Good start for the year!

Gracie and her princess tent!  I think she already has the attitude!

Garret, his new boots and his new bike!  The reason he is dragging the bike is because he fell, twice, and wanted to bring it back into the garage.

So we have taken two hikes since the first of the year.  Surprisingly both Garret and Grace did very well with no complaining.  Garret ran around on the first day way ahead of everyone else.  Although I had Gracie's back pack with us, she wanted to walk.  She did great!  This picture of Garret is from the second trip when it was only he and I.  It got cold quickly so we didn't stay out very long.  He loves to hike and this summer should be a lot of fun!

So how can you not take a picture while hiking in "Lazy Land."  

Favorite Holiday Moment

My favorite moment for this Holiday season had to be listening to Garret pray at dinners.  He is truly growing into a little man and he is learning a lot both at Church and his pre school.  Twice during dinner time prayers he prayed aloud all by himself.  They were heart filled prayers and he obviously was putting real thought behind what he was saying.  He is learning what prayer means and how to pray!  It made me feel pride for what kind of kid he is growing into.

Holiday fun and games.....

Wow!  Another Holiday season is over and today begins 2009.  This Christmas will forever be remembered for several reasons.  Both Garret and Grace had a great Christmas and they are both of age to have a lot of fun.  I got sick on Christmas and spent the day after Christmas in misery.  Annie had a blast this year as her cousin Chris and his son Shawn were in town.

Speaking of Chris, the magazine cover below was done by him as a Christmas present to me.  Yes it is funny, yes people laugh and so do I.  Every time I see this picture I laugh and am thankful that he didn't make the shorts any shorter!  It was great having Chris and Shawn here in Colorado.  They are missed already!  There is a good story behind the picture but I'm not gonna share it on the web!

So Gracie loves Christmas!  She had so much fun playing with toys and playing with people!  She is a little charmer!  She is growing way to fast for her daddy, but both mommy and I love this stage as she is developing her own distinct personality.  

Gretchen was also in town for Christmas this year and it is always good to have her around.  One of the Christmas traditions that Gretchen and my mom have is the wearing of red night gowns on Christmas morning.  EVERYONE has to wear the night gowns, not even dad and Dave are safe.  This year since I was sick I got out of it, however, I am sure that next year i'll be back in one.

Bekah, Cor, Garret and Gracie!  Family is what Christmas is about and I was thankful I could spend time with everyone!