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Time with Cousins!

Ainslie and Emilie's cousins were in town on Saturday, so we spent the afternoon and evening at Grammie and Pops' house playing!

Ains and Ty

 Watching Andrew and Tyler build with legos

 Emme, Grammie, and Jackie

 Buds! (Jack and Ains are 5 months apart in age)

Thanksgiving at our House!

Michael and I invited our family to join us at our first Thanksgiving in our new home!  We had such a wonderful day preparing a traditional holiday meal, complete with a delicious turkey (smoked by Michael!), and catching up with family that traveled from near and far!

 The girls sat at this table, which was their Daddy's when he was little!

 Anxiously waiting for our guests to arrive!

 Time to eat!

 Ainslie, Emilie, and Papa resting after the feast!

 Emilie and Pops

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Trunki's!!!

The girls each got a new suitcase from their Grandma for our big vacation to Turks and Caicos!  The suitcases are called Trunki's by Melissa & Doug, and the girls can ride them through the airport!  We are getting really excited for our trip!  Ainslie told me that she is ready to start packing now!

Thanks Grandma!

Thanksgiving in Denver!

For the past two years we have been celebrating Thanksgiving with our family in Denver, CO the weekend before Thanksgiving.  My Dad's side of the family all live out in Denver, and it is so much fun to stay with my Aunt and spend time with everyone!

Starting our drive!

Emme enjoying some crayons!  ;)

 We always seem to stop at the same gas station with this friend!

 First morning in Denver

Family Wii Session!

 Aunt Gretchen and Ainslie

 We took the girls to the Denver Children's Museum

Ainslie in the fire truck

 Emme LOVED this giant duck!  She ran around with it forever!

 Emme with her second cousin Holden

 Artist at work!

 Making bubbles!

 After the museum, we went to the Denver Downtown Aquarium for lunch and to walk the aquarium!

 Our scenery while eating!

Aunt Pam and Em

 Starting the walk through the aquarium

Holden, Em, Aunt Gretchen, Grammie, Ains, Mike, Pops

 Buddies!  :)

 Grammie and Ainslie "petting" a sting ray!

 Ains and Daddy feeding the sting rays fish!

 Ainslie and her second cousin Regan making pumpkin pies

 Regan and Em the morning of our Thanksgiving

 Me and my girls!

 Ainslie with her Great Grandma, Pama

 Helping Daddy play pool!

 The cooks!

 After eating great food and having a few drinks, we went to the DU Hockey game!  SO MUCH FUN!!

 Aunt Gretchen gave Ainslie a pom pom to take to the game.  She loved cheering for DU!

 Ready for the LONG drive home!

 We had such a great time visiting our family in Denver, we decided that it must become a yearly tradition!  Happy Thanksgiving!!