Super Bowl Bound!

3 Years, 40 Weeks.


2013 AFC Champions!!

The Broncos are headed to the Super Bowl!!  Showcasing some grit and determination, they put on an episode that even the producers of the TV show REVENGE would be jealous of.

Because that's exactly what they got:  Revenge.

Seriously Belichick?  A "deliberate hit?"  Come on now...

Beating the New England Patriots 26-16 to bring them to their 7th Super Bowl appearance, their first in 15 years, Manning capped off an incredible year full of records and achievements, both for himself and for the team.  They played an amazing game, which included having 507 yards of total offense.  But most importantly, it meant sending Tom Brady home early and keeping him from getting a shot at another Super Bowl title!

So now we play the Seattle Seahawks, who, in their win over the Niners, showed absolutely no grace or humbleness in their victory with Sherman's post game rant.  I'm hopeful the Broncos will serve him some humble pie.

Here was our week:

At Party City to get some football decorations, happened upon a couple of cute pirates.

Contemplated on getting Kohl this visor but decided it was too big!  Great hair, though.

Braelyn practicing her back handsprings.

Doing some painting and getting excited about the game.

What greeted Mommy in the kitchen when she got home!

Sabbath morning silliness.

Kohl pretends to be a fruit tree.

The new Crocodile Hunter!

Don't forget about the baby tiger!

Brae and I go for a chilly afternoon bike ride.

Sunday morning, back at Party City, Brae found some football sunglasses!

Maddy ready for a tough game!

Party at the Grodacks.  Corey graciously picked up a Broncos balloon for our team.

But then it got really awkward...

The spread.  What a great party!  Sorry Corey, next year!!

Monday was Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, so what better way to celebrate civil rights
than to spend the afternoon at Downtown Disney?

The kids were in heaven!

Trying to match her shirt!

She could've played for hours and hours.

Trying on Rapunzel's costume from Tangled, complete with blonde hair!

Some rubber snakes at the Rainforest Café.

Checking out the very realistic animatronic crocodile.

Working on their Lego skills.

The ride home.

Surprise dinner with Mommy at Uno's Chicago Pizza.

I picked up a masked passenger en route to get Brae one afternoon.

Taco Tuesday at Tijuana Flats.

Kohl "broke" his ankle, so they played the "Doctor Nurse and Hospital" game.

Pointing to a drawing of Olaf from Disney's Frozen.

A gorgeous day for a ride on the trail.

Happiness means Cheerios for breakfast...

Until we fall and scrape our elbows outside.

Having fun riding through the sprinklers.

Themed dinners.

Randoms:

The most amazing outfit ever!

Brae is getting better and better each time she bikes!

We've had some gorgeous but chilly days this week!

Seriously?  Tangie saw one called CatholicMatch.com too!

Scary moment this week when Southern Adventist University
went on campus lockdown due to a credible threat.
Fortunately everything was okay and the suspect was arrested.

Quotes:

• At the Disney Store at Downtown Disney, Braelyn saw the Brave archery sets on display:

          Brae:  "I would like that.  Daddy, can I get it for my birthday?  It's only 2
                      months away.  Can I get it, please??"

          Me:  "Okay, well, you can either get an archery set, or...a new bike."

          Brae:  "Um, hello?  I can get both!"

          Nice try young lady!

• At the restaurant, cuddling with Madelyn:

          Me:  [to Maddy]  "Are you my little guy?  Are you my little guy?"

          Maddy:  "No, I'm your big girl guy!"

• Maddy saw a picture of the Reynolds family from Denver and realized they were all wearing Broncos jerseys for their Christmas card and said, "Daddy!  That's our team!"

• We passed by an old client of mine from Banana at Costco and I greeted him and wished him a Happy New Year:

          Brae:  "Who was that?"

          Me:  "His name is Scott."

          Brae:  "You mean, Scott McKenzie from The Morning Mix 105.1?"
                     (an FM channel morning show)

          Really?  You've got to be kidding me!

• Looking for pistachios at Costco and not finding any, I asked the kids to help me search:

          Me:  "Keep your eyes opened for pistachios."

          Brae:  [incredulous]  "Without even blinking?!"

Have a great weekend!