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.