Sunday, November 29, 2009

I love my kiddos!


Yes, I do!

Happy Thanksgiving from our house to yours!




We spent the holiday with Clay's family in Fort Collins this year and had a wonderful time. Johnny and Pat were home from California. Camie, Shaun, Grant and Shanna drove up from the Springs. Cindy and Dan drove up from BV, and Dannye and Brady drove all the way across town. Perry was the only one from the immediate family who was not with us this year. Girlfriends will do that. We will "get" him for Christmas though! The meal was fantastic as always. Johnny and Pat did leave for California without taking the left-overs. SCORE!!!

The Blind Side ~ a must see!




We went to see The Blind Side as a family over this holiday weekend. What a great movie!! So much so that I am blogging about it!!! What a great time of year to be reminded of the rewards of generosity, compassion, and most of all, love. Run, don't walk, and go see this movie!

Clay wins a well deserved award!


Clay recently traveled to Ohio for Atlas Industrial's annual corporate meeting. He survived three days of meetings, future projections, and networking. He also came home with the "Manager of the Year" award. Clay is the operations manager of the Western Division and has really turned things around for the better. I am so proud of him. This really is a big honor and he deserved it. I am also proud to say that despite the huge responsibility he has at work, he really has learned to balance work and family. His role as husband and daddy never takes a back seat. He is the BEST at both and we love him so much for that!

Indoor Football League


Evan started playing for the indoor football league immediately after the fall outdoor season. This is 6 man ball and all players are eligible to run and catch the ball. Thus, Evan DID score his first touchdown this season. ROCK ON! The picture is from my phone and is certainly not a good one, but check out #5. That's my guy ~ a good head taller than everyone on both teams. Oh, I am proud of my gentle giant!!!!

Monday, November 9, 2009

Hunting Season Part One




Clay and Evan went hunting for a bull elk with Kenny, JD, Fred, JT, and Jessica over Halloween weekend. Clay had the tag but had no luck, hitting anything anyway. Evan enjoyed the "man-time" and is sworn to secrecy because I do not WANT to know what happens at hunting camp. They will head off again to try to fill Evan's cow tag in late November through January. The pictures are of the r&r at hunting camp plus my favorite one of the moon in God's country. I am proud to report, after the last father-son outing, that there were no injuries on this trip. Whew!

Avalanche Game



It doesn't get much better than watching the Avalanche play while sitting in a luxury box being catered to with an abundance of beer, wine, food, and fun. All fantastic, but then the Avs lost. Oh well, we had a great time. Miss Blake opted out to go home to do homework. What a silly, responsible little girl! We can sure get used to this treatment. . . . then back to reality.