Cutting the Christmas Tree

This was our third going to the mountains to cut down our tree and we couldn't have had a more gorgeous day.  As usual, Anne & Sean organized it and there was a great group that made a caravan out to the Buffalo Creek cutting area.  It still took us awhile to pick out "our" special tree, but I think we're getting quicker each year!  The after-cutting party was fun with lots of great food.  The only downer this year was that our whole family has been trying to overcome being sick.  We're going on over 4 weeks, but our coughs were still echoing throughout the forest. :(

A little hot cocoa warm up before the hunt:

It was such a gorgeous day!

Looking for the perfect tree:

The light was shining right on it.  We took this as a sign. :)

Group shot.  My poor guys.  It took forever for us to get one without Ryan coughing:

JP starts the cut.  We had to call in Dad for some extra muscle at the end:

We did it!

Joe and his girls:

The 2013 group:

Packing it up for the ride back to Denver:

Fall Sports

This fall both Ryan and JP participated in sports.  Ryan did soccer & JP football.  The girls continue with dance one night a week.

Ryan loved his skills & drills class.  Towards the end they did a little scrimmaging, but it was mostly meant as a class to reinforce the basics.  He did great a was such a go getter.

 

 
JP tried out flag football for the first time and loved it.  He did really well learning the game and memorizing his team's plays.  They were called the Colts.  His team was in 1st place out of four teams going into the playoffs and ended up 2nd overall.  He had 2 great coaches and learned a lot!