Christmas Card 2014




Rusty and I went cross country skiing with my siblings over Christmas Break. It was the first time I’d ever gone, and let’s just say, I am not a natural. How in the heck do you slow down on those things???
We have been talking about camping together as a family for years. And it’s never happened. Until now. Due to the general business of life, the kids were unable to go to Daddy/Daughter or Father/Son this year so we decided to take a little trip down south to Royal Gorge. We all had a great…
Even temps forecasted to be hovering around 0 degrees couldn’t stop us from attending one of our favorite holiday traditions—The Denver Parade of Lights. We stayed over night at the Hyatt again this year, and despite almost freezing to death, we had a great time. Denver was a ghost town. Usually we have to stake…
Top 5 reasons I love being a Mom: 1. Never in my life have I been greeted with such enthusiasm as when my kiddos pounce on me in my bed in the morning. 2. I have to opportunity to develop talents that I never knew I had or needed, like scrubbing vomit out of carpet,…
Yes, I do know how to spell (well…that might be a slight exaggeration). Picnik.com is my new favorite website. According to the website, “Picnik is photo editing awesomeness.” And I totally agree. Best of all, it’s FREE. (Mostly) Ok, ok, I admit, they roped me into the “premium” membership, but I’m glad I did it….
“Coming [to Paris] has been a wonderful experience, surprising in many respects, one of them being to find how much of an American I am.” –Augustus Saint-Gaudens, American sculptor I brought all my cutest clothes for Paris because everyone said France is much dressier that the States and I didn’t want to look like an…
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