Tuesday night Nuggets game

I got 4 tickets to the Denver Nuggets. Joe, Uncle Chad & Poppa were planning to go. There was an extra ticket, so Joe decided to take Emma. Jack was on his way home from spending the day with Mimi and kept asking for Joe. He was feeling bad he was going to leave him again, so he called the Pepsi center to see what the age limits and tickets were. 3 and under go for free!!! Joe took both Emma and Jack to the Nuggets game, and I got a totally free night to myself! Both of the kids were so excited to go to the game. But in all actuality I think they were most excited to be with him. Emma and Jack have such a great daddy!

Date day/night!

Joe took the week of Thanksgiving off, something he has never done before. I was so excited to have him home. I didn't think we would get a date night (with a sleepover for the kids) and the whole day together the next day. Auntie Jamie took Emma on Monday night for a sleepover with Clayton. (Emma was beside herself, she was so anxious to get over there!) Mimi & Poppa kept Jack. (He too, was so excited!) Joe and I went to the Avalanche game, courtesy of the Dick's sporting goods suite. The tickets were given to the Erie Community Center, and I was lucky enough to get them. We slept in on Tuesday, and just hung out together. It was so nice to have some alone time with him. We had such a good night together, hearing him laugh is one of my most favorite sounds. I don't know how I got so lucky to marry a man like him, but I'm glad I did!

Family Movie Night

We had such a wonderful Saturday, we ran errands, went to lunch with Momo, all took naps. It was the perfect day! After dinner, we decided to pop some popcorn and make a little bed on the floor and have a movie night. We watched the Cat in the Hat! Emma sat through the whole thing, but if you can imagine 110 Jack had a hard time sitting and watching. We all enjoyed the time together. It couldn't have been a more perfect day!!

Emma's Thanksgiving School Feast!

Emma had a Thanksgiving day feast at school today. She talked about it all morning, the place mat she made, the turkey, pumpkin pie and eating with all of her friends. Jack and I went to the party, and I think Emma's favorite part of the day was that Mimi was also there. Once she finished her turkey she came over to Mimi, took her hand and asked her to come and look at her plate. She was so proud! She was also very excited to show Poppa her place mat, so she asked me to take a picture of her holding up the place mat and email it to him at work! How sweet it that!! The day was full of lots of fun!! Thanks Mimi for coming to Emma's feast!

Snow angel's & sledding oh my!!!

This wasn't the first snow, but there was sure a lot of it! On Sunday morning, we all bundled up and headed outside for some snow fun! I stayed back and shoveled while Joe took the kiddos sledding. When they returned they were so excited to tell me about their trips down the hill. It was such a nice snowy, lazy Sunday!

Happy Birthday Grandma Mimi!

On Friday Novemeber 13th, we celebrated Grandma Mimi's birthday! Auntie Jamie made the BEST chicken enchiladas! We had beans and rice to go with! It wouldn't be a birthday without a cake. On Thursday Auntie Jamie and I made Mimi's coconut cream cake. We were a little worried about how it would turn out, but it was great! It was such a nice evening celebrating! Happy Birthday Mimi, we all love you!!

Emma's school Halloween party

Emma had her first of many school Halloween parties. She was lucky enough to have both her dad and me there to celebrate with her. She was very excited to show Joe around her school. They had a parade around the school and did a lot of different crafts. The party ended with cupcakes, cookies and juice! After the school party we had Joe's annual work trick or treating, both kids loaded up on candy and loved showing everyone at Level 3 their costumes. It was a busy day, but everyone had fun!

Halloween 2009

This is hands down one of my favorite holidays! The last few years Auntie Jamie & Uncle Chad have had a Halloween party. This year was no different, except we decided we would have a sleepover so the adults could have some fun once the kids were in bed. Fun was had!! So much fun, both Joe and I were tired all day on Sunday! We began the evening with trick or treating around the neighborhood, then returned to their house for some black magic, mojitos, margaritas, appletini's and beer. We also had a fun orange kid drink! We played cards, balloon volleyball, and of course had a dance party! The kids enjoyed themselves too, they ran around and played with each and then all passed out in Auntie & Uncle's bed. It was a great night! I am already thinking of a good costume for next year!! Thanks so much Jamie & Chad for an amazing Halloween night!!