North Pole

We were looking for something Christmasy to do with the kids this last weekend. After doing some research, we decided upon Santa's Workshop in North Pole, CO. This place is about 30 minutes from us. It's basically just a North Pole themed amuzement park. They all sorts of little rides as well as shops. They also have a post office. A few of you will be getting post cards from us. Be sure to look at the postage stamp. Your kids will find this very cool.

We all had a great time. Luckily the weather was in the 50's so we didn't get too cold. We did not visit with Santa in his house. The line was entirely too long. We were not up for that. The kids had a lot of fun though. Caleb did not like the roller coaster. It was the only ride he cried on. Campbell did not like the space shuttle ride. She almost cried on that one.

We spent nearly 4 hours at the park. Caleb was so exhausted. We barely go in the car before he was asleep. We followed the park excursion with a nice lunch in Manitou Springs. Caleb did not wake up for lunch. He slept through the shift from car to stroller and the entire lunch.

That night we sent Campbell to the Tween Night over at the Y. This is the first time that she has gone. She had a blast and requested to go again. They have the night twice per month. We will probably send her once per month. We may also try out the Parents Night Out. Caleb is old enough and potty trained. Aaron and I might actually get a dinner by ourselves once a month.

Holiday Program

Last night Caleb had his very first holiday program at his preschool. He attends preschool at a Luthern Church so I'm sure you can imagine that the songs were religious in nature. His class sang three songs. The first two I had not heard before, but they were cute. The last one was "We Wish You a Merry Christmas".



Caleb did not sing during his songs but he was dancing. He was full on rocking it with tongue out and all. This was during a song called "My Gift to Jesus". Definitely not a rock and roll song. Caleb likes to rock and roll though. It was a very cute little program.



On a side note, a bunch of parents and grandparents need to learn some manners. After the program we had to stress to our children that we did not want to ever see them behave the way some of these adults behaved. They were pushing and shoving people to try to get the best picture of their kid. One woman was waving her arms around trying to get her kids attention. In the process of doing this, she was totally in the way of other people trying to see their kids. People were also talking throughout the entire program. The teachers were trying their best to keep the kids quiet all while these parents couldn't shut their traps for a 30 minute program. Rant over.

Busy

So, it's been a while...

We have been busy so I will just give you a quick recap. My brother and sister and nephew came into town for Thanksgiving. It was good to have them here for a few days. While they were here we went to the Pro-rodeo Hall of Fame. That was my brother's one request. The boys hated the statues. We also took all the kids to see Santa. Caleb and Landon were both afraid at first but quickly warmed up. Caleb had Santa laughing with all his talk about monkeys. The child has a lot to say about them because he is one.

On Thanksgiving we also had our friend Angie over for dinner as well. Of course we all ate way too much, but what else do you do on Thanksgiving. My family left on Friday morning. The kids and I did some shopping but didn't really find any great deals.

We got 11" of snow on Sunday. Aaron decided we should go hiking. We headed over to Garden of the Gods. The odd thing was that though we already had 8" at our house there was only maybe 2" over there. Oh well. We did a small hike through the park and then did lunch in Old Colorado City.

Aaron's brother was came to visit on Monday. He was here on business and stayed with us for 2 nights. The kids were thrilled to spend some time with their Uncle Pooky.

Aaron has been out of town for Reserves this weekend, so the kids and I were on our own. We spent Saturday afternoon shopping in Denver. That evening we went to the Parade of Lights in Downtown Denver. We had a great day. It would have been nicer with Daddy but what can you do?

Today we just hung out. Campbell had a little girl over for a play date. Other than that we just did housework.

So, now you are caught up on us. I'll try to keep up better in the future. No promises though as we are trying to get ready for Christmas and the traveling that we have planned.