I think Annie was more impeding our efforts at the start. She warmed up to him in the end…He never had the chance to melt though.  Annie reduced him to the mound of snow he started as, as we headed in the door for dinner.

Grandma and Grandpa put in a call to the North Pole and we got 2 visitors Christmas Eve.  Apparently, Grandpa met Santa in his travels through Alaska during some military training.  The kids cleared off the naughty list just in time too.  Santa did return late after the children were tucked all snug in their [...]

Colorado must have known we were coming.  It dumped a foot of snow just a few days after we got here.  Those hills’ beckon call had us scrambling for snowsuits, gloves and mittens.  I find it hard to resist the sledding hills when the hills have such a thick layer of powder. I’m not one [...]

We snapped a quick picture at the top on the way out. Kenneth Fariad had to be the highlight of the game.  What an awesome player…at least when we saw him play.  Steve Nash was even pretty impressive despite his little old, white dude self.  I did find myself missing Carmelo Anthony though – nostalgia I [...]

I love cookies. I love cake.  I love food!  Basically, I LOVE to eat therefore I run!  With Christmas at my heals and my shin guards sitting lonely in my closet at home I decided Rudolph’s Revenge  along the South Platte River and through Hudson Gardens was the perfect answer to enjoying great food over [...]