Broken Foot, Winter Guard & Snow Day...

So our New Years started out with me with a broken foot! We were heading out for dinner on the New Years Eve and I must of tripped on something on the back porch and I went down. I thought I had just sprained my foot so we went on to dinner (did not want Brian to get mad at me for making him skip his dinner! LOL). As we were done with dinner I could not even walk out to the car. We took the boys home and Brian and I went to the ER. I had broken it....here we are in the room waiting for the results... My broken foot....It really did not swell too much but it sure hurt!

And here I am sporting an air cast (lovely huh??)....Along with the crutches and no weight bearing it will be the first of February until I can walk on it. Luckily it comes off so I can shower and "air" it out in the evenings.

Even though my foot is broken, life in the Schuette house does not stop so last Saturday we went to Abby's first Winter Guard competiton.....Here is the team with their first place trophy (and Maddie with her first place solo trophy!).... The Team.....

Abby....doesn't see look beautiful....the lighting was hard to work with....

Throwing the flags....the audience loved it!

Abby again.....

After having 2 weeks off for Christmas, the week back the kids were given another 4 days off for their first snow day....I put them to work cleaning off the drive way for dad....

Jane....NOT enjoying the snow....Really she does not enjoy anything! I could not get outside to take photos because of my foot so I stood at the door with my camera!

Ben....love is rosy cheeks...

Gabe doing is best on the steps....

We have been trying to stay warm. I finally started taking my Christmas stuff down this week, just got the tree which I will need help with this weekend. I'll be glad to get the stuff out of the house and back to the shed!

Colorado Christmas, Part 4 (and Final)

So on our last full day in Colorado was also Ben's 10th Birthday....We started out by taking some family photos (do you know how hard it is to get 13 people to smile??)...Here is all the Bobo-Wolff-Schuette Families together...the first time on Christmas in over 20+ years! Here is Ronda and I with our Dad and all our kids.....

The Wolffs.....

The Schuette's......

Grandpa Bo with all his Grandkids.....

After photos we headed out to Dave & Busters. If you have never been to one it's like Chuck E Cheese for adults!.....

Nolan and Ben checking out the game.....

Me and my Big Sis.....

They gave Ben a free desert for his birthday.....Here he is with Nolan and Ali....

Abby trying her luck at the machines.....

Grandpa Bo, Spencer, Abby and Brian all try to figure out the game....

Beau won this game twice...1000 each time....this was win #2......

Back home Ronda had bought Ben a birthday cake....

This is the view from Ronda's back porch....Beautiful!

The girls going through Security at Denver Airport.....

The crew getting on the tram to the gates.....

How do the Schuette kids waste time at an airport....Cards!

Abby resting before the flight back to St. Louis....

All in all it was a wonderful trip! It was wonderful to see Ronda, Greg and the kids in their new house, it was wonderful to spend Christmas with my sister in the first time in over 20 years, it was wonderful that the cousins got to spend so much time together, it was wonderful to visit Colorado for the first time (and not just the airport) and it was wonderful that my Dad was there with us!

Colorado Christmas, Part 3

Christmas Day in Colorado.....

Here is Beau with one of his gifts..... Abby with her new mini computer....

Ronda and I cooking together.....

Gabe and his Robot.....

Ben opening his gifts.....

Ali and Grandpa Bo......

The cousins talking about how we are going to open gifts......

Gabe and Beau checking out the names on the gifts (yes...these photos are out of order!)

After Dinner...Sledding was on the agenda....Here is Ben and Spencer...

Gabe.....

I think this is my favorite photo of the trip....

Gabe, Spencer, Mallory, Abby and Ali (on the bottom).....

Snow bunnies....Abby and Mallory.....

Another favorite.....Abby, Ali, Nolan and Spencer....

Snow Princess Ali......

Gabe snow boarding.....

This is view from the top of the hill in Ronda's neighborhood where we were sledding...Beautiful!

Ben...does not look like it but he is going down backwards.....

Hang in there.....there is more Colorado Christmas too come....

Colorado Christmas, Part 2

Christmas Eve in Colorado....These photos are out of order, so carry on.....

After dinner we decided to take a little walk, up and over a hill, to a house in Ronda's neighborhood that is "famous" for it's lights.
It was amazing......Tastefully done...

The kids enjoying the house. You could walk up to the windows and look in. Each window had a different display in it....

Here is me and Ronda.....

Abby in front of the house. These photos really don't do the house justice, really cool. We were told the electric bill for December is around $5,000.00! And they do this for Halloween too.

Eventhough Ronda just moved into her new house 5 days before we came, she was able to get her tree up....

Benny Elf and Santa Grandpa Bo.....

Next generation of crab leg cookers.....Spencer, Ben & Nolan....

Ronda, Dad and me.....First time together ON Christmas in over 20 years!! Special.

Chef Brian and Benny Elf cooking the shrimp scampi.....

Photo sent to the Schuette's back in Illinois to show we were having crab legs too...plus a White Christmas.....

The Three Girl Cousins.....Ali, Abby & Mallory....don't Ronda and I make beautiful daughters?

Uncle Greg and Ben returning from their walk......

The Girls taking a break from shopping to eat at California Pizza Company....

And Brian's favorite stop....a trip to Daveco Liquors, it's suppose to be America's largest liquor store!! It was huge and had everything you need plus some.....

More on our trip to Colorado later.....keep checking back!