Denver Zoo

On Monday (for the holiday) we went up to Denver to enjoy the afternoon! The weather was beautiful and the temp was up in the 70s!!! =0) The Denver Zoo had a free admission day so we decided to go there! It was very crowded but watching the little kids ooh and aww at the animals was almost more fun than seeing the animals themselves! =0) We put up a few of the pics we took to give you taste of how beautiful the day was! =0)







There were some strange animals we saw that day! haha....

Winter Picnic

Longing for a day outside my wonderful wife and I went for a picnic at Fox Run Park. Only 15 minutes away it is a great little place for hiking, biking, and eating lunch. We choose eating lunch due to the snow and the cold. Weather is warm except for the wind chill, but armed with our new under armour from Mommy Dale we headed out for an afternoon of fun, food, and later football (at home of course).

Christmas Trip 08

our Christmas trip to Oregon started with an unexpected trip to San Fransisco. Portland airport was completely shut down and so our flight from Denver was canceled. =( The next flight out would have been 3 days later, so instead we opted to fly to SanFran and drive north to Oregon! What an adventure it was... we got to eat an In-N-Out so that was a plus! Chains were required to get over the pass and since we didn't have any in the rental car we drove over to the coast and went the rest of the way on HWY101. It was actually a beautiful drive! We met my parents in Bandon for a couple of days of "retreat" with them. Brandon and Josie were supposed to hopefully be joining us, but sadly because of the ice/snow in Portland only Brandon was able to come down, and a day late at that. =( but we still made the best out of it and had a great time together! Then we traveled to Roseburg and spent Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and a few more days with the family there! Josie was finally able to come down and join us the day after Christmas! We spent most of our times playing games, watching football, cooking, and watching the boys golf! Overall it was a great time and such a blessing to be able to be together as a family!! =0)