Christmas Card 2005

We made the annual trip to Berry Patch Farms.  The kids had a great time picking strawberries and raspberries, digging for carrots, and making a lovely fresh flower bouquet. We also bought some other wonderful farm fresh veggies and the kids gobbled them up for dinner that night.  I need to take them to the…

Dear Blake, Happy Birthday!  It seems as if you have grown leaps and bounds in the weeks leading up to your 5th birthday.  I think that final bit of baby face has melted away.  I love to watch you grow, and I am so excited to enter into this new phase of life without tiny…

Halle’s ballet recital was last Saturday, and she was wonderful!  She LOVES getting all dressed up and wearing make-up.  She dances with 3 of her closest  pals—Jenna, Berylnn, and Ainsley.  We’re proud of you Halle! 

I think Top of the Rock was one of everyone’s favorite things.  We went at night and it was amazing.  There is big debate in the city about which views are better—Empire State, or Rockefeller.  I choose Rockefeller.  The reason is….at Empire State there is a tall metal safety fence that really obstructs the the…

We had a fun 10 days babysitting Bruiser, a cute little puppy pomeranian. He was so much fun and my kids had a BLAST taking care of him. They wanted to take him everywhere we went. He was so good with the kids–he put up with A LOT of mauling! He was pushed in babystrollers,…

13.1 miles.  Whew….glad that’s over.  The Georgetown 1/2 marathon was a BEAUTIFUL race up in the Colorado mountains.  The temperature was perfect, the sky was blue.  It was the perfect day for running.  I got to race with lots of my girlfriends from the Ragnar, including my lovely sister, Nat.  She drove home from Utah…