Alyssa says to the boys, "We have a surprise we're going to take you to"!

We've been talking about doing this with the boys for some time and finally got to yesterday. It was nice enough and we actually remembered at the right time. Budweiser brewery just north of Fort Collins has a camera day with the horses on the first Saturday of each month for two hours in the afternoon and that's what we wanted to share with you. Once Dave and I decided this would be the best opportunity we've had for some time to finally take them to see the Clydesdales, I told both the boys that we had a surprise for them. Well we had only been there for about 10 minutes and had looked at the horses and took some pictures, when Brendan asks me, "Where's our surprise?" Wow, I thought it was a fun surprise but I think he might have been expecting something in which they would get to play or jump on things. Oh well, maybe that helped him to realize that there are a lot of different kinds of suprises. It was shortly after that we noticed that they did have one of the horses, Slash, outside where you could pet him and get your picture taken with him. I think that made the surprise more exciting for Brendan and Carter too. Of course I know they would have liked to play on the really cool, big wagon but of course we had to let them know that we couldn't, Carter didn't like that too much. But they really enjoyed being able to pet the horses. So all in all, a good little free something to do for about a half hour or so as a family that we haven't done before! Hope you enjoy. :)

Job News

Well, we just heard from Heidi about 20 minutes or so ago and unfortunately they are not hiring Dave. They actually were told from higher up not to hire for the job at all for the time being. Supposedly they didn't want to chance hiring somebody right now, just to lay them off in the near future if they needed to. So, of course we are disappointed but at the same time I'm miffed that they would make everyone spend their time going through the whole process just to change their minds later. That's business for you I suppose, they do have that perogative. At any rate we will move forward. I strongly believe things happen for a reason and it's just not meant to be, like we had hoped.

So, Dave has still been applying for other jobs and networking at least twice a week as well as going to a job fair at the college tomorrow. He's going to research who will be there so that he can have resumes and/or applications ready to go and know who he would like to talk with. We'll keep you posted and keep you in our prayers and blessings as well. We hope you are all doing well and having a great week!

We Love you all, Lys

Job News!!!

Okay we have good news but I'm going crazy with it! Dave's interview went well today and he already has a 2nd interview with Heidi (his former boss and potential new boss) and her boss David which Dave already knows because he was also there when Dave was. And we will know by this Monday if he gets it. So we'll keep you posted and let you know ASAP!!! We're both so excited, nervous and anxious and very hopeful!! Dave could possibly have a job by the time the boys and I come down in February, it's so exciting and nerve-wracking at the same time! It's so hard to think that they are even interviewing other people, but we don't know anything about them and I told Dave that no matter what they think they pry still have to go through all the technicalities and make it fair for everyone to have a shot. But of course we are hoping and praying that the job is meant for him! Anyway, it's hard for me to relax right now. My mind is going a mile a minute, I'm sure I'll be just the same on Thursday at 2:15 p.m. when his next interview is and then maybe I can relax at least a little. Who am I kidding!?!? I won't be able to really relax until we hear the news Monday. We'll talk with you all soon. We hope you are having a great week!

P.S. I'm thinking the boys and I might come down Valentine's weekend, either Fri. or probably Thurs afternoon when preschool gets out.

Love you all!

Sledding January 16th!

Finally, here is our sledding from a week ago. Our pass for RMNP expires in February so we thought since Dave currently has time to go up during the week, that we would take a little trip up to the mountain to see what the sledding was like and have some fun with the boys, especially since they've been cooped up quite a bit lately. We all had a great time and thankfully there was just enough snow to be able to follow through with our plans. As you can see in some of the pics and video there is some visible dirt. Hopefully we can go up again in March maybe, if not Feb. and there will be more. We were glad we got to do it anyhow and then we had a nice lunch in Estes before heading back home. The boys can't wait to go again! Thanks Santa for the sled and the fact that I found long underwear for the boys too! ;) And we were also fortunate to see a nice herd of deer too on the way out of the park! Hope you enjoy!

Great News!

Hi all!

Some of you know already but for those of you who don't....Dave has an interview this coming Tuesday to possibly get his former job at First National Bank again!!! It's very exciting! I just hope we are not getting are hopes up too high but we just can't help it. It's for the commercial loan underwriter position which is the last job he had when he was at FNB, so we already know he's well qualified for the position, they wouldn't have to train him but just catch him up on any changes that have happened in the last 4 years. And he would have the same boss that he had before and she is who he has his interview with. And one of the other sort of funny, weird, full circle things is that he would be replacing the girl who replaced him when he left. So we are very hopeful and praying that he will be the one to get the job since we think he already has quite an advantage! It's next Tues. the 27th at 1 p.m. So please send your most positive thoughts and prayers, we greatly appreciate them! We'll let you know anything as soon as we hear. Thanks so much! Love, A, B, C and D! ;)

New Blog Layout!

Well, I hope you all are having a great day! I just had to point out that I was finally able to get a free blog layout from another website and I am loving it! I will probably go back to that site in a week or so and get a different one, I am so happy to have some more options and layouts that make our blog feel more cozy and not so empty. Thanks again Jamie for having used Leelou's blog site and a link on your own blog, that's the first site I was finally able to access a free layout and understand the instructions to be able to do it! Hope you all enjoy! Be back soon to put our sledding pics up.

Birthday with Nana and Papo!

Okay, here is the second half of Brendan's birthday which we celebrated with Nana and Papo! Talk about a spoiled grandchild! And we also had lunch out to eat with Grandma and Grandpa McCall the week we came back from Pueblo for Brendan's birthday. These pics are at Nana and Papo's house, it was definitely a Lightning McQueen sort of birthday all around! The picture with the card is from cousin Amy, our pilot. Great card Amy, thanks! And the last pic is of the boys playing musical chairs (or pillows in their case). They had a lot of fun doing that and they got a few little prizes (stencils, tiny card games, etc.) when they won. Brendan had an amazing birthday and we have our family to thank for that! Thank you all for helping make it a special one, I know he really had lots of fun! We all did.