Carrington Christmas in Denver!

We welcomed the Carrington Family to Denver last weekend and had a wonderful visit! Tatum's 2 year old cousin, Grace, walked in and the girls took off! Tatum could not wait for Grace to get here, and talked about what they were going to do for a full week before she arrived! They are definitely great friends already, and that friendship will be so fun to watch blossom through the years!

The girls had a great time with Lola and Pocky as well. Tatum and Lola did some crafts, shared some hot chocolate, played some soccer, made some fudge, put a Gingerbread house together, read a few books, and really just had fun. I don't know who was more wiped out... T definitely took a nap a few hours after everyone left!
Kid Table has begun... I think Pocky had a good time, too... Kalina really seemed to take to Pocky pretty well and he got to assist in the fudge making.... or, maybe he was busy feeding Tatum marshmallows and chocolate.... hmmmm.... He did, however, introduce not only me, but Grace & Tatum to SmartPop Cheese Popcorn.... mmm, I think I'm going to go get a bowl right now....
Notice Pocky reaching for marshmallows...

He handed them to a three year old and didn't think she would eat them??? he he Notice Lola, laughing... :D

Here are some pictures from the visit! Enjoy!

Now, Aunt Kim and I attempted to take pictures of the four girls together... he he...

Happy Holidays!!!

Who am I? What happened to me? I have been listening to Christmas music since at least a week before Thanksgiving!!! I loved seeing the decorations up in the stores (again, before Thanksgiving), and we went to see a local Santa Parade... again, before Thanksgiving! I have always been one who would wait until after Thanksgiving to decorate or listen to Christmas music, but this year I have been listening to Christmas music since at least the week before Thanksgiving and I just really, can't describe my excitement for this year! I love the holiday season and having little ones just makes it that much more wonderful!

So, my mom was able to come visit for a week, and we enjoyed some lounging time and Matt and I were able to disappear for some breakfast!!! Thanks, Mom! She also taught me how to make some bread, although I haven't attempted that feat on my own yet, but I will... We did visit Garden of the Gods and the Olympic Village in Colorado Springs, and enjoyed a nice afternoon with all of the girls (Mom, Liz, Alivia, Tatum, Kalina, and myself) at the mall. That was such a nice afternoon! Nice and relaxing and with all of us. Something we haven't been able to do in quite some time! All in all, a really nice visit!

This Thanksgiving, our close friends, Jon & Kimberly, invited us to their home for dinner. What a wonderful Thanksgiving! I love being around friends and family for the holidays. It was so nice to spend the day with my sister and niece, Jon & Kimberly and Jon's parents, and our little family. Dinner was delicious and we were able to enjoy a couple of dinners worth of Turkey & Dumplings with the leftovers they sent us home with! MMMMMM... Tatum, though, had the best 'doggy bags'... one with black olives and another with marshmallows.... she wanted to combine them in the car... EWE!

Happy Halloween!!!

This October was a lot of fun! We visited our favorite pumpkin patch (okay, the only one that we've been to here in Colorado, but we still love it!)... and carved our pumpkins... a little early, though, because the squirrels around here definitely ate like kings! Tatum isn't a HUGE fan of helping to get the slimy stuff out of the pumpkins, but Kalina sure went right in and even snuck a couple of seeds in her mouth! LOL...

LIONS, AND TIGERS, AND BEARS, OH MY! Okay, so maybe not as scary as lions, tigers, and bears... but we did have a lion, monkey, and a giraffe!!! We took our animals to the zoo... although we were a little afraid they wouldn't be allowed to leave.... and had a great time trick-or-treating at "Boo at the Zoo"

"Is this the next house????" "Is this one next???" These are Tatum's questions as she went running house to house Trick-or-Treating with our neighbors! It was so much fun!!! We had so much fun watching her excitement as she went up to each house and said 'Trick-or-Treat'!!! Kalina came along, although, I don't really think she quite understood what we were doing!!! :) Anyway, we had a great time with our Lion, Monkey, and Giraffe!!!

Lion says, "ROOOAAAARRR"

Waiting to head out

Look at all the candy I got for you Mom, Dad, and Auntie!!! ;)