growing girls: Christmas In Denver

We took the weekend to head to Denver. This visit consisted of celebrating the Christmas holiday as well as getting to see Niece Rachel (home from college) and Opa (Ted; home from California). It was so wonderful to visit and spend some quality time with everyone. Melissa was also there who is living with Dennis and Debby. She has become a good part of the family as well. No visit with Uncle Brett...I tried reaching him but never got a return call. Well maybe next visit. Everyone arrived on Friday evening. Saturday we all did last minute shopping or hanging out. On Saturday night we had a wonderful roast dinner made by Debby. This is some good eatin if you ever get a chance to have a Debby meal it is well worth it. "Thanks" Deb!!! The girls insisted on moving into the living room to open gifts. Dennis gave us all the pleasure of reading the story of Jesus' birth so that we remember that Christmas is not just about the gifts we are about to receive. Thank you Dennis for keeping us in perspective during this time of season! The entire family was over joyed with everything they got. Sunday was football day and we were glad to see the Broncos make a come back!!! This always makes the evening with my husband more enjoyable then when the Broncos lose:) It was time to head to Ted's for the famous Red Beans and Rice. Another awesome meal that is well worth the time to ask him to make it. The girls played with their new toys and kept cousin Rachel busy for the afternoon. That evening we went to the Zoo on Lights at the Denver zoo. This is a tradition for the girls. Zoo on Lights is a night event that they put on. They create animals out of Christmas lights and even had some of the live animal exhibits open. There was also ice scrulptures happening and the girls got to visit with Santa. Our visit was short and we will miss both Rachel and Ted when they head back to where they came from:) Ted always makes the house more comfortable when he is there. We returned home on Monday. The drive took a little longer then planned. We got a good snow storm and the highways were ice packed and down to one lane on each side. This was not good if you got behind a slow moving semi.

The girls had Christmas parties on Tuesday and are now off from school until the 3rd of January. Not to much planned during this time but they always keep me busy somehow!

Thanks for reading my blogs they tend to get lengthy but we have many adventures to tell! Feel to read anytime and comment when necessary.

Love to all!