Great Grandma Nancy's Visit

We are so excited to have Great Grandma Nancy visiting for Thanksgiving. She and Karsten have been reading up a storm!

Winter Wonderland!

We woke up to a beautiful blanket of snow this morning! So peaceful and quiet. Everyone is ready here for the winter season with lots of excited skiers and snowmobile fanatics! Schweitzer and Lookout Pass both are opening this weekend. But it looks like it will not stick around for long, unfortunately.

Doing Nails

Tonight Karsten had her very first manicure. Not sure how the conversation got started, but it ended with us on the bathroom floor painting on dainty pink polish. She LOVED every minute of it...minus the patience to let the polish dry all the way!

Jingle Bells

Someone is ready for Christmas! She has been practicing at school for the Christmas program so we were serenaded tonight with bells and song! She is pretty good!

Ready for the SNOW!

With our first snow in the books, Karsten and Daddy went to play outside in what was left of the snow. Sporting her new snowsuit for the year (first year in bibs) and some great new boots, off she went! K could not make it far without her beloved monkey hat :-) HAPPY WINTER now bring on some more snow!

Game Night

Tonight we had family time over a great game of Chutes and Ladders. Karsten LOVED it and she even won-fair and square! Teddy sat watching close by guarding Karsten's goldfish snacks. We had a great time and now need to acquire some more fun, family games.

First Snow

Well today's the day. We woke up to a skiff of fresh snow. Happy soon to be holidays!

Sister Friends

Hannah and Sierra are having a sleepover for weeks while Gaga and Papa are in Europe. Tonight was snuggle time!

Karsten and Abby weekend

After a big move back out west for Blake, Lizz and Abby, a weekend of cousin time was definitely needed. With just 7 months separating them in age, Abby and Karsten went non-stop all weekend long! It was so wonderful to see them interact with each other. ALL of us were thankful for family and good times. As you can see, it was silliness abound! What a special trip-we cannot wait for next time. Thank you Warrens for hosting the madness for 4 days :-)

Old Friends are the Best Friends

My dear friend Tina from Las Vegas, friends since we were four, was going to be re-married and asked us to join in the festivities. We make the trek to Vegas and has a couples only night on the town (thanks Blake, Lizz and Abby for watching Karsten). It was a swanky evening and was wonderful to catch up with some old friends that I had not seen in about 18 years!

Tina and her new hubby Tony as they were married at St. Viator Catholic Church (where my family attended as a kid!)
Laure, me and Michelle-the old crew from freshman year. We are missing Tina P and Tina F, though!

The day after wedding brunch at the Four Seasons. The kids did not care what type of fancy establishment they were in...it was wrestle time. Karsten is dog piled on top of Tina's six year old son Hudson, dress and all!