Where's the Snow?

Hello from Colorado! While Chad & Braden are out skiing, and Baryn & I are here at the condo, I thought I would avoid the work I brought with me to do & catch everyone up on our trip! We left on Saturday & headed into Colorado & stayed the night in Pueblo. We continued on to Breckenridge and took a side trip to the Royal Gorge in Canon City. This is a really neat place to view the river and the mountains!

We started out by taking the incline elevator down the mountain. We stood in the blue compartments and it took us down the mountain. I have never seen such a thing! It was neat!

It took us down to the river, and then we went back up!

Where we went shopping for some souvenirs, but we found some funny hats!

Then we took the Gondola from one side to the other & then back again! The kids weren't even scared!

We then made it to the Condo, and went to go check out the mountain which is across the way from the Condo. The spout behind the kids is the man made snow shooting out! We don't arrive to much snow! (nor has there been any snow all week!)

This is the boys playing on our patio when we arrived!

Then we crashed for the evening in front of the light switched fire place.

The kids cuddled and wound down before being put in their own quarters!

Monday, we went on the Gondola to the top of the mountain to enroll in ski school & Snow Angels Daycare!

Braden got all fitted up! He was so excited!

Then after a 7 hour class, he showed us what he could do! We were so excited for him & he was so proud!

He did collapse, but still with a smile!

Posing with Baby Sister!

Ready to do it again!

Baryn was wiped out on Tuesday while we waited for Daddy & Bubba from a day on the slopes!

She loved the taste of the snow!

Then we were back down again to get back to the Condo! (notice the ground has NO snow)

Then we went out for Sushi, and came home again to a warm fireplace & a little time in the jacuzzi!

Just wanted to share our trip so far! We are having a blast and hope for snow tomorrow! We leave on Friday for our long trip all the way home!

And for those of you who noticed that I wasn't on skis in any of these photos, My husband took me on a Blue on Monday & ruined me, since I haven't skied in 4 years, so I gave up! It saves us quite a bit of money, as I turned in my skis, got a refund on my prepaid lift ticket, & cancelled Baryn's Daycare reservations for Tuesday & Wednesday! I think I should go shopping instead! I am to sore to even think about that! We all four have spent every night in the hot tub that is on our back patio! It is so nice to sit in there every night, but I am still so very sore!!

Pink! Pink! Pink! & a couple of non-compliers!

Well, Today was the big day for Baryn! Her 2nd Birthday party was fabulous!! We had all of our great friends & their great kids!! We had a pink poodle theme, which was less about the poodle, but more about the PINK!!!! Mostly everyone wore pink, and some improvised, & some just flat out, don't like pink!! take a look at all of the happenings!

I made a pink cupcake tower with mom & dad's help! They turned out adorable!

Baryn is a munchin' on some Chick fil A! It is a Brown Party staple!

Some of the party goers, Baby June, Hudson, Brody & Owen with Baryn!


These 2 get the #1 & #2 fan award of Baryn! Brody & Owen wore these cute shirts that Janai made, since she didn't have pink in the boys' closet! They say, "I love Baryn" & "I love Baryn too"! It brought a tear to my eye, as I was so touched!



Here is the crowd sitting watching Greenie the Clown! Everyone loved her and her skit!

Baryn got to be front & center with Greenie! Daddy stood close for comfort!

My decor in the kitchen before the food got there!

And the dining room with the cupcakes!

Family Photo!

She did really good trying to blow out the candles! It was fun!

Num, Num! A pretty cupcake!

Baryn & Greenie the Clown!

Janai & the boys!

Implosion!

This morning, while I was decorating cupcakes, Chad woke Bee Dub up real early & went to watcha 7:30 implosion of this old bank building in downtown Midland. There was a large explosion that scared Bee Dub! It was monumental with this old building going down & apparantly the place to be at 7:30am!

My son is a Saint!

The title is a little misleading! My son tries so hard to be a saint, but at School you get an opportunity to be in the Saints of God Program which is really special for every kindergartner! This year, Braden was chosen to be St. Nicklaus, and he had to memorize a line and then speak into a microphone for all of Chapel to hear! He did great, & I was busy balling!! He never ceases to amaze me! I love the little booger, even when he is not a saint!

I love my friends!

I love my friends, especially when it is girls night out!

These are some of my closest friends & they all mean so much to me! In order of the photo & not the amount of love I feel for them, is Jennifer Yeager- who I bonded with after she had her Baby girl, Hannah who is just too, too cute! Janai Rogers- she used to work with me, and decided having twins was more fun. I love to check in with her daily & get my daily laugh!! Next is Laura Locker! Laura, Laura, Laura!!! What am I to do with you? I love the fact that I knew of you in high school and that we have had our time to bond in the past 3 years! You sure do make me laugh through your mommysodes of having 3 miracle babies under 3! whoo! Mauri Scharbauer- You are just too sweet, and I love your candidness! I am so glad that you came up with the idea of Wall Street for our girls night out, since I was the one making all the plans for you for Party Club With No Name, while you were busy having a baby! Vicki Doss- OMG, where do I start? I love how our friendship is all connected, through Betsy, League & Jennifer & high school! I love that your daughter & son have helped me relive my kids through clothes, & I love what an awesome friend you are! I will always have a place for you in my heart! Katherine Johnson, my long lost friend in Denver! I miss you dearly but love the time we had to get to know each other, even though I felt like I knew you from when Hunter & I were an item! I love our history, but I want more! I am so excited that baby Jack is on his way & I can't wait to meet him! I am glad you were in town to get to have time with us!!

My girls are special, not only because of who they are, but because they can handle me & my tirades & my challenges! thanks for everything!

Count Down to Christmas Begins!

Halloween has come and gone, and now we are ready for the bigger holidays!!!

Our festivities started with Baryn walking the Catwalk at her school Pumpkin Parade!

Friday we got our night started while Chad was in flight from Houston! Somebody has to work to pay for these cute costumes!!!

This is the pumpkin that Chad & Bee Dub made on Wednesday!


We got a picture in with Braxton's tree, which is growing so fast!


We made a quick stop over at Wyatt & June's, per Braden's request, and Baryn felt a little threatened by June eyeing the candy filled Elmo!!

Group photo minus little Wyatt!

Then we tried to go to Truunk or Treat, but the rest of Midland was there, so we ended up at the mall where we all walked the mall for candy hand outs! Daddy caught up with us at this point, so now we were a group of 6!

We took a train ride at the mall!

Did some more trick or treating in the neighborhood and then called it a night! What an evening! I was so pooped, I couldn't even think about my blog! Sorry Nai & Vickie!

Whew, We made it to Monday!

Well, I never thought I would want a Monday to get here so quick! But what a weekend, a really long weekend!!!


It started with Homecoming on Thursday night at Trinity, Where we had Bonfire,

that Chad got to light & Braden got to help (with support)

Then after Friday's "pepper rally" that Braden calls it, we had to rush over to

the 1st annual Chili Cookoff where we had a team, called the Rolling Rolaids! We won for the most spirit at our table! We even got a trophy! The ironic part is that we were so into making the chili just perfect, that we overlooked decorating our table,.....until we saw everybody else's highly decorated spirited tables & had nothing! We immediately rushed home and thought of what we had the most of in our house.....HUNTING stuff! We loaded the car with hunting boots, camoflouge jacket, hunting bag, ram horns that had brush in them!! GO! GO! GO! and then we rushed back in time for competition! That is what happens when you put Chad in charge of everything! He made a Damn good Chili, but not a lot of Spirit! That is where we compliment each other!! Gotta love it!

Baryn showed her school spirit at the Chili cook off!

Mom & Dad were on Support Team & Baby duty!

Later, we were able to shut down shop and head over to the game! Braden went to go sit in the stands, and when I went to check on him 5 minutes later.... This is where I found him! He is no fool! He picked the hottest teachers at Trinity to sit by! Here is Amanda Martin, Wynne Elder, & Abby Bishop! He never had them, but he is wishing he had!

Then we got to catch up with Tarabeth who was home from College! It seems like yesterday that she was this small! Just amazing that she is pushing 22!

Saturday we took Family pictures with Sally Crunk (see previous blog) and then on Sunday, we went to Fiddlesticks Farms with is a new place to Midland, where they have a buch of neat things for the kiddos! The kids took a Cow ride!

And, then we went through a corn maze. They had a 5 minute, a 1 hour, and a 2 hour maze! We took the 5 minute maze......it was enough for us!

Then we waited for the hay ride to take us to the pumpkin patch, which was totally picked over and a bunch of ugly warty pumpkins!

So we at least got another photo op!

So, all in all, we had a great, but VERY busy weekend. I hope this will get all of yall till next weekend, when I hope I have time to update!! Happy Fall Y'all!