Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving was a lot of fun this year. A lot of new things took place this year. First and most important we had Jordan to celebrate with us. Also, this was the first year we didn't spend Thanksgiving with family. Instead we made a fun trip to Steamboat Springs. We left on Wednesday and came back on Sunday. We went up with a group of friends. Lydia did the majority of planning, which included housing, activities and food. The job of cooking our Thanksgiving meal was shared. I got to learn how to make several things I had never made before including pumpkin pies and sweet potato casserole. Jordan only got to try the turkey but she loved it. Jordan got to go sledding for the first time ever. She had a lot of fun but got a little cold. There was very little snow when we showed up but it snowed a lot while we were there. The drive home was a little long but Jordan did great. Hopefully we will have the same opportunity next year to go.

Halloween a little late.....

So I have gotten a little behind. The months have kind of flown by.

Jordan had her first halloween this year. She was both a pumpkin and a Zebra. We started the morning at the Aurora Mall with the girls from MOPS. Jordan had a lot of fun crawling around the play area and playing with the older kids. The mentor mom from my table has 8 kids and she brought 6 of them with her to the mall. They all loved Jordan and carried her around most of the morning. I am excited because it should mean I will have a lot of babysitters in the future. She was dressed as a pumpkin at the mall but threw-up all over it so we had to change her before we went trick-or-treating.

In the evening we headed out to Southlands mall for some trick-or-treating with a group of friends. Jordan wore the Zebra outfit that Grandpa Jahn and Carol bought for her. She looked really cute. It was really crowded and slow moving though so we probably won't do the mall thing again next year. It was a beautiful day for walking outside though.

Later that evening Jordan helped hand out candy to the kids that came to the house. She always loves seeing new faces.

Lots of new things.

After 13 weeks of hard training I attempted to fun my first Half Marathon. The first 8 1/2 miles went great. I felt good and only had a little over 4 miles left. Unfortunately I get a sever cramp in my right hip which caused my leg to go numb. I tried to continue but my knee started become very painful to run or even walk on. After another mile I got a hold of Jason on my cell phone and had to have him pick me up. Man was I bummed & in a lot of pain.

It has now been over a week and my knee is finally feeling better. I do plan to try again in a few years. Once I finish it though I think the most I will do is a 10K.

In other news, Jordan decided she wanted to be a big girl and go up stairs by herself. We were all at a friends house on Saturday night. We left Jordan in their living room, which was about 5 stairs down from their kitchen, while we ate dinner. Suddenly I notice that Jordan wanted to join us and had come almost all the way up the stairs. She is already an expert and always wants to do it herself now. I guess we need to start working on coming down now.

Grandpa Jahn and Carol were in town last weekend too. Jordan had a lot of fun with them. She helped carve pumpkins and played in the leaves. She also tried on the costume that Grandma Jahn bought for her. I think it might have been a little too small but boy did she look cute. Along with Grandpa being here Aunt Audra came to visit from Winter Park. Jordan loves seeing all here relatives.

Day at the Museum

Jordan & I spent last thursday morning at the Denver Natural History Museum with a friend and her son. We got to see how gold & silver look before they are mined, along with a lot of other natural stones. We also got to go see the dinosaur exhibit that they have right now. While in that exhibit we got to help make a cast of a fossil. After those exhibits we went to the Discovery Zone where Jordan got to play the piano, see how the wind machine blew the fabric up, play with big styrofoam blocks. They also had a volcano filled with stuffed animals. Jordan didn't care for the animals but loved trying to climb out of the volcano. They had tails that the kids could wear in the volcano so I tried the dinosaur tail on Jordan. She looked so cute. After the volcano Jordan played with the bead mazes. She really had a lot of fun with them.

Zoo Day!

Today was free day at the Denver Zoo. Jordan & I went with Neisha and her son Ryan. This was Jordan's second visit to the zoo & I think she really had a lot of fun. It was pretty crowded since it was free day but I think that made it all the more fun for Jordan. She loves people watching. We had to make sure we saw the Giraffes. They are her favorite. All the animals were pretty active since the weather has cooled down a little. The monkeys were even in the tree that has the pond around it.

Here are a few pictures of the animals we saw.

Jordan really liked the Rino. She didn't even want to look at the camera.

Starting our Blog

So this is my first time blogging. Jason & I (Amanda) had our first child this year. Jordan Michelle was born monday, January 14 at 6:15pm. She decided to come to us 10 days early. That was great since it meant that I didn't have to go to work on Monday. Since she was born I have been staying home with her. This has been quite an adventure. I love being able to be with her as she learns new things. She is now 8 1/2 months old. She started crawling just before she turned 8 months. She loves playing with her daddy. He comes to tickle her & she crawls away as fast as she can laughing. This summer she go to do a lot of fun stuff including swimming, which she loves. Her Grandpa has come to visit from Oklahoma several times. Her other Grandparents live very close and she gets to play with them at least once a week. Jason has had to continue traveling for work every couple of weeks, so when daddy is gone Grandma Jahn will sometimes come stay with us. Jordan's other favorite activity is bathtime. She doesn't ever want to get out. She also loves the outdoors, even if it is only to get the mail.

Now that I have gone on & on about Jordan here is a little about the rest of us. Jason & I got married June 12, 2004. We purchased our first house in Aurora that August. Jason has been working for Boeing for the last 4 years. I was working for a credit union until Jordan was born. Jason is getting ready to finish his second masters program. Once he is finished I plan on going to school to get my nursing degree. We have been going to Colorado Community Church since before we even met, in fact we met through one of the singles groups there. We were one of several couples that started a young marrieds group that continues to meet every thursday. We have met some of our best friends through this group.

I can't think of anything else to say at this time but I hope to keep up with this blog.