Happy Halloween!

The kids had a great time trick or treating despite the cold weather. Ellie either didn't grasp the concept entirely, or she was in an altruistic mood this evening as she was placing all of her candy in Nick's basket! I'm sure that won't happen again next year! Nick was a very cute Buzz Lightyear and due to the weather Ellie was a lion instead of a sleeveless fairy. And they had just as much fun handing out the candy at our house as they did receiving it for themselves.

Carving Pumpkins

The kids had fun cleaning out the pumpkins, and planning the kinds of faces to carve on them.

Nick wasn't too sure about the pumpkin guts, but he toughed it out.

Here Sis, Eat this....

Boo at the Zoo

We took the kids to the Denver Zoo today to see the animals and to trick or treat. They both loved it! Ellie was perfectly happy with the first lot of candy she received and didn't seem to grasp the concept of accumulating more, but Nick sure did!

Nick's New Toy?

Fun in the Leaves

Rocky Mountain National Park

Paul and Nick looked for trout and longed for a fishing pole. While Ellie wanted to swim in the glacial waters and "feed the crocodiles". I spent most of the time "fishing" children out of the water, drying off shoes, and trying to explain to Ellie why she wouldn't be seeing any crocodiles in Colorado.

Fall Colors Colorado Style

We decided to head up to Rocky Mountain National Park to check out the fall colors this weekend. The weather was unseasonably warm- 85 and sunny. The aspens are pretty, miles of golden trees. Just not quite the reds and oranges we are used to in the midwest....