Happy New Year!

Happy New Year everyone! I haven't updated for almost a month, so bear with the long post!

Our holiday season was a full one. After I got back from Vegas, we had a Christmas party with the PJ play date group I hang out with every Friday. Everyone brought something to eat, we did secret Santa and Santa even came to visit. Kami has never liked Santa, so the picture below shows what she did when he arrived! I have to admit, I laughed!

Scary Santa just got here! I must hide under the buffet table!
Kami and her good buddy, Noah!

One of our family photos!

We were able to take the kids sledding. Kami loved it...Brennan could have cared less! I haven't been sledding in a really long time, so it was fun to jump on the sled and ride down with Kami. She is definitely fearless, the hill was quite steep and she went all by herself...screaming and laughing all the way down. My parents got her a pair of skis that strap on your boots last year for Christmas, so we brought those and she tried them out. God bless the people that actually teach the youngsters to ski...all I got was a wet noodle! I can't wait until she starts ski school!

Kami and Dada going for their first ride.

Brennan and Mama!

Kami trying out her skis!

Kami in her "Christmas Ballerina" before her first Christmas program!

Before we left for Iowa for Christmas, we took the kids to get their first professional hair cuts...mainly because I botched Brennan's hair (I trimmed it a little too short, and a little too crooked). Both kids sat still and did a great job. Kami got some soft layers...which help with her tangles and frizziness, and Brennan's hair got much shorter (he really needed a hair cut).

Kami's first hair cut!

Brennan's first hair cut.

Denver's City and County Building all lit up for the holidays. It was gorgeous!

For Christmas this year, we went to Iowa to visit Pat's family. We made it before the storm and left after it was over. The Midwest definitely has weird weather. It rained then froze...my doors froze shut and there was a nice layer of ice on all windows (we didn't make it to church for fear of either slipping off the road or not being able to get the doors open). We had some thunder and some blowing snow! Talk about crazy, but I was able to have a white Christmas complete with snow falling from the sky! The cousins had a great time playing! My good friends Dana and Ethan had their first baby two days before we arrived, so we were able to go and visit them and see beautiful Miss Evelyn! I wanted to steal her and take her home! My grandma moved back to Iowa, so when the weather cleared up we traveled two hours to visit her and my aunt. It was a great visit!

The cousins decorating Christmas cookies.

Toys galore!

Kami and Grandma relaxing after a tiring morning.

Brennan riding his new John Deer tractor.

Pat's mom gets everybody matching pj's for Christmas...all the girls!

All the boys...their theme was NFL!

All the cousins.

After we got home from Iowa, we had Christmas #2 with the gifts from my family! Kami couldn't believe we got to open more presents! She got a big girl bike...which she was super excited about! We just need a little bit more snow to melt, then we can go outside to ride. She did try it out in the kitchen and did a great job!

The little man!

Kami..."What is that?"

Kami..."Is that for me?"

Check me out! I can't wait to ride!

Dada and Brennan hanging out!

Check out my new driving game...I'll be ready for my drivers license really soon:)

Check out my new cowboy boots! The heals light up when I walk around!

Kami is trying to play with Brennan's new pirate ship. He doesn't think that's very cool!

For New Year's, Pat brother and family came to visit (yes, we did see them for Christmas in Iowa). We had a great time. We went to the Denver Zoo for Zoo Lights with our friends, the Baete's, and then we spent a night in Estes Park...one of my most favorite places! Kami, Keely and Brennan got to play at the park and we saw a ton of elk and some big horn sheep. It was nice to be able to spend some time with them!

Kaden and Kami checking out the flamingos.

Keely and Kami checking out the elephants.

Kaden, Keely, Kami and Brennan.

My New Year's Resolution...to finish the Mt. Evans Ascent in the 4.5 hour time limit. I signed up on Jan 1st, so I am committed. It's a road "race" starting at 10,000 ft traveling 14.5 miles uphill to the top of Mt. Evans at over 14,000 ft. If I complete the race, it will my second 14,000 ft mountain I've summited...although this one is definitely less technical than Mt. Rainier!