North Pole

Last weekend we took Luke to the North Pole, a little amusement park here in Colorado. For those of you from back home, it's like a really tiny Silver Dollar City for kids. It's not nearly as well done though. We had fun, but I think Luke was still a little too young for it all.


All bundled up...

On the train ride...

The carousel started out okay, but did not end well...

I think Luke had the most fun stomping on snow patches that were still on the ground...

Luke enjoying his first taste of funnel cake...

Luke had a lot more fun on this ride with Daddy...

Overall, a nice family day!

Thanksgiving

We had a great Thanksgiving week with our family. Stacy's brother, Ryan, came to Colorado the weekend before Thanksgiving and we had a nice time catching up and eating good food. Luke liked Uncle Ryan's computer and helped him count some change.



It's always a long drive, but Luke did really well entertaining himself. He and Roxie did some world class sleeping as well...


The day before Thanksgiving we drove to Nebraska and picked up Stacy's Grandma so she could join us in Missouri. Luke got some quality time in with his Greatgrandma...



Somehow I didn't get any pictures of actual Thanksgiving, but Drew's parents were able to come down to Joplin so we had a wonderful meal with both sets of parents. Here's some fun around the house during the weekend...


Luke was able to spend some quality time with his cousin, Avery. They are exactly six months apart and had a blast playing in the backyard and watching the puppies out the window...

We had such a great weekend and can't wait to go back at Christmas when we'll get to see all of Drew's siblings and all five of Luke's cousins! Wish we didn't live so far away, but the long drive is always worth it!

Halloween

I realized we never posted anything about Halloween this year. We took Luke to the "Boo at the Zoo" a couple of weekends before Halloween. He didn't seem too interested but the weather was nice and we had fun as a family. On actual Halloween we went up to Denver to visit our friends, the Wilberns and had a great time. Luke really enjoyed playing with Ella. Here are a few pictures...