Promised Pictures

To Colorado and back....

On the way to Sara's we went across Nebraska. This was early in the day and as you can see we had some happy travellers. Needless to say.... 12 1/2 hours later, there were significantly fewer smiles. It was all worth it though... worth it plus some!

Thanksgiving day.... all I have to say is: Y-U-M! Good food, good friends...great fun!
Day after? We braved the mall. We really didn't shop. Brooklyn got her first Build-a-bear, and loved every minute (sorry a couple pics are sideways...). She named her bear Belle and has her dressed in a princess shirt and pink shorts. Man Aunt Sara, S-P-O-I-L-E-D!
Jon is Missing Mountains...can you tell?
Other assorted fun activities. Aunt Sara was in charge of entertaining kids while I helped clean up dinner one night. Man, books are great. Then, on Saturday night, we hit the bowling alley. What a blast!! Too bad I had a crappy score!
Finally, home. This time we drove across Kansas. As you can see, Jon was in charge of the camera and was fascinated with the Flatness of it all (hello 33 mpg! WooHOO!) and the abundance of oil drills. Who knew we had oil in Kansas? (Gas needs to be $3 + a gallon???).

It was a fantastic trip. We had a ball and felt very much loved. Thanks guys, for a great time, and hopefully we can return the favor sometime!

Last but not least: The car crossed over 5000 miles. (sigh, it seems not long ago it was at 100). Just outside of Des Moines. Hoorah for dependable cars! Oh and notice that it was 33 degrees outside. Welcome to winter!