This year for Christmas, we were fortunate to drive safely to and from Jackson Hole, WY to spend Christmas with my sister, Becky, and brother-in-law, Eric. We had a blast with them and not only is Jackson beautiful in the spring, summer, and fall, but in the winter too! We played in the snow a lot and had fun sledding down their driveway! Diesel makes a great sled dog... he pulled until he was running and we were flying! He also enjoyed playing with his cousin, Mika the Malamute! Unfortunately, she did not live up to her breed and would only pull a little until Diesel was beside her... we were counting on her strength to give us record speed! Of course, we had to have a race and the winner was.........(drum roll please)........ Becky! We blammed it on the fact that she had Baby Wilcox weighing down the front of the sleigh! All in all it was a great Christmas and we feel so blessed to have spent it with family!
Sunday, December 30, 2007
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Thanksgiving 2007
This year we spent Thanksgiving by ourselves. It was different, but fun! I made my first Thanksgiving turkey, and as you can see, it was scrumptious! Dan helped with the cooking but eating was his favorite part. We had fun putting up the Christmas decorations and watching football! We hope everyone else had a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Sunday, November 18, 2007
Okay, here are more pictures from my weekend with the fam. Our time together was packed with fun events. We had a Bunko party the first night, then some of us ran a 5K race the next morning. Sofa and Aunt Kristie won 3rd place for their age groups!! I got 5th, not bad for my first race! There were over 3,000 people there so it was a little crowded! After the race we had a picnic lunch and played a game of baseball... Grandpa did really well! Since we can't get together for the holidays, we celebrated Thanksgiving and Christmas early. All in all, it was a great weekend with yummy food, gift giving, oh, and the auction! Every Thanksgiving we have a family auction with items each person provides, either homemade or store bought, then with the money from the auction we go do something fun as a family. This year we raked in over $400, thanks to Grandma Mom and Grandpa Boppie!! But my favorite piece was a painting my dad did of a Bald Eagle, I threw in the picture of it. It was so neat! I really wanted it, but couldn't afford to keep bidding... maybe someday he'll paint his own daughter a picture!!!
Sunday, November 4, 2007
Oh dang!
We've recently been involved in some dealings that have required us to participate in the witness protection program... here's my new look. Gotta love me, at least Dan does!
Run, run, run...
We found a beautiful park with 5 and 10k trails. We'll be doing as much running as we can before the snow comes!
Spooky Halloween
It was a mysterious Halloween with all the ghost hunting ... Daphne, Fred, and Scooby-Doo at your service.
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Crazy Colorado Weather
My parents and little brother came to visit last weekend and it was a blast! On Saturday we enjoyed the 75 degree sunshine during another Air Force game and went hiking in Garden of the Gods. Then Duncan woke us up at 7 o'clock Sunday morning to 3 inches of snow!! It was our first snowfall this year and we LOVED it! There were snowball fights, loads of wrestling, building Teddy the snow bear, and laughing at Diesel as he carried snowballs around in his mouth! The next day it all melted and we're back to fall temperatures now! The weather is sporatic, but it's nice to get a taste of everything instead of just heat, heat, and more heat!
Saturday, October 6, 2007
Hiking at North Cheyene
Sunday, September 16, 2007
The Broncos Won!
After watching the Broncos beat the Raiders we celebrated by playing a little game of catch with Diesel. He loves chasing the football while it bounces all over!
Monday, September 3, 2007
Play Time
After our run this morning we took Diesel on a hike and played fetch in the stream to cool down. He LOVES the water and mom and dad loved exploring just as much as he did!
Air Force Academy Football Game
We went to our first AFA Football game! It was so much fun! We beat South Carolina! Our mascot is a live Falcon that they had fly around the stadium during half-time! And after each touchdown and field goal the freshman cadets would run out to the field and do as many push-ups as they had points! Look out, looks like we're the next up-and-coming Falcon fans!
Hot Air Balloon Classic
Every Labor Day weekend Colorado Springs puts on a hot air balloon show. The weather was perfect and it was so neat to see all the different, colorful balloons!
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
I chopped it off!
After seeing my hideous driver's license picture I decided to chop off my hair. This is the shortest it's been in a long time! Thanks to everyone who participated in the poll!
Sunday, July 15, 2007
Royal Gorge Bridge
this is the royal gorge bridge.
it was built as a means to cross the arkansas river canyon in 1929.
Royal Gorge Bridge
yesterday we drove to canon city to see the royal gorge bridge. it's the highest suspension bridge in the world. with a little hesitation and a self-induced reminder not to look down, we walked across! we also took an aerial tram across the gorge which was 1,176 feet above the arkansas river! our next journey will be to conquer the river rapids by raft!
this is the view looking down from the bridge.
Backyard Camping
a week ago we decided to camp out in the backyard to see how diesel would do. We love the tent dad & mom gave us and diesel acted like a camp veteran! looks like we'll be going on a real campout soon!
Noah & Me
Our adorable nephew, Noah, is such a ham! He loves smiling for the camera! We miss him and his sweet hugs!
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