Yellowstone Park

After we visited Jackson Hole we headed north to Montana via Yellowstone Park. We visit Yellowstone almost every year and try to see something different each time. This time we had a chance to visit the falls which are just awesome.

Jackson Hole

In June Jon had a conference in Jackson Hole so we got to spend a few days in one of our favorite Rocky Mountain locations. The Tetons are a beautiful mountain range with a lot of great places to hike and see wildlife.

Sledding on New Year's Day 2008

On New Year's Day, we decided to hop into the truck and head up into the mountains. We went up to Breckenridge and found a great sledding hill that was free. We had so much fun! It was the kids' first successful sledding trip (tried it last winter and Halie HATED it!) and it was a perfect day until we got back into the truck to head home. Then it all fell apart! Luckily, since it had been such a great day, Jon and I could just laugh as the kids melted down before our very eyes. The ride home was a bit tricky, but it was all worth it. This is what we love about living in Colorado!

More Christmas

Here are some pictures of the kids in their fancy Christmas clothes. Halie is holding her little nativity that she made in church. She absolutely insisted that it be in all the pictures!

Merry Christmas 2007!

Christmas morning started out nice and early! The kids were pretty excited to see what Santa had brought them. Halie was thrilled the most with her Barbie Rapunzel movie.

Cayden could not have been any more excited about his ball pit. That thing kept him happy for the better part of the morning.

Halie opening more presents...

Cayden really got into this one!

Halie discovered that the doll house that Uncle Ben and Aunt Ursula sent was just the right size for her Polly Pockets!

We spent the morning at our house and then headed off to Loveland for Christmas dinner with my sister, Nicole, and her family and in-laws. The cousins had a great time playing together.

Christmas Eve 2007

Christmas Eve was busy with last minute shopping, dropping off goodies to our friends, and of course letting the kids unwrap their pajamas. Halie was pretty excited to get slippers and a robe along with her pajamas this time. She felt like quite a big girl with her robe! Here she is striking a pose!


And here's Cayden, who could not have cared less about his pajamas, but really wanted one of those candy canes off of the tree!


Halie poses with her Daddy in front of their gingerbread house that they worked so hard on.

Making the Gingerbread House

Halie LOVES to make our yearly Gingerbread house. Thank heaven for Costco, since they always have these super easy kits. Over the last couple years, this has been Halie and Jon's task and they do a fantastic job!




Cayden loved the Gingerbread House tradition also, though only because he thought the frosting tasted pretty good!



Here's the finished product!