More from Denver

I realized I didn't have many pictures of my brother Matt from our Denver trip. Apparently I only got the camera out when he was at the hospital! This video is probably better than a picture anyway - you get the full Matt effect.

Two months later...

Here are some pictures (finally) from our time in Denver with Matt, Heather and our little nephew Matthew!

Little pumpkin

Aunt Heather is the best!

One afternoon Matt and Heather drove us around a beautiful neighborhood that had deer everywhere!

Red Rocks

Matt and Heather's backyard after the first snow

My Aunt Beth was also in town at the beginning of our trip to see her daughter Anna sing in The Messiah at the Air Force Academy. We were so thankful that we were able to go! Anna is a very talented vocalist and it was fun to get to see a little bit of the campus, even though it was at night - with a wind chill that must have been below zero!

Deck the halls

We are officially ready for Christmas, thanks entirely to my industrious husband who had the great idea to put up our decorations before we leave for our upcoming trip. If it were up to me, I would probably have procrastinated until Christmas Eve. We are flying to Indiana to spend Thanksgiving with Todd's family and stop in Denver on our way home to spend a few days with my brother's family. Since we won't be home until December 9, it will be so nice to come back to a home that's already decorated! I kept thinking it was way too early to put up Christmas decorations (as it always seems when it's still in the 70's outside), but now that they are up, we are definitely in the Christmas spirit! We have been listening to Christmas carols (fortunately there is a wonderful iTunes radio Christmas jazz station so we aren't subjected to the same 5 songs played repeatedly by 99.9KEZ), drinking our pumpkin spice lattes and peppermint mochas, and starting to watch our usual lineup of Christmas movies - A Charlie Brown Christmas, The Nativity Story, It's a Wonderful Life, and, of course, Christmas Vacation. Now if only Calvin would stop trying to eat the Christmas tree...

Happy