A Military Father/ Daughter Dance - Same hotel and ballroom as February's Dance

Thanks again Hannah for being my date. We had a great time!! Professional photos again, dinner, dancing and a magician. I love you, Princess! Daddy

Family Fun Weekend

Well, you guessed it, I'm behind on blogging!! I just wrote down 5 posts I need to do so hang on!

Last week we went to Focus on the Family, It'z - a pizza and game place much bigger than Chuckie Cheese's and the Dinosaur Museum up in Woodland Park. All on different days, of course.

Focus was really neat! The whole basement was set up for kids. To top it off, we ran into some friends there. Colin got to play with his friends Cole & Carter. There's an Adventures in Odyssey theme, a wardrobe you go in and then you are in Narnia and you can even record your own Adventures in Odyssey show by reading the script. Colin also loved the HUGE tornado slide. You climb several flights of stairs like a giant waterpark slide but it's dry. They put your legs in a cloth bag so you don't get hung up on the way down. The slide starts inside and ends inside. The rest of the slide is outside. Pretty cool.....and Hannah slept.

"It'z" had games with tickets, rides and of course prizes for the tickets. Love the green Dracula teeth. (sense the sarcasm?)

The Dinosaur Museum in Woodland Park, CO is at 8,500 feet elevation. Hannah slept the night before with NO oxygen needed! We knew it would be a good day to head for the hills. Anything you ever wanted to know about dinosaurs (And I know you're all dying to know) was answered there. They had some artifacts found nowhere else in the world. A little pricy but Colin still loved it and we all had fun.

How GREAT is My Husband??

We have been here since November 1 and today (March 25) is the first day I have filled a gas tank in a vehicle!!!

I filled his van while he napped so he did not have to leave extra early to do it himself.

This, of course, is only one small reason why I LOVE him so!!! I will share more later...time to make supper!!

Home Depot, Pinhead or Patriot??

The title comes from Bill O'Reilly, in case you were wondering. "The spin stops here."

So maybe you do your home improvement shopping at Lowe's or maybe you go to Menard's in the midwest. Bottom line, if you're not aware of all Home Depot has to offer you and your children, it's worth looking into. It is difficult to find on their home page so follow my lead here.

http://www.homedepot.com/ search "kids workshop"

On the first Saturday of each month, Home Depot gives your child a wood project that you build right there, an orange Home Depot apron, a pin for each project (for their apron) and a certificate. The best part, you are teaching your child to build, having fun with your kids and it's all FREE!!

Jan - bookends
Feb - jewelry box for Mom
Mar - race track with cars
Apr - Birdhouse

Thanks, Home Depot, for thinking of the American Families!
For this, we name Home Depot, a Patriot!

Hus Racing League, look out! :)

For pinheads, just check http://www.foxnews.com/ on a daily basis, you're sure to find one.

The Pictures Are In.......

and Hannah is stunningly BEAUTIFUL!!! I couldn't be more proud of my Princess!! She was the most gorgeous girl in the triple-sized ballroom. We had a blast at dinner and dancing the waltz, the rhumba and whatever other moves her dad busted out from the 80's. I did manage to leave the breakdancing in the 80's. The backspin would hurt at my age.

Hannah, thank you for being my date for an evening I will cherish forever!! ~ Daddy

#1 Reason We Love Colorado (Thank you God!!)

As most of you know, back in Iowa Hannah was hospitalized for Pneumonia, RSV or other respiratory issues at least 3-4 times every winter; from October-March. Because God is so good and continues to bless us daily, we have been in Colorado since November 2008 and Hannah has not been in the hospital one time. THANK YOU JESUS!!! You get all the glory and praise!

(PG-13) Colin's Random Thoughts!

OK, first of all, you can't make up the stuff kids say.

So there we were, in the men's restroom at Target. Colin (our 5 yr old) gets done and turns around. I notice his pants are a little wet. He's telling me he can't wear them because they are wet. I told him they weren't that bad and besides, we had no other underwear or pants for him to wear.

Then I asked him "What happened??"

He replied, (with arm gestures) "Well....my penis was just flyin around!"