New Mexico Vacation!

We had a great time in New Mexico. This was our first real vacation together since our honeymoon 5 and a half years ago. Here are some of our favorite pictures from our trip.

Relaxing at the Albuquerque Old Town Square

San Filipe church on Albuquerque square

The Owl Cafe... an Albuquerque favorite!

Probably my favorite bumper sticker ever... Obamanos!!

Blue Corn Pinon Pancakes in Santa Fe

Loretto Chapel in Santa Fe

The Saint Francis Cathedral Basilica in Santa Fe

Sanctuary de Chimayo in Chimayo

San Geranamo church at Taos Pueblo

Taos Pueblo in Taos, New Mexico. The longest continuously inhabited structure in the United States

Our bed and breakfast in Taos and hanging out in Taos

Buzz buzz!

I work at a school with very low income kids. I have learned how much more love and attention these kids need, and I have found it is easier to be honest and upright with them than trying to hide things. So today, I had my back remote with me. One of my kiddos (one who often comes up to me with this look of mischief on his face) asked what it was. I said it was for my back. He said "oh yeah, for your robot wires." (We have chatted before about my back). Then another kid said "what do your wires do?" So I told them that I can use my remote and it makes the wires move to make my back feel better. At which point they said, "I want to feel it!" I told them they wouldn't be able to feel anything, but all of them put their hands only back. So I pressed a few buttons, and their eyes went big and they all proceeded to tell me how they felt my wires zapping my back (which you really cannot feel externally at all). I love my kiddos... They are so funny!

Happy 3 day Valentines weekend!

I love three day weekends. Gives me a day to play, a day to rest and a day to clean.

Bryson and I have been running through our behinds the last few weeks. So we made a commitment to spend the weekend together.

Friday night Bryson cooked me an amazing Valentines dinner. Coffee crusted rib-eye steak, asparagus wrapped in prosciutto, mashed potatoes... Yum!

Saturday we went out to brunch with Bryson's family and then went on a movie date to see Lincoln. We had not been to see a movie in a long time. It was nice to have a date.

Sunday we went down to a friend's 40th birthday in Thornton. It was good to reconnect with old friends.

Today we cleaned the house a bit and went to dinner at a Greek restaurant.

Happy date weekend to us!

Thanksgiving 2012

We had our first thanksgiving back with family this year! Our in-laws got together since our siblings were not around this year, which meant we didn't have to travel much.

 

Love being with our parents!

Sarah and Grandma Barr

The table is set!

Prepping for dinner

Very thankful for time with our families!

We were also able to get away for the night up to the Denver mountains. Nice relaxing time before the craziness of Christmas and surgery prep. 24 days till back surgery #3.

Hanging out at Red Rocks Ampitheater

Impromptu date!

Crown Pub
Yummy food and drink
Walk around Old Town
Stop in at fudge shop... Impromptu dessert
Buying a new pair of TOMS to replace my broken flip flops
Walk a couple miles down a nature trail
Picking up Big Bang Theory season 5 at the store

Pretty good night that started "what's for dinner?" "let's go on a date!"

the garden of eden is in Jackson County, Missouri...

Today we had a date day down to Denver to see the Book of Mormon musical. It was so much fun to get to spend the day together down in Denver. We got the tickets way before we knew where we would be moving to, (Sarah actually spent 2 hours online trying to get tickets the morning they went on sale to get them... it was sold out by 12:30 that day!) and we were happy that we actually got to use them! The musical was hilarious, but definitely not high brow musical material. Very crass in many parts, but so stinking funny too!

The tickets! So glad we got down there in time to get them from Will Call. The CU/CSU game was also today, so traffic was a mess! We got to our seats on time though!

Here we are! We were there!

Wahoo! Bryson is super excited for picture time.

After the show, we went to a restaurant called Sam's No. 3. This was part of our "Diners, Drive Ins and Dives" restaurant eating experiences

What a fun day with great company in the Mile High City!

Griffin's birthday!

Our favorite little out of uterus nephew turned one yesterday! And, he started WALKING on his birthday party day! He had taken a few steps, before, but he was walking all around by the end of the day. What a cutie!

Aunt Sarah and Uncle Bryson Found a rocking moose at IKEA for the little moose man!

Dinosaur Train

Cake made my Muzz (grandma Lillie)

Yum cake!!!

Here dad, have some!

Mmmm!!!

Cake is why God gave us 2 hands

Yay!

Oh man, being 1 is hard! Sleepy time on Auntie Sarah while mom and dad cleaned up the party (I got the best job!)