Happy Birthday Mom!!!

Dear Mom,

Just wanted to wish you a very happy birthday!! We hope you have a great day and that all your birthday wishes come true!!

We love you very much and we appreciate all you do for us!! You're the best!!!

Love,
The Cook Family

Merry Christmas!!!

Merry Christmas to all. Nik and Bill here in Colorado, Matt and Nik in Grand Junction, Aaron and Tatiana in Utah, Sam and Kelly on their way to Colorado, and Jacob and Alyssa in Chicago. From all reports Utah is getting the snow this year. Lucky Aaron and Tat!! We have some on the ground but the forecast says sunshine for Christmas. 

I'm in Heaven!!!!

This Afternoon Snow Likely Hi 15°F

Tonight Slight Chc Snow Lo -2°F

Monday Slight Chc Snow Hi 22°F

Monday Night Snow Likely Lo 11°F

Tuesday Chance Snow Hi 27°F

Tuesday Night Slight Chc Snow Lo 11°F

Wednesday Slight Chc Snow Hi 24°F

Wednesday Night Slight Chc Snow Lo 14°F

Thursday Slight Chc Snow Hi 34°F

Looks like a week of hot chocolate, maybe some snow days from school and lots of Christmas movies and spirit. I couldn't fit the whole thing on the page but it shows snow all week. YEAH!!!!!

Happy Birthday Nikki!!!!

What a beautiful Girl.....still are....Hope you have a great day even though you are in the middle of packing up and leaving the great state of Alabama to come to the even greater state of Colorado. 

It is snowing outside and I am watching this video

What Christmas is all About

We put the tree up!

It's beginning to look like Christmas at our house. We put the tree up. I liked it with just the white lights and snowflakes. I'm starting to feel more Christmasy now. Only 3 more trees to go. We have the Bishop's dinner coming up. We are giving them christmas plates with cookies on them. Any ideas for some delicious cookies. I am definitely doing the raspberry shortbread ones.....what else??

Check at the bottom and leave me lots of presents!!!

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!!!

I woke up this morning and it was snowing..check out the trees Jacob!!!

I left for church and took this one This was on my way to church and it is still snowing.

Where is that turkey???

He'll never find it here....

You're not funny.......

Did I say you could put my turkey in there??

It was delicious!!

Who got the Ducks?

Was it Taylor?

Or was it one of these guys?

 

It was these two who felt bad and tried to resuscitate them

"15 chest compressions then two breaths," said Matt to Aaron

We drew names and the winners are...

Holly has Nikki

Larry has Aaron

Nikki has Larry

Bill has Matt

Matt has Holly

Nicolle has Jacob

Aaron Has Nicolle

Tatiana has Kelly

Sam has Tatiana

Kelly has Alyssa

Jake has Bill 

Alyssa has Sam

$25 or less

Be Creative!!

I will miss him.....

I am thankful for........

My  husband 

My  family

Good friends

My  health

My  job                                      

Good food                            

My  home

My  religion

Good times

My  freedoms

My  country

Good memories

Thanksgiving

Consider these words written by Abraham Lincoln as part of a resolution in 1863:

“We have been the recipients of the choicest bounties of heaven; we have been preserved these many years in peace and prosperity; we have grown in number, wealth, and power as no other Nation has ever grown. But we have forgotten God. We have forgotten the gracious hand which preserved us in peace and multiplied and enriched and strengthened us, and we have vainly imagined, in the deceitfulness of our hearts, that all these blessings were produced by some superior wisdom and virtue of our own. Intoxicated with unbroken success we have become too self-sufficient to feel the necessity of redeeming and preserving grace, too proud to pray to the God who made us.

“It behooves us, then, to humble ourselves before the offended power, to confess our … sins, and to pray for clemency and forgiveness.”

USA VS GUATEMALA WORLD CUP QUALIFIER

Guess who we ran into at the game??? Balboa and Sam........pretty cool and he was very nice.

WE had a great time at the soccer game in Denver. USA won 2-0!!!! We were about 2 rows up from the field and on one score (a free kick)....Adu came right over in front of us after he made the goal.....so cool. This is the Rapids new stadium....very nice!!! Fun time. 

Six Months and still Healthy!!

 

Sam went to University Hospital today for his six month check-up. All is well and he is doing great. His levels were good and he got a flu shot and pneumonia shot. They went down on his prednisone meds which makes him happy so he won't be so swollen. We spent about 3 hours at the hospital and it was snowing in Denver...just lightly. The high today was 28. BRRRRR!! 

Matt is also doing well and is healthy and strong. People always ask about you too, Matt.

Happy Birthday Nicolle Sunday November 16!!!!

 

We love you!!!

Oh the first snowfall of the season...

Not much but it was pretty while it lasted and it is cold!

Thank you!!! To those I know...Bill and Lar and to those I don't know.

Thank you!!!!

Happy Anniversary Sam and Kelly!!

Has it really been only three years!!

Sam always wanted to be the ice queen

Aaah....it was love at first sight......see below

Will you marry me?

That was fast!!! Married and kids all in one day.....

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR MATTHEW!!!!