A Belated Birthday Wish for my Dad.

Forgive me for getting this birthday wish up late, we have had Internet problems and I am just now getting back to the computer. Dad, we love you and can't wait to see you in a few weeks here in Omaha. Happy Birthday. We are blessed because you are an amazing father. Thank you for enriching our lives. Avery made you this card. I thought it was so cute and couldn't wait to show you. Here it is. A birthday wish for you. Hope you find your pot of gold at the end of the rainbow someday...We love you clear to the moon and back!
P.S. That little green guy is a leprechaun..."little Louie" the leprechaun says Avery.

A weekend away

It's been a while since my last post. It looks like life has gotten in the way of recording life here on my blog. Boy, I need to catch up. We went to Denver last week and had a wonderful time. We ran off and left all of our school, work, meetings, church and activities behind. We escaped it all to visit Gigi, Papa and Uncle Robby. Yes, Uncle Robby and his girlfriend, Kat flew in from NYC. So, we piled in the car and rushed out to meet them in Colorado. The twins love Uncle Robby (Avery's not sure what the fuss is ....just kidding, Robby) They love to hang on him and snuggle up to him. But now, I must say the kids are smitten with Kat. Actually, we all loved meeting Kat. She endured the extra attention and constant "oogling" from my kids well. Thank you, Kat. The weekend went exactly like we planned. Jeff and I escaped the kids and had several dates and outings ALONE.
We are thankful to Gigi and Papa for being on "babysitting duty". We went out to dinner, shopped and got a massage together, we were spoiled.

And, still plenty of time spent playing with the whole family. While we are home, we always do a few traditional things that are required on a Denver visit... lots of games, stories, movies,wii, eating out to dinner,(Los Dos) a big slumber party for the kids, and of course, lots of shopping! Ellie was performing her lipsynch to Taylor Swift. I loved watching her. These are the things we look forward to when we are at Gigi and Papas house. Thanks so much for a time well spent. And, a double thank you for tending the kids.
It's always hard to say to goodbye. Usually Zachary's tears start flowing several hours before we depart. This weekend it was especially hard for the kids, they hate to wave goodbye. We'll be back soon and until then, goodbye Denver.