January 26th is not quite the same in Denver as it is in Australia (middle of summer), but we do our best to celebrate Australia Day the way we would if we were there :) So, Finn got out his little flag...
And Max found the big one...
We were really lucky to have a "warm" day, so, just as we would in Australia, we headed to the park...
Max imediately headed for his favorite thing at the park, the swings, and began demanding "under dogs!"
And Finn headed for the slides where he loves to go face-first...
Max always loves "helping" Finn go down, which usually involves squeezing him so hard he can't breathe :)
And both boys were very excited when Daddy took them down :)
When it started to get dark, we headed home...
...and Daddy cooked some DELICIOUS fish and chips and I made a Mars Bar slice for dessert. Not quite the same as fish and chips on the beach, but I think Colin's fish and chips were actually better! Happy Australia Day!!!
We all had fun celebrating Daddy's birthday on New Year's Day...
And Max was very helpful adding Daddy's favorite part (passionfruit) to his birthday cake (pavlova)...
The boys were very excited to eat Daddy's favorite dessert...
Happy Birthday Daddy, we love you SOOOOOOOO much!!!
Another really fun thing we got to do when we were in Wisconsin was to see Kristin and Eric's new "cabin" up north. They just finished building a BEAUTIFUL house on a lake about 2.5 hours from where they live. They call it their "cabin" but I'm not sure a brand-new, 5 bedroom beautiful home on a lake can be considered a cabin :)
Not only do they have the house on a lake, but there is also a clubhouse for their neighborbood that has an awesome indoor pool. The boys were in heaven :)
The big boys AND the little boys :)
We can't wait to go back in the summer and swim in the lake!!!
We were lucky to get to travel "home" this year for Christmas - we haven't been in Wisconsin for Christmas for the past 2 years, so I was very excited to be home for the holidays :) We got to spend lots of time with my entire family and even got to see some of my extended family who we haven't seen in years. Plus, we even fit in a visit to some friends in Madison, so it was a perfect trip home :)
My favorite part was at the airport on our way there - Finn took his first steps! And by the end of the week, he was walking all over the place :)
Max was in heaven because he got to open ALL of the presents (Finn wasn't quite in to it yet this year)...
But he did like trying to pull the ornaments off the tree..
And Max LOVED playing with his cousins...
And decorating Grandma's Christmas cookies...
While Finn was pretty excited to get into one of his favorite places :)
We all had a wonderful time and were so thankful to be able to spend the holidays with family :)
