Hunting in Sterling?

Pheasant Opener Weekend sure has changed over the last few years ~ Just ask Jim.  Kris, Amy and Jim used to get a hotel room together up in Sterling/near Ft Morgan, grab a pizza and a few beers and enjoy a relaxing evening in the hot tub the night before a hunt.

Ha - Long Gone are those days.  Now, we chose a hotel by the Pool Location and we arrive with Kiddos!  The pic above is our room in the background of the pic while we eat our pizza.  Karsten is thrilled with the pizza, but poor Kasey never even saw it.  He was sleepy from the car ride and was Fast Asleep in the room with the open door.  Good thing he woke up for Pool Time with Daddy and Uncle Jimmy!

Jimmy and Karsten playing football
while Kris and Kasey relax in the hot pool

The next morning, the two older boys headed off for their hunt.  No pics of their pretty hike, but I guess that gives you a clue on how the hunt went.  Oh well, at least they got some male bonding in.  The Super Ks and myself?  Well, we started the morning with orange juice and leftover pizza for breakfast while we watched a few cartoons ~ I know ~ just call me super mom.  Pizza for Breakfast???  Wow.  In my defense.  They also had a bagel and cream cheese.

Next was running of some steam before the pool opened.  Good thing we had this huge garden area to play in!  Playing football is fun, but we were just killing some time till our company arrived!

YES!  Annie, Braylon and "TBD" made it!  Who is TBD you ask?  Well, Ms Annie is expecting her 2nd little boy this spring!  So Excited!!!  It was a great morning catching up while the boys worked out the wiggle worms.  It was fun to see the boys play, but I am looking forward to when Braylon can keep up a bit better (He is still working toward that first step).  It did give us a hint of what our future looked like though.  I also think we scared Annie showing off how crazy two little boys so close in age are.  Good Luck, Annie... Good Luck! :-)

Pool Is OPEN!  Oh Boy!  With so many hunters occupying the rooms; we were the only ones left to enjoy the pool.  Perfect!

Goodbyes are always the toughest.  We are just looking forward to our next visit together!  I love this pic below because Karsten is always the 'small kid' of our group.  This is the first pic where I realized he is Totally a Little Man!  Look how tall he is! Wow.