Colorado Winter

Winter in Colorado offers lots of opportunities for fun in the snow! Here are a few pics from early 2015....

Somehow this was our first year to go sledding, but it won't be our last!

 

This was also our first time to make snow ice cream -- easy and yummy! 

And something that a lot of people don't realize about Colorado is that we always have plenty of warm winter days as well!

Thanksgiving Staycation

This year for Thanksgiving we did something that we've never done. We stayed home. No work, no school, no obligations whatsoever. Just lots of sleeping, Netflix binge watching, and spending time together as a family. We were in desperate need of some R&R, and I have to say that it was amazing. 

One evening we made s'mores and watched "A Dolphin Tale".

The kids loved the movie so much that Parker had Andrew help him make a dolphin tale the next day!

Andrew and I were even able to go on a day date! We went to see "Mockingjay"....

....and out to eat at Five Guys. It was my first time, and it did not disappoint.

We had some beautiful weather, and enjoyed playing outside.

We snuggled and took family selfies...

....and the kids have several sleepovers.

We spent Thanksgiving with our friends, the Winkelmann family, who graciously opened their home to our family. We had a wonderful time sharing the day with them. Somehow I didn't get any pictures, but we did snap a family shot at home.

We also went hiking at Garden of the Gods. 60 degrees + November + Colorado = perfect day!

The kids were thrilled to see a deer....

....as well as a rock climber.

We followed up our hike with lunch at Rudy's BBQ.

Although it was hard to be away from family for the holiday, Thanksgiving Staycation 2014 was definitely a success!