Kaylee and The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror

On this trip to Disney's California Adventure Kaylee decided she wanted to go on The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror so myself and mom (Judy) with went her.  She didn't show any signs of fear or being scared, in fact I think I was more scared for her then she was!  

 

Next time she should be tall enough for California Screamin'.

Happy Birthday Kaylee

Today we celebrated Kaylee's 7th birthday!  She started with breakfast (eggs, sausage and bacon), then she opened her presents and right after lunch we headed out to see Yogi Bear 3D.  For dinner she chose her favorite restaurant, Country Buffet and then it was back home for cake and ice cream!  

The birthday girl!

Waiting patiently for her presents.

What's inside here?

A new dress from Great-Grandma.

. . . another new dress from Grandma.

Kaylee's birthday cake . . . she helped mommy make it!

Happy Birthday to you.

Make a wish!

One of her presents included a new "Barbie" bike which she got to ride for a few minutes before we headed to the movies.  By the time we got home from dinner it looked like this in the neighborhood again.

Part of our front yard and driveway!

She may have to wait a few weeks for better weather and then she can test out her new bike.

Christmas Morning

Much to our surprise the kids slept until 7:30 AM, we actually had to go and wake them up.  Jordan said he woke up at 4:30 AM but went back to sleep.  We had a great Christmas morning and enjoyed having Mom and Grandma with us this year for our first Christmas in Cheyenne.  It didn't snow but it is pretty cold.  It is supposed to snow next week for New Years!  Now the kids will play with all their toys all day, Marsha/Mom/Grandma will be cooking probably and I am gonna try and sneak off for a nap!

The kids waiting to come down the hallway.

The kids seeing what Santa left!

Kaylee and her new Pillow Pet.

Calvin loves Pokemon.

Jordan opening up a present.

Christmas winding down, the kids are passing
out the presents for the grown-ups.

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!  

The kids making cookies.

The stocking were hung with care, but not by the fireplace.

We all went out and checked out some of the lights
around the neighborhood.

Mickey and Minnie Mouse.

The cookies are ready for Santa!

The kids in their Christmas Pajamas.

Calvin, Kaylee and Blue in the Snow

When the kids got home they put on all their new snow gear and headed outside to play and Blue decided he wanted to play in the snow too!

Kaylee and Calvin.

Making snow angels.

Calvin, Blue and Kaylee.

Blue running in the snow.

Calvin and Kaylee building a snow wall.

Blue, You're My Boy!

Before we moved to Cheyenne we promised the kids (mostly Kaylee) that we would get a puppy.  They missed having dogs, we had Simon (RIP) and Belle (RIP) when we lived in Albuquerque but unfortunately they didn't live long enough to make the move with us to Cheyenne.  So last week Marsha and I visited the Cheyenne Animal Shelter and saw a few potential dogs to adopt but they were adult dogs for the most part.  There were a few dogs out getting check-ups so we planned to go back later in the week.  A week ago Friday, on my way home from work I decided to make a quick stop to see if there were any new dogs and I came across a 10-month Beagle named Blue.  I visited with him for awhile and it only took a few minutes to decide to adopt him.  I knew that if I left to pick up Marsha to get her opinion that Blue may be gone when I get back as there was a couple looking at him.  So Blue jumped in the Tahoe with me and away we went.  Marsha and the kids were surprised and Blue is now part of the family.  He has been a pretty good dog with only one accident in the house (in the first 15 minutes) and one chewed hat (Marsha's Nike hat).  We got him plenty of chew toys so hopefully he will leave our stuff alone.  We kept his name Blue because he already knew it, if he didn't have a name I think he would have been named "Buster" after Buster Posey of the World Series Champion San Francisco Giants.  Buster, you're my boy doesn't sound as good though!

Kaylee and Blue coming down the stairs.

Blue after a long first day.

Blue with some of his toys.

And remember as the great Bob Barker would say, "Help control the pet population. Have your pets spayed or neutered."

Halloween 2010

Our first Halloween in Cheyenne was surprisingly nice.  We had heard in the past that it can be really, really, really cold and sometimes would snow.  But not this year, it was nice and clear and probably in the low 50's.

Kaylee was Cinderella.  We bought this
costume at Disneyland Paris last March and
she was excited to finally get to wear it.  

Calvin (Vampire), Kaylee (Cinderella) and
Jordan (Pirate). 

Calvin as a Vampire.  He didn't want his face
painted white or any fake blood though?

Jordan carved a scary Pac-Man into his pumpkin.  

Kaylee's pumpkin was a cat and Calvin's was a spider.