Thanksgiving-Part 2

To pick up where I left off.......on Tuesday it was Morgan's 12th birthday and what an honor it was to celebrate it with him in Colorado! We let him pick what he wanted to do and he chose rock climbing. But first we took a ride up Middle Mt and found a little snow for them to play in....

Here's Lillie

Landon.......

Landon and Harrison......Harrison below

Now some of you who know Mom pretty well may be shocked at this next picture............YES..she is holding Lucee!!! It's a miracle!

She did quiet well all week living with Lucee and was proud of herself! (I can just hear her now, talking to you guys about how we let "that dog" eat off the table and sleep in our beds! We don't "let" her eat off the table but we do catch her quite often helping herself when she is unsupervised!)

Then we spent the rest of day bouldering up to the top of a small mountain near the house. I think the kids loved it...but Appi on the other hand.....let's just say she got a lot closer to God on that little excursion!!!

Finally made it to see the lake in the background.....


Here we are finally at the top!

All the kids from youngest to oldest......

There are 2 months between Lillie and Haven, 2 months between Mason and Morgan, and 6 months between Landon and Harrison. Did we plan this? Nope.....God did! Isn't it neat!
Our family shot from a top the mountain

On Wednesday, we journeyed to Honeyville for a taste of honey and to see the bees; and then on to Silverton and Ouray. The kids got to do more sledding at Molass Pass. Here are some shots of the day......

Oh, aren't they just the sweetest!! They played sooooo well together all week and were my best posers for the pictures! We were going to let the kids swim in the outdoor hot springs pool at Ouray but the fun part of the pool was closed and an adult had to get in with the girls so we ended our day at the Durango Rec Center so the kids could swim there. They had a blast!

Thursday was Thanksgivng Day and our church once again hosted a community lunch at the Communty Center. We had a good turnout but wasn't what they had expected so we had lots of leftovers! Appi made an awesome sweet potatoe casserole and caramel cake, and mom made her southern cornbread dressing.....yummmmmmmm!

Friday, Appi and I joined the Black Friday shoppers at 5 am first in Durango and then headed to Farmington, NM. We got back to watch the big game and I was literally sick to my stomach, from fear that we were going to beat by Auburn!! What a game!

They left out on Saturday morning for their 2 day trip back home. Appi and Mom, it was such a blessing to spend this week with you and I thank you for giving up your Thanksgiving with your other family to spend it with us. We made precious memories together that will be etched on my heart forever! I love you both so much!