Justin's trip to Michigan

Justin had to make a last minute trip to Michigan due to the fact that his Grandpa Cooper passed away. It was an emotional filled trip, but Grandpa gave us the gift of a nice family reunion. The service for him was beautiful, he would have been very happy. Grandma Cooper was strong, but had her moments. It was great to hear and re-tell all of our old Grandpa stories. Thanks to all of you that sent cards my way, much appreciated. Below are pics of being with the family.

Justin & Mom at Grandma Mac's

Justin, Ashley, and Aidan at Dad's

Justin and Dad out in the woods setting up deer blinds

Early Snow...again!

Last week we got another bout of snow! Not as much as the first time around, but still quite a bit...around 8 inches in town. Below are some pics, we decided to go back to our old stomping grounds and play in Cheesman Park, the dogs liked it a lot!

Us in the Park (city in the background)

View from out our front window (didn't put the jeep in the garage...oops!)

Sun shining through the trees

Path down Cheesman

Pretty

Dogs playing in the snow

Veteran's Day

This is an article about the Veteran's Day celebration at our school this week. It was organized by one of the 8th grade classes at our school, and the picture cycling through on the side has kids I teach in it!! Pretty cool!

Sunroom Remodel

Tour of Remodeled Sunroom - FINISHED!

Mom & Dad Visit

Here are some pics from when Mom and Dad Christensen were here!

Red Wings/Avalanche Game

Going to buy tools!

Celestial Seasonings...of course!

Avery Brewery in Boulder

Took a mountain drive up in the foothills west of boulder...snowy that day

Christensen's

Dad's favorite (not!)...Ethiopian food!

More House Updates/Remodeling

Mary and I are on fall break this week, and we were VERY lucky to have mary's parents visit us. They flew in on Saturday, and left wednesday am before all the snow started coming down. Dad and I were very excited to buy lots of tools, and make (lots of) trips to home depot. They told us they came to denver to work, and they weren't kidding! Although we did get to sight see and enjoy a Red Wings game while they were here, very fun!
Below are a few pics, and a NEW house tour with all the updates. They are pretty self-explanatory. Mary and Dad planted lots of bulbs for the spring, Mom and I raked lots of leaves. We had the sprinklers blown-out, and I even got Dad down to go down in the crawl space (picture below for proof). We completed the sun-room remodel, drop ceiling is GONE, paneling is painted, and we put up a new trim and shelves. We bought a NEW iMac (computer), which is amazing, and some new hardware for the closets.
Mom and Mary were also busy re-painting the master bedroom. We really like green apparently. We changed the layout of the room, and I built a custom headboard to match the decor, using my new power tools! Then we finished it off with a new duvet cover, and reading lamps on both sides of the bed. We are very proud to now have a real bedroom!
Also, we went to sears and we used money mom, dad, and the kennedy's gave us to buy a new GRILL! THANK YOU! Pictures to come later. I can't wait to grill up some steaks...I mean...veggies. Enjoy the pics and videos! THANKS AGAIN TO MOM AND DAD CHRISTENSEN FOR ALL THE HELP!!!!!!!!!!
(check back for pictures of the completed sunroom!)

Justin Priming Sunroom

Mary Priming Sunroom

Video of Painting

Headboard Pieces being Painting (Mary did all the yellow, and red ones, Justin did the brown and Green ones)

All the completed pieces drying

Justin Hanging pieces to main frame

We gave mom all the "tall" jobs...haha

Dad coming out of the crawl space

Justin coming out of crawl space

Mary kept busy shoveling

Tour of Guest Bedroom

Tour of Master Bedroom

SNOW!

Mary and I are currently on our fall break, and if we had school this week, there is no way it would be in session due to all the SNOW! In and around the metro area saw about 14 inches! Started on tuesday night, and is still going strong today. We are supposed to see about 3 more inches today. We heard boulder, and the foothills saw snow up to 3 feet! It's nice because we get to enjoy it from our new home, looks like a winter wonderland out, unfortunately owning a home now means I have to go SHOVEL! At least we have a garage to put the jeep in, YEAH! Enjoy the pics.

Front of House

From living room window

No garage for the buick....poor buick :(

View of backyard