Sadly, there is not a lot to say about the Super Bowl. As excited as we were for the game, we knew that Seattle was a good team and there was a decent chance we could lose. We did however, expect to actually play in the game. It was just all bad. From the first snap to the last. It was a pretty sad day at our house. Bummer.

We headed into Downtown for dinner and to watch the NFC championship game. It was crazy busy everywhere. We ended up in the Paramount Cafe, where we have had lunch with Mark and Amber before. It turned out perfectly! They seated us at a table right in front of the big screen with the game, the service was good, and our food was yummy!

The ride home was long, but we were coasting on the joy of our win and we were thrilled to be headed to the Super Bowl!

Well, it's official. Skyler is an adult. Waaaah! Where does the time go?! I met that little monkey when he was barely 4 years old. Can't believe how time flies.  We are so blessed to have him in our lives. He is sweet, funny, kind, witty, responsible, and loving. Not typical characteristics in an 18 year old boy! We are told often by friends and family what a great kid he is. We couldn't agree more. He lights up our life, and is the apple of his little sister's eye. She struggles with his disappearing act every weekend (when he stays at his mom's), and can't quite figure out who Randi (Skyler's mom), Zoe (little sister), and Monica (girlfriend) relate to the story. She sure loves to play with Skyler, and adores his girlfriend Monica. She LOVES when "Monka" comes over!

To celebrate Skyler's birthday, we went to Pizza Factory with Nana, poppi, and Monica. Skyler's fave. Yummy! Grandma and Grandpa were still on vacation, so once again, conspicuously absent. :(

Happy Birthday to my most favorite son in the whole world! Love you!

In January, Taylee had her first dance recital with Miss DeDe's D for Danze Company. We love Miss DeDe, and we loved her recital. Much smaller scale than her first recital, and much better! The recital had a Superhero theme. At first I wasn't too excited with the music selections, but they eventually grew on me, and were very kid-friendly. Taylee and her bestie Kate are in the same dance class, and got to dance together in the recital. They danced to the Power Rangers Theme, and "If I never knew you," from Pocahontas. Lots of Taylee's other friends from the neighborhood also dance with Miss DeDe. It's so fun to meet up with everybody for such a happy event! We took Taylee out for ice cream with nana and poppi after the recital. Unfortunately grandma and grandpa were on vacation at the time, so they couldn't join us... Hopefully we will all be around for Taylee's recital this summer!

January was an exciting month for us this year. With the addition of Peyton Manning, the Broncos have been enjoying great success, and once again, made it into the playoffs with home field advantage. As season ticket holders, we are given the option to purchase playoff tickets. We, of course, said YES! We decided to take the whole family over for the divisional round playoff game against the San Diego Chargers. We were really, really hoping we wouldn't suffer a nasty disappointment like we did last year, losing in double overtime to the Ravens with temps below 0. We were not to be disappointed! The Broncos did us proud, and handily whooped the Chargers. The temps were in the 30's ad 40's with a brisk wind. It was cold, but not nearly as cold as last year! Of course, we were kept warm by the scoreboard as well!

We had a great weekend, flying in Saturday morning and driving to the Springs for lunch and an afternoon with Great Grandpa Gene. Garret and Aden came down as well. So good to spend time relaxing as a family, and brightening grandpa's day. Especially as he has been ill recently, and only just out of the hospital. It was a nice visit. That evening, we headed back to Denver, and visited a local fave of ours, The Brewery Bar, with awesome chips and salsa and killer chile rellenos!

Sunday was of course Game Day! We relaxed and game planned all morning and headed to the stadium around 11:30. The game was awesome. We held a lead and had control of the game throughout. It was a blast, and of course, we won!! By the third quarter, Kent was whispering to me that we should come back for the Championship Game. A self-fulfilling prophecy I suppose. 

 After dinner, we had an amazing experience, meeting up with my best friend from birth, Brianne. She and I were BFF's until we moved apart when I headed to Utah, and she later headed for Tennessee. Her dad and mine were very, very close. Unfortunately her dad died due to a motocross accident ten years ago. We reconnected last year via the magic of Facebook, and amazingly, she relocated to Denver just a week before our trip. I got to meet her three charming and adorable kids as well. Juliette, Charlotte, and Miles. Cute, Cute, and CUTE!!  Soooo nice to see her! And we got to enjoy a fab dinner, at one of our favorite Moab restaurants, which apparently originates in Colorado (Grand Junction actually), Pasta Jay's. Just as yummy in Colorado!

We floated home on Cloud Nine on Monday afternoon. Great trip!