Thanksgiving

We had a marvelous Thanksgiving. Daniel's parents, brother Andrew, and sister Laurel with her husband Dane all came to visit for the week. The girls couldn't get enough of all of them. We started the party on Saturday night with the Colorado College hockey game. Eliza and Liesel ate nearly that whole tub of popcorn and Eliza kept asking for a hockey game the whole week.

Swimming was another big hit. It took Liesel a few minutes to warm up to the idea but after a quick bob around the pool with grandma, we could hardly keep her above water.
Eliza seemed to like the sidelines just like her mom.
And of course Thanksgiving dinner was a smashing success complete with the place settings my friend Rachel help me make.
Here's to all of our blessings!
Thank you family for your sacrifice and effort to be here with us. We will cherish the memories.

Our Night Without Dad

Tuesday night Daniel has school from 4:30 until 10pm; so it is just the girls and me hanging out all night. Our survival mechanism for today was a popcorn/movie party after nap time and then a quick trip to Wendy's for dinner. The girls loved it. Of course we had to watch Toy Story because Buzz is probably the coolest Space Ranger around. At least he is the only one we know.

Trunk-or-Treat

Saturday night was our ward Trunk-or-Treat activity and the girls loved it. I made Eliza a snowman costume because she loves the song "Once there was a snowman." Liesel was the bee that Eliza was last year. I was a little worried that a hand-me-down costume wouldn't be that exciting but Liesel stole the show. From her cute waddle that wiggled the bee stinger to her iron grip on her candy pumpkin, there weren't very many adults who didn't stop and stare. Luckily Eliza's desire for adult attention only lasted long enough to get the next candy wrapper off. It was a great night.

And of course we couldn't celebrate anything with out a visit from our great friend Nancy. She brought the girls each a cup full of stickers and treats. What a way to win us all over!
Happy Halloween to all of you! We hope yours' is just as fun!

Some Random Pics

Last Saturday we went to the park and it was beautiful 80 degree (or so it felt) weather. So we got some more practice with the camera.

Then on Sunday morning, we woke up to snow. It is beginning to look a lot like winter around here.

Cookies Anyone?

Yesterday we went to my friend, Julianna's, house
to decorate Halloween cookies. Icing the cookies was okay, but the candy to go on top was
out of this world!

A Birthday Surprise

I celebrated my 25th birthday on Monday and it was a great one. Daniel pulled out all the stops to make it one of the best. In the three years we have been married, it has been hard for him to really surprise me with anything...mostly because I am so observant and nosey. But he did it this year. He let me sleep in and made me breakfast and gave me the laminator he had hidden in the garage...all of which I knew about. Then the surprise came at lunch. A brand new digital Canon Rebel XT camera. What a gift and what a surprise. You can't get a husband any better than mine!


Here is my favorite shot so far with my new camera.
Oh the possibilities!