The Karate Kid

This past month Riley signed up for karate after school for 6 weeks.  I think she originally did it because her friends wanted to, but in the end I think she enjoyed it.  At least she got some self confidence from it, here are some videos.  As a side note it was loud, I'd take the other two kids to watch her after school and most of the time I couldn't hear myself think!  It was quite entertaining watching all these kids with all their intensity :)

Yay for Christmas visitors!

This Christmas was how I always dreamed it should be like.  Lots of family visiting from out of town, all the kids together opening presents, a few trips to the sledding hill, lots of people in the kitchen making food!
   My parents came for a week from Ohio, my sister and her family came from Massachusetts, and my other sister came from Staten Island, NY.  We went up to Breckenridge one day and walked around and rode up the gondola, we went sledding down a huge hill up the street, we saw the lights at the farms at Chatfield (which next year we will be more prepared for the cold!!), we had my grandpa and Aunt & Uncle over for a nice lunch, we went into Denver and walked around downtown and had a yummy dinner at a tapas place.  I just wish everyone was still here.

Making cookies Christmas Eve

Aunt Erin preparing the cookies

Joey got into the fun, that's flour on her nose

All the grandkids in their Christmas jammies

The presents overflowed into the room

Tebowing! Actually he's catching his breath after pulling up Riley & Ella on sleds