V-Day Mountain Getaway

It seems as if we've started a family tradition for Presidents' Day weekend in heading to the mountains with dad, Andy, and Kenz for some snowy fun.  This year we changed it up and rented a cabin in Grand Lake to enjoy the blustery cold, but they were loaded with a nordic center, which included snowshoeing trails, a tubing hill, and lots of people!  The "nordic center" is a golf course they convert in the summer - using the driving range for the tubing and the clubhouse for food and a warming station.  Genius!  The cabin was in the middle of town, just across from an ice rink and some cute shops, which kept us occupied, along with countless games of Yahtzee!

Out exploring the frozen lake amidst the wind!

Making our own pizzas for dinner!

The next morning we headed out to check out the nordic center.  They had a great little hill and free tubes to use.  It was cold and snowy, but fun nonetheless.

Warming up in the clubhouse with some hot cocoa

There's just something nice about being "stuck" inside a cabin in the mountains in the snow and enjoying family for a few days.  Until next year......

Super Bowl Champs

Our family has always bled orange and blue, from Brooklynn's first newborn Broncos outfit to now.  The entire state of Colorado supports the Broncos, and it's always a fun atmosphere come football season.  The playoff run was fun, and we never expected they'd be Super Bowl Champs, but what an experience!  So we had to pack up the family and make sure to watch the Super Bowl right - with lots of other friends and fans.  

These girls are ready to go!

We got this Broncos!

We had a blast and even better was watching the Broncos smother the Panthers.  The entire city was ecstatic and we were grateful to be able to share it with the kids.  I still have faint memories of the Broncos going to the Super Bowl in 1987 (when I was only 7) and of course  the big wins in '98 and '99.  It's always a special time here in Denver.

I urged Steve to go to the parade and take the girls (and yes, even pull them out of school, which I never do).  I knew it'd be an experience they'd never forget and (hopefully) make them lifelong fans.

The girls had a blast watching the rally and the parade!  

In the madness of a million people they were able to find Brett and Cenee!

Our Sweet Boo Boo

Ever since Brooklynn heard about kids donating hair for wigs to help kids with cancer she wanted to do it.  She set the goal of cutting her hair on the 100th day of 2nd grade (not sure why she chose that day, but it stuck).  So when the day come there was no apprehension.  Of course I had no qualms since brushing through her mop became a daily challenge filled with tears, yelling, and an attitude fit for a teenager.

In the end she cut about 11 inches and her perma-smile was the cutest thing ever!  She was so proud of herself and looked great afterward!  

The donation

 Could she get any cuter?

We mailed the hair and even received a nice certificate, which may be her proudest accomplishment yet.  This girl is going to do great things!