Family Fun Day Times Four

Amy LOVES going to plays, musicals, etc.  Live performances are the best!  My kids went to Peter Pan last year and now we must introduce them to Dorothy and her wonderful friends.

Another fun event out was when our church put on a carnival! Dunk Tank Included! That was the kids Favorite part! They had Great Aim when it came down to game time! Lets sign these boys up for softball!

And yet another day, Amy took the boys to the zoo.  Not sure why most the pics were of statues and not real animals, but I promise we saw the live ones that day too.

Nothing like a good day of Archery on a beautiful Colorado weekend! This was followed by an Amazing smoked salmon that Kris and Karsten pulled together!

That about covers four fast and fabulous family date days!   Can't wait to see what else is in store for the Cannodes in 2015!

National Western Stock Show 2015

The boys got some really cute cowboy hats, jeans, boots... oh yeah... and Star Wars swords for Christmas.  Those all go together, right?  At any rate; they were ready for the next few months of rodeos. Yee Haw!!

What a great crew of kiddos.  I am loving watching them grow together as little people and great friends!

Evidently, Amy was so busy taking pics of the kiddos... there were few of the adults and all of those were quick selfies, but I promise we were all there too!  Even Uncle Jimmy and Uncle Kyle!

Getting Ready to Watch Mutton Bustin... They can Not Wait to try it out themselves!!!

Karsten's First Hunting Trip

While Amy and Kasey were in ND picking up her new vehicle.  Daddy and Karsten found some great quality time together!  What better way to to spend time together than in the field on a warm and beautiful day! Even Jimmy and Kyle got in on the action.  No pics of Kyle as he was evidently the designated photographer that day.

Karsten loved walking the fields, however, his little legs sure did get tired quickly.  Karsten may or may not grow up with the love of hunting in his heart, but we will for sure introduce it to him to see if that is where his passion lies.  If nothing else; it was a great day of chatter between one hunter and his little guide.

Oh My Goodness... Just "Stop!" (see what I did there with the stop sign in the pic?) Too darn cute!  Thanks, Kyle for being an excellent photographer!

Miscellaneous Monday

Sometimes we have random pics... this is one of those bonus posts!  This next pic is the day Kasey proudly came home on Jan 5th to let us know that he asked his friend at school to cut his hair.  We were just glad it turned out looking like the Bat Signal.  Who knows.. His friend may have just found their career!

In early Dec 2014, we took the kids out for a spin on their new bike.  We were hoping to take some fast rides this coming summer.  Karsten loved the speed and was ready to go... Kasey was more apprehensive. Especially since he fell to the ground 0.2 seconds after this pic was taken.  Oh well; maybe he will forget about falling down when we pull it out again this spring. (Or Maybe Not)

We also picked swim lessons back up.  I know all these swim pics look the same, but geeze... Look how big they are getting! (and in hindsight since I am posting these 10 months later... how small they look from how they look today!)

I also love this next set of pics.  One minute, I had Gordon Ramsey and Emeril in my kitchen and the very next, I had LeBron and Michael Jordan in my living room! So fun trying to keep up with their passions.  Also fun to see how low that net is.  Currently, that net is on the highest notch possible!

Now a Toyota Family?

Ok, granted... we will always be first and foremost a Ford family, but Amy has been recently eyeing a Toyota Highlander.  They are pretty hard to come by in Denver for some reason, so on a wild hunch... Amy checked to see if her perfect car was located in Fargo!  What do you know!... It Was!

So - with the help of a personal shopper viewing the car in person for me .. these 3 pics sent from the dealer ... and a lot of phone calls ~ We purchased our new Highlander Hybrid! Now - how to get it back home?  Kasey had a plan! Jan 22nd, Kasey and I headed out to ND for a quick four day trip!  Amy was expected, but Kasey was a surprise.  Knowing he is a great travel partner... Amy and Kasey packed their things and headed out on a jet plane - only to drive back with Dad in tow four days later!

Yep! Happy to be Home!  They were surprised about Kasey and everyone was super excited for the quick family time.

Kasey was excited to watch Brooklyn and Brody taking their skating lessons... he even thought maybe he might get a pair of skates in Colorado and start learning too!

 Lunch with GG is a Must on this very quick trip!

 Think Real Hard before wishing in the wishing well!  ... I can just hear Kasey:  "I wish for a pair of hockey skates ... I wish for a pair of hockey skates... pretty please"

 Hmm... Guess the kids are enjoying the new video system in the Highlander!

Well, it was a quick trip, but Dad decided he wanted some more daughter time and decided to help us drive back!  He helped drive to Colorado, spent a couple of days out there and flew back to ND.

 Yep! She Fits!  I am taking her back with us! No question about it!

And Off We Go!  .... Good thing Kasey has some entertainment to watch for the next 15 hours!

After arriving home, we had to sell Amy's silver bullet.  We put it on craiglist and two days later... Got Full Price! what a pretty picture!

Sad part is ... all this money disappeared quickly to pay for the new baby of the family! Thank Goodness it is a Hybrid!

New Year... New posts

Wow - ok - with my best intent... my blog has died.  I am trying to revive it with a fresh New Years Resolution!  Yep .. that is how far behind I am.  Thanksgiving is in five days and I am posting our New Years Eve party!  The blogs will be short, but I am hoping to catch up on all of 2015 by the end of the calendar year... here is to a whole year in the next 41 days.  Happy Reading!

Kyle was a super host who invited us to his pad - kids and all!  Not many toys to play with at the bachelor pad so Uncle Jimmy stepped up to be the Jungle Jim (get what I did there?).

Ms Erika is the mom I strive to be... this girl has it down.  She put together a scavenger hunt of activities for the kids!  glow stick bowling, art projects...  You name it!  Tuckered them out till they were ready for a movie.

 As tired as they were - they were Not bound to miss the countdown.  All kids were present and accounted for at midnight... Ten... Nine... Eight...

 Seven... Six... Five... Four... Three... Two...ONE!  Happy New Year to All!!! BOOM!