So Much To Be Thankful For!

Well, we were supposed to go to Utah to spend Thanksgiving with Kyle's family this year, but unfortunately the weather prevented us from getting there. We tried to make the most of it, we ordered pizza and put up our Christmas tree!! It actually turned out to be a pretty awesome turkey day! Cache's bib says it all... with everything that has happened to us in the last year, we are truly grateful to have such an amazing child, he is a blessing in so many ways! We hope everyone had a safe, fun and blessed holiday. Happy Thanksgiving!

Our Little Pumpkin's First Halloween

For Halloween this year we dressed Cache up like a pumpkin. He had so much fun at all of the Halloween parties that we went to, and we went trick or treating during the day in downtown Fort Collins. We carved pumpkins as a family, but he wasnt really sure what to think about the gooey mess! Which one of these doesn't belong?

Mmmmm..... pumpkin seeds!

Dad helped me make a big mess!

Oh Baby!

One of my good friends from high school is pregnant and due with her first baby any day now! Cache and I went to her baby shower and got some really cute pictures!

My baby boy, looking all grown up.

Waiting for Cache's playmate, baby Bradley... any day now!

This is me & Corina at my shower last fall. Crazy how much can change in a year!

Off to Grandmother's House We Go!

In October we went and visited Grandma Dawn for a little over a week. I'm not sure who had more fun, Cache or my mom! She always loves when he comes to visit!

Showing off our new shiny teeth

We LOVE bathtime, especially in Grandma's BIG tub!

Laughing at Grandpa

Cache and Grandma Dawn

Playing on Grandma's exercise ball is lots of fun!

State Tennis Championship!

My baby brother Cody has been playing tennis for two seasons now and had been playing #3 singles for less than 1 month when he qualified for the State Championship Tournament. He was the only one from Widefield High School that qualified, and I am so glad that we were able to go down and watch him play. Unfortunately the majority of the other kids that went to state have been playing since they were toddlers. He was up against some really tough competition, but we are so proud of him!

The tennis stud.

Cache really enjoyed the games and cheering on Uncle Cody!

First Haircut

Cache finally had his first haircut! He was a very good boy and he sat still, but he was so concerned and distracted by the buzzing of the clippers that we couldn't even get a smile out of him!

Utah in October

At the beginning of October we made a quick trip out to Utah to have Kyle's hand rechecked by his surgeon. Everything looks great! Cache and cousin Wyatt got to hang out for the weekend, they are starting to have so much fun together!

cousin Wyatt

The boys were cracking each other up in their strollers.

Cache was hanging out on the floor and Wyatt decided he wanted to join the fun!

They look so much alike in this picture!

SEVEN Months!!!!

Oh my goodness, our little man is seven months old already! He amazes us every day and we still cannot believe that we were so blessed with such a wonderful and beautiful little boy. Cache is sitting all by himself (we are still working on the crawling), he babbles and squeals constantly, he has started to feed himself crackers and he has TWO teeth on the bottom!! He is 21 pounds and is wearing 12 month clothing already! He is such a good baby and we could not be more proud to be his parents!

Trying to show off my new teeth

We went to the zoo last weekend and saw lots of animals!

Orangutan

Black bear, sleeping in the tree

Good Times, Good Friends

Our friends Scott & Michaela came out to visit us from Utah at the beginning of September, so we decided to show them the perks of living in beautiful Colorado. We took them to Rocky Mountain National Park and did some hiking, and then we took them through Estes Park. It is getting close to the "rut", so tis the season for seeing a LOT of elk in Estes Park. They were so close to us, and we even got to hear them bugle.... so amazing!! To top it off, we saw a black bear on the way home, but we weren't able to get the camera out fast enough to get any pictures. They definitely got a good taste of Colorado, and we hope they come back again soon!

Yes, that is the sideview mirror!! He was so close to the truck!!!

Beautiful

The elk make themselves at home on the golf course during the rut (mating season).

This one decided to hang out in this person's driveway!!

Some big boys

Hiking in Rocky Mountain National Park

Hiking is hard work!!

One of the lakes that we hiked to

Rocky Mountain National Park

Take Me Out To The Ballgame!

Our friends Scott & Michaela came to visit us from Utah at the beginning of September. Scott had never been to a major league baseball game.... so we went to three Rockies games!

Born a Rox fan!

Cache Hammond, MVP

Scott's "game face"

Cache & Michaela

Smiling for the camera