Ending 2020 in Colorado Springs

On December 30th Brandon worked in the morning and then when he got off work we made the drive down to Colorado Springs to spend the weekend with Tyrel and Vandy and their kids. The boys were so excited to go see their cousins. On the way down the older boys took turns with the nintendo switch. Emmett played on the mini nintendo for a little while and then decided he was done. He ended up falling asleep on the way down. 

Kayden saw Emmett playing on the mini nintendo and was spazing out because he wanted it. So when Emmett was done I gave it to Kayden. I figured he would get bored of it quickly since he didn't know how to actually play it. That did not deter him though. He stared at the screen playing the first part of Contra over and over again for probably 30 minutes or more. haha 

When I tried taking it from him he would get all mad. So I just let him hold on to it the rest of the drive. 

As soon as we arrived in Colorado Springs we made our way to IN N OUT!!! Thats right IN N OUT is officially open in Colorado. We were so excited to get some IN N OUT burgers and fries. 

It took about 30 minutes to get through the drive thru. There were probably 30-40 cars in the line. 

The boys were super excited to get their burgers. They kept saying how they love IN N OUT! 

It makes my heart happy to hear that! haha 

It was well worth the wait!! The only disappointment was that they mixed up my soda and gave me a root beer instead of a Diet Coke. Other than that it tasted delicious!! 

Once we got to Ty and Vandy's house Kayden squealed, "PAPA, GIGI!!" haha He thought we were at Papa and Gigi's house. So when he got inside and saw Vandy and his cousins he was a little shocked to say the least. haha He got in the house and just stood there staring at everyone. haha It took him a little while to warm up to the fact that he was not where he thought he was going to be. After the shock of it all he was good and had fun running around the house and playing with the toys.

Especially their piano!! Beckham and Kayden were having a blast taking turns slamming on the piano keys to make as much noise as they possibly could. It was cute to hear their giggles as they were playing on the piano together. 

Nothing better than making scary faces with these cuties! 

New Years Eve was a little different for us this year. With us being in Colorado Springs we didn't do some of the things we have done in the past on New Years Eve with the kiddos. 

So this year the boys had fun playing some games on the nintendo switch with their cousins. 

Tired little Kayden!! 

After playing some games for a while the kids were sent off to bed. 

We didn't bang on pots and pans this year which felt kind of weird. I think we have done that every year with the kids since Ethan was tiny. So it didn't really feel like New Years Eve for me without doing that. At least the kids had fun with their cousins. 

This was the last picture of Brandon and I in the year 2020! 

We ended 2020 watching something and then Brandon and Tyrel played an old school game on the switch while we waited for midnight to arrive! Then it was off to bed for all of us! 

 We are looking forward to what 2021 will bring. Lets hope it brings something a little bit more normal. After a year of living through a pandemic with the Coronavirus we are ready for a year of normally. Not sure if that will happen in 2021 but we can sure hope. I am just glad that even though we were in a pandemic, life was still pretty good for us. Brandon still had a job and the boys had fun playing with each other and worked hard with school online. It was a different year that is for sure but, we made it through and enjoyed life as much as we could.  

Good night 2020!! 

Hello... 2021

After Christmas fun

After the fun of Christmas day the boys had fun playing with their new things. Brandon had to work a few of the days each week of break which wasn't fun for anyone. We all wanted him to be home with us for at least a whole week. We made it work though and the kids had fun playing with their stuff. Brandon and I also got our new iphone 12 pro's all set up so we had fun taking pictures with our new phones. 

Kayden totally loves his vacuum. For the next few days after Christmas Kayden would constantly be turning his vacuum on and pushing it around. It was so cute to watch. 

Just taking pictures of these handsome goof ball boys with our new phones. 

 

Ya we are dorks... but look at that picture!! So clean!!! We are pretty happy with our non purchase. I say that we didn't purchase them because we were able to use point through Brandon's business card to get our phones for free. Way better than paying close to 2 grand for both of them if not more. 

What handsome boys I have in my life!!

Kayden is really starting to love the park and he is getting pretty good at going down the slide. We have to hold onto him or he would fly off when he reached the end of the slide. He could go on that slide over and over again all day if we let him. When spring comes I have a feeling that we will be at the park quite a bit. 

I can't believe how big he is getting. He is growing up so fast. He is just such a sweet little boy and the only thing that makes me excited for him to get older is that he wont be in to everything. Other than that I wish time would slow down for a while so we could enjoy Kayden being little and so sweet for longer. 

Wyatt's craft he made at Gigi's. I forgot to take a picture of his finished product so before throwing it out I took a picture of him with it. He looks like he is in pain. haha 

We love having Papa and Gigi over. We invited them over for some games again. The kids love having them so close. What is funny is that even though we see them all the time they seem to think we don't see them enough. haha They get so excited when they come over that its as if they have not seen them in months. haha 

Play dough time!

Kayden also loves Wyatt's keyboard. If the gate is left open on the stairs Kayden will climb up the stairs and go in the older boys room so he can sit and play on Wyatt's keyboard. By the time I notice that the gate was left open and that he is upstairs this is what I find. haha

He looks so cute with those massive headphones on sitting there on that big bed playing on the piano. He is so happy when he is doing it! 

Why not sit on the table while your brothers are playing with play dough. haha Such a nut!

He is such a good helper. Trying to clean the kitchen floor for me with his vacuum. 

Brandon was able to take the older boys out golfing that weekend after Christmas. Apparently, Emmett wanted to be one of the golf bags. haha 

We also finally got some more snow. Sadly, we didn't get any right before Christmas or for Christmas this year. So when it did snow we had to make sure to turn up the Christmas music and of course shovel the drive way.

After our drive way we headed over to Papa and Gigi's to shovel their drive way. 

He looks so cute in his new beanie! 

Papa was so nice and turned on "A muppets Family Christmas" after we got done with their drive way. He sat and watched it with the boys while Gigi made cookies.

These boys are so lucky to have such nice Grandparents. They stopped everything to enjoy some time with their grandsons for just a little bit after they provided some service. It was a good start to the morning. Cold outside, but fun to go to Papa and Gigi's house and get away from our own house for just a little bit.