Picture of the Day -- Week 11

March 13th – Alex & Mattea were watching TV and snuggling. She loves sitting on her brother’s back. They looked too cute!


March 14th – This is my view for much of the day today as I organized vacation pictures on the computer, edited pictures in Photoshop, updated the blog, loaded pictures to Snapfish and started creating a digital photo book of our Florida vacation.


March 15th – Josh and I were just getting ready to do our duathlon training. We hope to be ready by this July! We are following the Couch to 5k training program for the running portion. It consists of a warm-up, a combination of walking and jogging and then a cool-down.


March 16th – After not seeing Hanna for a week while we were on vacation and then even longer since Hanna was sick, Mattea was DELIGHTED to hang out with her BFF again!!!


March 17th – Aunt Julie came to visit!!! Apparently, she wore the kids out because Alex & Mattea fell asleep all snuggled up with her. (Happy St. Patrick's Day!)


March 18th – Aunt Julie took Joshie on his “birthday date”. They went to lunch at P.F. Chang’s and did some shopping at Southlands. Josh got a pair of sliding shorts for baseball. Apparently, that was only Part 1 of the date... there will be more shopping and a movie another day while she is in Colorado.


March 19th – After a week of 60-degree weather, the forecast for today was a high of 29 and a prediction of 7 – 14 inches of snow. Josh & Mattea decided to take advantage of the snow day and played outside. They had so much fun!

And here's the aftermath...

They are back in now and have kicked off all of their gear. I love the rosy cheeks! I don't like the wet, sloppy clothes!

Snow Day

After many 60 degree days, we are seeing some white stuff today and it has turned chilly again. We'll see what happens by the first day of Spring... you never know. Josh & Mattea decided to bundle up and play in the snow.

Happy Friday!!!

Too funny not to share...

I was just IM'ing with Julie when something she said reminded me of a funny story from our Florida vacation. I just have to share because I thought it was hilarious!

We were getting ready to go somewhere and Carol said something like "Let's take off like a dirty pair of underwear." Mattea quickly replied "That's inappropriate, Grandma." That 5-syllable word coming from a 5-year old in the correct context??? It was just too funny!!!

Picture of the Day -- Week 10

March 6th – On our first day in Orlando, the kids goofed around in the pool for a bit, we had breakfast on the patio and then headed to Sea World. It was bittersweet to attend the Shamu show after one of the trainers, Dawn Brancheau, had been tragically killed a couple weeks before. Alex’s favorite ride was The Manta and Josh loved The Journey To Atlantis. Mattea had a great time on the Shamu roller coaster.


March 7th – On our second day in Orlando, we went to Animal Kingdom. We headed straight to the Kilimanjaro Safari ride to get a look at the animals. It was a bumpy ride, but we all enjoyed it. Among our favorites at Animal Kingdom were the Mt. Everest and Dinosaur roller coaster rides, the River Rapids water ride and the Lion King show. When we got back to the house, the kids and Jeff had such fun playing in the pool… even though it was VERY chilly.


March 8th – On our third day in Orlando, we went to Magic Kingdom. Grandma was delighted to take Josh & Mattea on the It’s A Small World ride. Josh got the high score (848,000) on the Buzz Lightyear ride and all of the kids enjoyed the Tomorrowland Speedway. Mattea was very brave when she met Mickey & Minnie.


March 9th – On our fourth day in Orlando, we took a break from the parks and had a leisurely day. The kids swam and played in the pool all morning after breakfast. We headed to International Drive to scope out the souvenir stores. After shopping, Jeff found an amusement park where we played all afternoon. We raced on the go-kart track, did bumper cars and the kids did the bungee trampoline and the Space Blast.


March 10th – On our fifth day in Orlando, we went to Hollywood Studios. We had a great time! The boys and I really enjoyed the Rockin’ Roller Coaster and the Hollywood Tower of Terror. We all had fun at the Lights Motor Action stunt show and the Indiana Jones show. Mattea, Grandma Carol and I had some girl time at the Little Mermaid and Beauty & The Beast shows.


March 11th – On our sixth day in Orlando, it was a drizzly rainy day. We had a lazy morning and then went to Epcot for our final day at Disney. The kids met Stitch and Daisy Duck right when we got into the park. We checked out a couple rides and then made our way to Germany in search of some lunch. Jeff found the Biergarten which had the most amazing buffet, liters of beer and a band playing polka while we dined. Everyone’s favorite ride at Epcot was Soarin’ where we took a virtual hang glider ride through California.


March 12th - We had a smooth flight back to Colorado and were glad to be home and see the mountains again. It’s much more fun to pack FOR a trip than to unpack when you get back from one, but I guess it’s inevitable.

Picture of the Day -- Week 9

February 27th - Jeff & I received this orchid from Yvette Martinez at our holiday party in December 2008. I’m proud to say that I have kept it alive since then and it keeps on blooming!!!


February 28th - Mattea was having pictures taken at school so I curled her hair and she put on one of her favorite dresses. She looked so beautiful that I couldn’t resist taking a few pictures of my own.


March 1st - The boys got haircuts in preparation for our vacation to Florida. Josh styled his hair into a mohawk just for fun. Jeff hates it… I think it’s adorable!


March 2nd - Josh had to design and create a city for a 3rd grade project. It was due right before the boys tracked off for spring break which kinda stunk as far as timing goes, but Josh did a great job on it!


March 3rd – Josh had Carder over for a play date and the boys had a great time playing baseball with Justin.


March 4th – Here are our tickets to Disney World in Orlando, Florida. They are worth about $1100. I can’t believe how expensive it is to take a family of five to Disney. We are all really excited for this vacation, so I’m sure it will be worth every penny for the memories we will make.


March 5th – We finally left for our vacation to Florida. We have all been looking forward to this for a long time. We met Grandpa Pete & Grandma Carol at the airport in Orlando to begin our fun trip!

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!!!