bunny, hahaha.

If someone leaves the pantry door open this is what you will see Zach doing, he knows all the yummy treats are way up high to keep them away from him.

Thanksgiving

We had a nice Thanksgiving. Was just our family, but was a great day. Ed and boys went and played in the Turkey bowl, they had a great time. We had the traditional dinner of turkey and all the fixings, my favorites of course are the green beans with bacon, and rainbow jello. I love baking pies and they were all yummy. Alycia was so cute doing what I did as a kid with the olives that I had to take a picture. We have a lot to be thankful for, I am especially thankful for my family and friends and for this free country I have to live in and for all of those that make it possible, THANK YOU.

visit from Ed's parents

Ed's parents came for a visit for Ed and his dad's birthday. The kids had school off all week so we went and explored CO Springs. We got to do a lot of fun things. WE went to Seven falls, there are over 200 steps to the top of the water fall, it is really pretty and tucked inside the canyon.

We went to the Fossil Beds and here is a picture of a huge redwood tree that is petrified.

We found this park in Manitou Springs that had this cool toy. Ed had so much fun playing with the kids and making it go really fast so they would fall off.

We went to Garden of the Gods, it is beautiful mountains that the rocks are so unique and amazing to look at, we enjoyed hiking around and exploring.
Here are 2 camels kissing.

We went to Cave of the winds, I thought this was a fun picture, they have these boots sticking out of a hole like someone fell in the kids thought that was funny.

This is the ladder that they used when the cave was first discovered to get in and out of the cave.

We took a day trip to The Royal Gorge which is in Canyon City, it is a huge bridge that you can drive or walk across, it is above the Arkansas river. We took a trolley across to the other side, walked across on the bridge and took a ride to the bottom to the river. Was such an amazing view.

Crossing the bridge, Tyler is A LITTLE EXCITED, lol

Career day!

Alycia's Kindergarten class had career day, and Ed went to participate in it, what a neat day for the kids. They got to hear about so many different careers from firemen, army, pilot, fed ex man (ED lol), dentist, police man, eye doctor, nurse, computer technician, an artist. The kids had such a good time, and Ed enjoyed being there with them. He was so excited to show them his fed ex truck and the kids enjoyed going inside and playing with everything.