Christmas 2008

Family pictures that were taken on our trip back to Utah for Christmas!!

Christmas

Here are some of the many pictures I need to post ... I promise to get some more up soon :o)

He's Home!!!

Can you see him?? Brooke found him first, then Rylie - it took me forever to figure out where they were talking about. Then Rylie told me third row, third person.

I love Cade's expression in this picture. He was just amazed that his Dad was actually holding him!! My sweet Rylie got emotional but it doesn't surprise me it WAS very emotional. Not only for us but also everyone else around us seeing their loved ones. People were screaming, clapping, holding up signs. Then they played the national anthem and people starting singing in the crowd. When they released them it was crazy, people running everywhere.
Its so nice to have him home!!!

Red Rock Amphitheater

Here are the stairs up from the Red Rock Amphitheater Stage. Mike and I raced to the top and of course I smoked him :o)

I can't believe the many many times I have been to Golden we have never been here before - it was beautiful!! It's only like 10 minutes away from my Grameres house. - okay so I have to be honest - I didn't smoke Mike, he beat me - I wasn't that far behind him. I wish I could see the expression on his face when he read it. :o) That is a crazy workout - its like doing running lunges, the stairs (or seats better yet) were so far away from each other. Mike jumped them for a least half of the way. Our lungs were on fire - that is the first time I really noticed an altitude change. They need to take the biggest loser contestants there. There were a lot of people there just to work out - kind of funny being that it was a tourist attraction.

Happy 30th Birthday Brian

Uncle Brian always has the best entertainment!!

We love you Uncle Brian!! Have a great birthday - now you don't have to worry about all the things you wanted to do in your 20's and have a whole decade to set another set on goals for your 30's :o)
See you in a couple of weeks!! Happy Birthday!!

Thanksgiving in Golden

The Gang
missing just a few

The kids were SO good on the trip - they just loved being around each other!!

We had such a great time in Golden visiting family for Thanksgiving!!! We loved every minute of it!!! The girls had a wonderful time with their cousins, 1st and 2nd :o) We had a GREAT Thanksgiving day, I had fun shopping with my mom, Vic and Jessica on black Friday and then we met everyone for bowling. And how could a trip to Denver be complete without a dinner at Dinos :o) - the best spaghetti dinner ever!!! It definitely made time go by fast and made it not so hard with Braum being gone even though we wished he could of been there with us!! Braum's Iraq deployment has been pushed back one day to the 3rd. It's not fun - but one day is better than one week. Thanks Great Gramere for a wonderful Thanksgiving that we will always remember being surrounded by family.

HAPPY TURKEY DAY

Have you ever kissed a turkey??
Cade made this turkey in his Childrens Day Out School - I love it, wish I could keep it but since I have so much room :) ... I figured taking a picture of it was the next best thing. Happy Turkey day everyone, we are so excited to see the ones that will be in Denver. I don't think it takes a rocket scientist to figure out what we are all thankful for this Thanksgiving - ..... only 13 more days.

Brooke's music program

The second graders had a Veterans Day Music Program at their school. Brooke did a great job on her speaking part, I was very proud of her!! I couldn't get my camera to cooperate so they are not great quality - but you can see the cute little thing she is. On one of the songs they kept singing Thank you very slowly and repeating it, so Cade kept answering with "You're welcome" - what a ham bone. I can't wait to share all the kids with everyone over the holidays and with their dad - I feel like I am hogging them all to myself. 17 more days!!!!!!!!!

Happy Anniversary Mom and Vic

that's sick ....but I thought my mom would like it :o)

Happy Anniversary on November 10th

Sesame Street Live

At the last minute a friend called who had an extra ticket to the Sesame Street Live concert in Topeka. We are so glad we went. Cade paid attention the whole time and even got up and danced in the middle of the isle for the last part of the show. Don't worry dad, we didn't buy the $8 Elmo toy that is in his hand, his new friend got two free at the last Elmo show they went to so they gave that one to Cade. ------ Only 27 more days :)

Cade had so much fun at the Sesame Street concert. At the end he wanted to go and get up on the stage with them. He is such a good little guy - it will be sad when he is all grown up and I won't have anyone to take to stuff like this.... it was a great day for us!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JENNA

I know I blogged this as one of my favorite pictures of Lincoln but I think you can all see it is also one of my favortie pictures of Jenna :)

We love you Jenna - wish we could of been there to celebrate with you. We are excited to see you at Thanksgiving!!! Sorry we missed singing to you, we tried to call and should of just left a message. Love - the Bartons!!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

We couldn't of asked for better weather here in Kansas! The kids did great, we went through the mall (great idea I might add), and neighborhoods by our house. We had to dump out candy in the van because their bags were getting so heavy. Cade was amazing, never wanted to be held and drug his bag of candy around. He was so excited when he figured out all he had to say was "trick or treat" and random strangers would give him candy. - Knowing him it wouldn't surprise me the next time we go to the mall he will say trick or treat to the people in the store. We missed you Daddy - we know that you love trick-or-treating with the kids. We are so excited that we have turned the calender we are on the official countdown - less than 1 month to go, he should be home on the 2nd of December :)

TRICK - OR - TREAT

THE COWGIRL

THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE
(ALL ABOARD)

THE PIRATE

BATGIRL