Sunday, December 21, 2008
Mickey's Magical Christmas Party
We went to a Christmas party one evening. I cannot even imagine the electric bill Disney will have next month!!!! The lights were amazing. The castle was all lit up and changed colors. Kierstin, once again, loved the parade.
ICE
On Tuesday, we took a break from the parks and went to visit ICE at the Gaylord Hotel. It was a giant indoor ice sculpture exhibit. To preserve the sculptures they keep it at 9 degrees...thus the cool blue coats, being in FL, they provide you with coats when you go in. They even had an ice slide that took 30 days to sculpt. The kids and I all tried the slides, they were actually pretty fast.
First day at the parks
The Magic Kingdom was the first park we visited....no surprise there! Kierstin LOVED the parade where she got to see the princesses. The boys loved the rides.... in this order - Space Mountain, Thunder Mountain, Splash Mountain.
Here's my sister, Windy, and Yaya and Kierstin on the boring People Mover ride in Tomorrowland.
We were lucky to meet up with our friends who were at Ft. Riley with us. Here's Libby with Kiki and Gavin.
The kids all loved exploring Tom Sawyer's Island.
The Jungle Cruise....always good for a few knee slappers. Our driver was actually funny this time.
Ahhh, the parades, the princesses......
We ended the night by riding the monorail back to Epcot and walking back to the Boardwalk where we stayed. The lights were great.
Here's my sister, Windy, and Yaya and Kierstin on the boring People Mover ride in Tomorrowland. 
We were lucky to meet up with our friends who were at Ft. Riley with us. Here's Libby with Kiki and Gavin.
The kids all loved exploring Tom Sawyer's Island.
The Jungle Cruise....always good for a few knee slappers. Our driver was actually funny this time.
Ahhh, the parades, the princesses......
We ended the night by riding the monorail back to Epcot and walking back to the Boardwalk where we stayed. The lights were great.
Disney World!
We just returned from a fun-filled (and exhausting) week in DisneyWorld. We went with my parents and my sister and her husband. The first day the boys, Darin and I went to Disney Quest. None of us had been there before. We really enjoyed it. It was 5 stories of virtual reality and video games. After Disney Quest, we met the rest of the gang for dinner at the T-Rex Cafe and a stroll around Downtown Disney. The boys loved the Lego store and Kierstin loved the Disney store...she was pumped to see the princess statues outside the store.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Gavin wins again!
The Colorado Springs Gazette held a writing contest again this year. Gavin and Garrett both entered. They ended up in the same category (1st-6th grade) and Gavin won first..second year running. Garrett is okay with not winning, he understands he was one of the youngest writers. However, he is jealous that Gavin gets to be in the paper again.
They had to write about a photograph of an old truck with Christmas lights on it. Both of their stories were great.
They had to write about a photograph of an old truck with Christmas lights on it. Both of their stories were great.
Saturday, December 6, 2008
Thanksgiving preschool style
Kierstin's preschool class sang a little song before their Thanksgiving feast....here's my interpretation of Kierstin's thoughts.
Um, Indian boy, do you really need to stand that close to me?
When will this ever end?
Is it possible to be more bored?
OOOOOOOHHHH, I see we get apple juice, well it was worth it then!
She actually did a great job in the little performance, but every photo I have makes it look like she's a juvi bored out of her mind!
Um, Indian boy, do you really need to stand that close to me?
When will this ever end?
Is it possible to be more bored?
OOOOOOOHHHH, I see we get apple juice, well it was worth it then!
She actually did a great job in the little performance, but every photo I have makes it look like she's a juvi bored out of her mind!
Go Utes!
One of Darin's favorite things about being done with residency is his renewed love of college sports!! We all joined him to cheer on the Utes when they played their enemy BYU. Go Utes!
Kierstin doesn't have a Utah shirt, so she picked out this dress and called it her Utah dress.
Kierstin doesn't have a Utah shirt, so she picked out this dress and called it her Utah dress.
Garrett's Birthday Party
Garrett had a great birthday party. He had a joint party with his friend, Vincent. They invited the boys from their class to Laser Quest for two games of Laser Tag....great fun!
Here's Kierstin....who had to wear her party dress to the party. Her look says it all....what this messy craziness of stinky boys is what you call a party? Where's the tea? The princesses? The quiet!!
How do his tonsils look?
Here's Kierstin....who had to wear her party dress to the party. Her look says it all....what this messy craziness of stinky boys is what you call a party? Where's the tea? The princesses? The quiet!!
How do his tonsils look?
Friday, December 5, 2008
Wintery weather
These photos are from right before Thanksgiving. It didn't snow, just looked like Jack Frost worked hard all night! It was absolutely beautiful and the pictures don't do it justice.
This was about 7 am....in our backyard, Cheyenne Mountain is covered in clouds.
This is about 8 am.
About 15 minutes later.
As I was leaving for the gym, I took this photo in our front yard about 9 am. I ran inside to grab a water bottle...came back out and the hovering cloud was completely gone.
This was about 7 am....in our backyard, Cheyenne Mountain is covered in clouds.
This is about 8 am.
About 15 minutes later.
As I was leaving for the gym, I took this photo in our front yard about 9 am. I ran inside to grab a water bottle...came back out and the hovering cloud was completely gone.
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