Fall Leaves

Sean, Dallin & Daphne playing in the leaves with Aunt Amber and Mom the day after Thanksgiving.

O Christmas Tree

The day after Thanksgiving, we drove up to the Santa Fe National Forest to cut down our Christmas tree. We had a great time and got a beautiful tree. I think we've got ourselves a new family tradition.

BYU vs. Air Force in Colorado Springs

Here are some pictures from our recent trip up to Colorado Springs to watch the BYU vs. Air Force. It snowed 12-18" in Colorado Springs on Thursday so we just missed the fun weather. But it did get us.....(i.e. Arthur) drooling for ski season!

BYU dominated the entire game and ended up winning 33-14 (Air Force scored a touchdown in scrub time with 30 seconds remaining) It was a great trip and only about a 5 hour drive from Albuquerque. The best part was the Air Force flyover right before kickoff. Two F-15 buzzed the stadium at about 500 feet with full afterburners roaring. The immediately pulled vertical. We thought that was pretty loud until a B-1 bomber buzzed the stadium with all 4 afterburners roaring. You could feel you chest rumbling.....it was awesome!!!

I think the kids favorite part was the indoor, two-story waterslide at the hotel we were staying at. Dallin loved it and would even go down by himself as long as we were there to catch him when he came out.

Happy Halloween!

We did a Narnia theme this year. Dallin was dressed Sir Peter Wolfsbaine. (The cowboy boots really completed the outfit, I thought.) Daphne was Queen Lucy, and Sean was Asland. Dallin & Daphne had a great time trick or treating and as they ran from door to door, their capes would billow in the wind. It was very dramatic. Meanwhile, Sean sat in the stroller like a little king munching on banana bread.