Thanksgiving in Colorado!!

Well it definitely is not that nothing is going on. Life has been so hectic lately I don't even know where to start. We'll just start with the last holiday, Thanksgiving. We were fortunate enough to get to spend the holiday with the Graham's in Colorado. It was so wonderful. We drove out to Colorado right after Marcus finished his grave shift Tuesday morning. I drove the whole way and it was hard but worth it. The kids were amazing. We made it there by 5 o'clock. Thanksgiving was perfect. Judy did a great job with dinner and we all had a blast. Here are some pictures from our trip on no particular order because I thought that it was more important to get them posted than not at all.

The dinner table, isn't it beautiful!!!

Sarah and her cousin Maddie were serenading us the whole week.

All the kids together. From left to right: Jay 7, Kaitlyn 1, Sarah 4, and Maddie 2.

Jay spent Thanksgiving day playing games with his cousin Katie. He had so much fun. Thanks Katie for being such a great sport. You are so wonderful.

Uncle Greg and Maddie posing for a pic before dinner.

Maddie asked to hold the "baby". I didn't have the heart to tell her that Kaitlyn was almost as big as her. I just said, "okay". Kaitlyn didn't mind at all.

On Friday it snowed and Sarah and I went for a walk. She was all bundled up and very warm.

Each night we all were so exhausted. Here is Jay crashing in Grandma and Papa Jim's bed. He's watching a movie and they are both trying to sleep.

Sarah immediately bonded to Uncle Wayne. She was cuddling with him most of the day on Thanksgiving. If I didn't know where she was I just checked with Uncle Wayne and most of the time, there she was in his arms.

As always Ken Caryl was full of the wildlife. Here are a couple of pics that Marcus took on a walk with Jay and Papa Jim.

Sarah and I were able to build a snowman. He might be small but he is mighty in spirit just like Sarah.

The drive home wasn't quite as easy as the drive there. The interstate was closed in Fort Collins and then again in Cheyenne due to poor weather. We ended up stuck on the side of the road for almost 3 hours. Oh well, we watched movies, read books and enjoyed each other most of the time. That's the first time we have ever been stranded on a drive to Colorado in almost 10 years. I think those are pretty good odds.

Jim and Judy, Thank you for the beautiful Thanksgiving. It couldn't have been a more wonderful holiday. You were both extremely gracious and patient with my little darlings. The food was good and the company was great. I give thanks everyday for the wonderful Grandparents that you both are to my little children. We love you both and can't wait to see you at Christmas.