Hat Day!

Today is Hat Day at the elementary school. Mattea looked so cute in her braids and fedora.

Being goofy

Whenever I get out my masks, it is inevitable that Josh and Mattea will want to join in the fun.  Fun times at the Dolan household!!!

Easter gifts

This post is dedicated to our amazing Aunt Julie... thank you for the fun Easter gifts and candy. We will think of you the next time we get ice cream at Coldstone. We love you to the moon and back!

Another teenager in the house!

As of today at 7:49 p.m., we have another teenager in the house! While it's very exciting, it's also quite scary. With the teenage years comes attitude, rebellion, moodiness, driving (eventually), independence... did I mention moodiness???

Josh was very excited to be turning 13. We are waiting for the weather to get nicer before having a birthday party at the paintball field.  We did have a nice time celebrating his birthday, though. Since his birthday was on a Monday, we celebrated the weekend before.  After much urging (on his part), we took him to the store to buy a new airsoft gun. He was able to pick out the one that he wanted and he was thrilled!

After visiting the airsoft gun store, we took Josh and his BFF, Cam, to Texas Road house for lunch. They were screwballs like always.

 

On Sunday night, Josh talked us into taking him to Dave & Buster's for dinner and some video games.  I'm telling you... he milked this "but my birthday is on a Monday and I will be in school all day" for all it was worth!  D&B's was really fun, though... we all had a great time playing games and winning tickets.

Finally, on Monday night, we had homemade birthday cake and called it GOOD!
 

 

Happiest of birthdays to you, Joshie Woshie Bo Boshie Banana Fana Fo Foshie Me My Joshie!

Puzzles are fun!

Jeff and I got a wild hair and decided to buy a 1000 piece puzzle a couple weeks ago. We got so into it that we stayed up until the wee hours of the morning putting it together. We had it finished in 2 days! We are dorks.  As Jeff sits here beside me, he would like me to clarify that... I am a dork. Jeff is definitely not.

Uncle Terry's Birthday

Uncle Terry decided to spend his 40th birthday with us.  We were so happy to celebrate with him!  We wanted to make Terry feel special, so we blew up about 50 balloons, hung up decorations & signs and made him a birthday cake. 

The day was full of fun - like handstand contests...

a fun photo shoot...

playing games with the balloons...

sushi for dinner followed by birthday cake...

and a game of Life!  It was the perfect way to celebrate Uncle Terry!

My birthday and a trip to Utah

Since I was heading to Utah to see Jeff for my birthday, the kids and I made a cake on Sunday so we could enjoy it before I left.  The tie dye cake was really fun to make and the colors were amazing.  Unfortunately, the cake didn't come out of the bundt pan very well, so it didn't look great but it tasted amazing!

Since Jeff was at the tail end of his trip, I flew into Utah to meet up with him and then drive the rest of the way home with him.  Grandma Carol and Grandpa Pete came to stay with the kids while we were gone.

Jeff and I stayed at the Zermatt Resort & Spa in Midway, Utah.  For my birthday, we enjoyed a wonderful dinner and a brownie with ice cream for dessert.  We played some pool and had a great time catching up on the discoveries of his journey.

While in Utah, we went to the Ice Castle, but we weren't able to get in since The Piano Guys were there filming a video.  It was still cool from the outside! 

After a few days in Utah, we headed back towards Colorado.  The views were absolutely gorgeous... it was such a beautiful drive.  When we got home, the kids had made signs to welcome us home.  It was awesome!