Friday, March 5, 2010

Happy Birthday!


Today is a very special day. It is the day that both of my parents were born... 8 years apart. We are thinking of you today and wishing you the best birthday ever! Glad we were able to chat this morning! Love you both! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

Friday, February 26, 2010

Picture of the Day -- Week 8

February 19th – On good days, I can get Mattea out the door to school at 7:30am when the boys are catching the bus. She loves following their bus until we have to turn off to go to Gateway.


February 20th – Cody was snuggling with one of Alex’s stuffed animals while Alex was snuggling with Cody. Josh… well, he was just hanging around upside down!


February 21st – We took the kids to Jumpstreet in Thornton to burn off some of their energy. Mattea had a blast in the 7 & under area… it was much less crowded than the “big kid” area. She had fun practicing her straddle jumps!


February 22nd – We have had a few light snowfalls recently and the boys have been a big help with shoveling. Josh was taking his turn today. Notice the lack of a hat or gloves! Yup, that’s Josh-style!


February 23rd – Mattea came downstairs with her cute Easter froggy slippers on and I couldn’t resist taking a picture. She’s a smart girl to understand the wonderfulness (yes, that’s a word) of slippers at such a young age!


February 24th – Mattea has been learning sight words in preschool. We have been reinforcing the knowledge at home by spelling the words on the refrigerator with letter magnets. She knows 12 sight words already. You go, girl!!!


February 25th – After about a year of collecting coins and bills that were left in pants pockets (doing laundry does have its benefits!), we took our stash to the bank to see how much “fun money” we have for our Disney trip. We were excited to find out we had saved $162.72!!!


February 26th – Josh had his friend, Henry, over for a play date today. They had a good time playing basketball, four square, chasing the girls in the neighborhood and playing video games.

Sunday, February 21, 2010

Picture of the Day -- Week 7

February 12th – Mattea, Josh & I attended the Sweetheart Ball at her preschool. (Josh refused to get in the picture!) Mattea had fun dancing with her friends and even won the karaoke contest!


February 13th – The kids got Valentine presents from Aunt Julie. She is always so thoughtful... she got them all Disney gift cards since she won’t be with us when we visit Disney World in March.


February 14th – I have had an interest in learning to play the piano for a long time. Since our entire family seems to be interested in music, Jeff bought me a new keyboard so I could join in on the fun!


February 15th – The kids & Jeff had the day off for President’s Day, so I decided to take the day off, too. We had lunch at Joe’s Crab Shack. Alex & Jeff split a bucket o’ crab and wore the “Let’s Get Crackin” bibs so they wouldn’t get messy!


February 16th – Although I dearly LOVE my Diet Pepsi, I have given it up for awhile. We’ll see how long I can last. For now, it’s just me and my big ole jug of water. Everyday. All the time. Woo hoo!


February 17th – This is the scene at our house most mornings during the week. (Notice that Mattea has a Pop-Tart AND a breakfast bar. She was also requesting a bowl of cereal.)


February 18th – This is a picture of the belated birthday gifts my sweet BFF, Denise, sent to me. She made the card with her awesome scrapbooking skills!

Friday, February 12, 2010

Sweetheart Ball

Mattea's preschool hosted a Sweetheart Ball tonight. Mattea & her friends were SO excited to have their hair curled and to wear their pretty dresses. Each time one of her friends showed up, there was squealing! They had such a great time running around and dancing to the music.








There was a karaoke contest and Mattea had signed up to sing Taylor Swift's "You Belong With Me". She totally rocked it! She knows all of the words to the song and had a sassy attitude while she sang. Someone told me there should have been a talent scout checking her out! I might be biased, but she was TOTALLY awesome!!! Even Josh agreed. She even won a cash prize. You GO, girl!!! : )

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Picture of the Day -- Week 6

February 5 – Jeff’s buddy, Jon Meeks, came for a visit. They went snowboarding in Vail and had a great time!


February 6 – Here's my favorite picture from the Valentine’s photo shoot with the kidlets!


February 7 – It is hard to get Indy inside out of the snow. He loves the cold!!


February 8 – Mattea (in her gymnastics suit) and Alex (in his PJs) had a good vantage point with their GI Joe guns.


February 9 – These are the Valentine’s Day crafts we made for Mattea’s preschool class.


February 10 – Mattea & I went to the pond to feed the ducks today. We had such a blast!


February 11 - My house is clean! It never lasts long, so I thought I would capture it in a picture.

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Picture of the Day -- Week 5

January 29 - Happy Birthday to ME!!! Beautiful flowers from the Mishler’s.


January 30 - Josh & Justin had fun at Jakob & Mikkel’s birthday party at Utah Pool.


January 31 – Here’s the goods from my Archiver’s shopping trip. (Lots of clearance items!!!)


February 1 – Alex snuggled with Cody while he read his book.


February 2 – Mattea is wearing Josh’s 3D glasses that he got with his subscription to LEGO magazine.


February 3 – This is the book I’m reading right now. Fire and Ice by Julie Garwood.


February 4 – I made Josh this perfect chocolate chip pancake. He said it was delicious!

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Picture of the Day -- Week 4

January 22 - Alex started rock climbing classes today. He was excited about his first class all week long!


January 23 - Mattea started gymnastics and just loves it. She is already a pro at “bridges”.


January 24 - Jeff & I bought a weight bench and 300 pounds of weights. We got our workout area all setup and can’t wait to start using it!


January 25 - Mattea helped me with the laundry today. She is such a great helper!!!


January 26 - My Project Life package showed up today! Woo hoo!


January 27 - Today I took pictures of Mattea’s baby bedding so I could sell it on craigslist. It makes me sad to get rid of it.


January 28 - Indy was chillaxin’ on a Broncos pillow and he just looked too cute!