We love this time of year! All the leaves are changing colors and the 70 degree days are just wonderful! This has been an amazing fall seasson this year and no fall would be complete without a trip to the pumpkin patch. We missed the pumpkin festival due to football, but we still made it out to the pumpkin patch. No matter what the age they still love going on a mission to find the perfect pumpkin. Jack was very meticulous in choosing his pumpkin while Samatha wanted one with no worm holes and one she could carry herself. The day was beautiful and the pumpkin patch wasn't crowded, just a perfect day. Chris and I love to see the kids big smiles after a day like the pumpkin patch. Its even better when they say, "This was the best day ever!"

Spirit Week

The kiddos love spirit week at school because they get to dress crazy and do fun things at school. The first day was crazy hair day and probably the one the kids like the best. Jack wanted a colored mohawk and Samantha wanted colored hair. The other days involved pajama day, sports day and of course Redstone day. The kids had some of the best crazy hair at the school and they were both pulled out of their classes to have their pictures taken for the yearbook. It was a fun week and they are already talking about what they are going to do for spirit week in the spring time :0)

Are you ready for some football...

Well football season has begun here in beautiful Colorado and Jack is ready for a great season. The Mustangs are returning twelve players from last year and will have ten new ones. The veterans are going to have to step up and help the new guys out to learn the system quickly to have a successful season. Now while Jack is a baseball guy, he loves the game of football. He has gone out this year with a fire we love to see. He has been a hard hitter and someone who can lay down a great block. Jack plays on both defense and offense and is looking for his next tackle that causes a fumble or a quarterback sack! There is also the run down the field for a great catch as well. We love the fall time air and the smell of the grass that means its time to play some football! Let's go Mustangs and get it done this year! Go #4!

Samantha turns 5!

Our baby turned 5 this week! We can't believe how fast the time has gone! Samantha is such an amazing little girl. She is adventurous and sassy all in one little body. She has been waiting to have her birthday at the salon with her friends. She took two of her closest friends to the salon Sweet and Sassy so they could get their fingers and toes painted and have their hair done. All the girls chose a little glittter make-up and some hair tinsel. It was so much fun watching them get all dolled up and see the smiles on their faces. We love Samantha so much and we look forward to all the great things five will bring us :0)

First day of school

Well the time has come already, yes the first day of school. It seems so early this year starting on the first of August. The summer went by so fast this year, but the kiddos are excited to start so we are too. This will be Samantha's year, she is off to kindergarten. She can't wait to be at the school all day like her brother. Jack will start fourth grade and he just seems so grown up! He is a big helper with Samantha and its nice having him there to protect her. Always on the first day of school we walk together with the neighborhood kids. They all looked so cute and were so happy. Its hard to believe this is where we are, but its also exciting to see them grow and change and become great people!

South Dakota-Montana-Wyoming

Well as most of you know I have this crazy idea to take the kids to all the states in the US by the time they are twenty one so you know what that means...we have to do some road trips! So we loaded up the car and we were down the road through the beautiful hills of Wyoming to South Dakota. What an amazing place, we loved Mount Rushmore, Crazy Horse, cave tours, alpine slides and zip lines. We did everything that we could do in Rapid City, Sturgis and Deadwood. Then it was off to Montana and Little Bighorn's battlefield, otherwise known as Custer's battlefield. Some great sites to see there as well but the world's largest shoe, size 32, takes the cake. Our last stop was Devil's Tower, Wyoming. There is nothing better than seeing the spot where aliens arrived and took our people. Okay that may have been in a movie, but it sure was a cool place to see. The Cheyenne Frontier Days was going on so we stopped in and heard Kid Rocks sound check and picked up a pink cowboy hat for Samantha. Needless to say the time went by way to fast, it was way too hot, but most of all it was the best family time we have had in a long time. Everyone was laughing and just happy to be together and we saw some great stuff!

Kenny Chesney

For the last couple years Jack has been bugging us about going to a concert and we have always told him they are too loud and he has to be older. So when Kenny Chesney decided to come to Denver and it was at Red Rocks, an outdoor venue, we knew we had to make it happen for him. Chris went on the hunt to get tickets, which was tough because his first show sold out in seconds so they added two other shows and thankfully he found some! We did not tell Jack about the tickets, we just told him we were having a special night with him. We sent Samantha over to Mimi and Pa's for the night and away we went. As we pulled in to the parking lot of Red Rocks Jack said, "Isn't this the place where all the concerts are?" Once he looked around the secret was no more and the biggest smile came over his face. He could not believe we brought him to Kenny Chesney. It was an amazing night with a lot of rain, but it was well worth it to watch him be in awe and sing along to every song. Kenny closed the night with the song "The Boys of Fall" Jack's favorite song about football. It was such a great night and a moment we will remember forever!