November

November was a month that seemed twice as long as it actually was but not in a bad way.  It was both vey busy but also very relaxing.  The first half of the month was pretty normal.  The kids had school everyday and while they were gone I tried to get a lot of Christmas stuff done.  I did some sewing and tried to stay caught up on laundry so we could be ready to pack for our trip to Colorado.  I also spent some time getting ready for Adilene's 4th birthday party. 

Her part this year was Moana.  I didn't go all out like I usually do this year but I think it still looked pretty good.  The party was so much fun.  We had a packed house with a ton of kids and everyone had a great time.  Adilene loved blowing out the candles and opening her gifts. 

Adilene also took treats into her school, I let her choose what to take and she wanted blueberries and marshmallows.  We also had enough cake pops left over from her party that she took those in too.  Her class loved them all and it was so cute watching Adilene as she was the center of attention.  She soaked it up and loved all of her class focusing on her. 

The last part of the month we went to Colorado.  It was our first trip as a family of 5 and I could not have asked the kids to be better.  Traveling went great minus the part where we had to run through the airport in Chicago trig to make sure we didn't miss our connecting flight.  While in Colorado we were able to see tons of family, introduce Kallie to all of our extended families, throw Adilene a second birthday party, and go to a cholate festival in Creede.  The kids spent as much time as possible with their cousins.  Fred, Blaiden, and Fred's brother Casey even fit in a Broncos game.  Blaiden had a great time learning the Bronco cheers. 

It was so good to be back in Colorado as a family.  Fred was able to stay the entire time with us and our trip was about 10 days long.  It was the first time in 2 years that we all got to be there at the same time.