Snow Day #2

April 17th.
It's STILL springtime.
18 inches of snow.
I love Colorado.
The whole time I was outside building a snowman (before I demolished it in frustration) was, "why am I doing this?  I want to be working in my garden, not playing in the snow!"

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Easter '13

10 kids.
300 easter eggs.
Lots of chocolate.
Good friends.
That's a good time.

Easter this year was such a blessing! Family and good friends made it a sweet day. Our good friends Alex & Christie brought their kiddos over which was such a gift.  So thankful for how God has blessed us with sweet community.

Pre-egg hunt warmup

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A Rare Picture With Avery

How often am I ever actually IN a picture?  Pretty much never.  So this was a treat.  Hanging out in the hammock on Easter... enjoying a sunny day!

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Soccer Season Again

Avery has enjoyed soccer again this year, although we aren't sure if it will be her sport.  She mostly enjoys hopping around the field, watching her shadow, and listening the occasional ice cream truck driving by.  So we'll see.  But she has enjoyed playing and making new friends!

Avery looks thrilled

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Super Madi!

Who wouldn't want to be rescued by such a cute supergirl-princess-incredible-superhero?  Honestly.

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Snow Day #1

March 23rd.
It's springtime.
12 inches of snow.
Welcome to Colorado.

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Trip to Grandma's

It was really forever ago that we took this trip, but better late than never in posting pictures.  We had so much fun!  And so did the girls... I mean, who wouldn't love eating pancakes every morning, jelly beans throughout the day, and making chocolate covered strawberries with grandma???

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Sister Time

Amidst the BLIZZARDS we have been having there have been a few beautiful days when the girls could get outside and enjoy the sunshine.  Avery is almost ready to put the pedals back on her bike... which is a HUGE accomplishment for my sweet daughter who struggles to persevere in learning new things.  And then there's Madi... just as cute as can be with sass to match.

I just happen to catch them in a rare moment of sisterly harmony...

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Bowls For A Friend

I have been LOVING throwing porcelain clay in my pottery classes.  It is super challenging, but when it works it turns out beautiful.  I made this set of 6 small bowls for my friend Mia.  I'm pretty pleased!

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Good Friends

Avery loves her sweet cousin Rachel.  They are such cute friends (most of the time).  Thought this picture would make you smile. 

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Here We Go

Happy New Year!

I am FINALLY updating this hilariously inconsistent blog of mine.  Every time I turn on my computer I see the tops of these rotted old pumpkins that have long since been decomposing  in the Larimer County Landfill.

So, without further ado... please begin the journey of scrolling down to get a glimpse of the last few months with my crazy family.

And brace yourself... there are 11 new posts below this one.  I won't be offended if you stop looking after the first one.  :)  They are in chronological order starting from the bottom "Pumpkin Patch '12" if you want to work your way up. Pin It

Christmas 2012

And so we make it to Christmas.

After we got back from Mexico, we jumped right into the holidays which was really so much fun. 

The girls loved looking at the tree and picking out which ornaments were their favorites. 
We made LOTS of Christmas cookies.
Avery walked around for a good month singing "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer." 
They proudly wore "I heart Santa" jammies as many times as they could.
We sang Christmas carols.
The girls loved putting on their fancy Christmas dresses for church.
Avery wrote a letter to Santa.... so cute.
It was such a great time to be together.

On Christmas morning, the girl crawled into bed with us.  We talked about how excited we were for the day.  Then I asked Avery to go and turn the Christmas tree lights on... and then we heard a huge gasp, followed by screaming, "MOM, DAD... GET OUT HERE!  GET OUT HERE!  THERE'S PRESENTS!!!!"  It made us both just laugh and smile.

And when Santa walked in our front door on Christmas morning... well, let's just say that it doesn't get much better than that.

The girls put out carrots for Santa's reindeer, cookies & milk for Santa, and Avery wrote him a letter.  It read, "To Santa.  Love, Avery.  HO HO HO.  Thank you.  I am leaving Christmas cookies for you."

"Girls!  Look out the window!  Who is that!?!?!"

After opening all the gifts, Avery enjoyed playing with her Cinderella figurines.  Later, this is what I found.  Our Nativity looked a bit different.  'm not sure the Fairy Godmother was there when Jesus was born. :)

Sporting their new Christmas digs

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Rudolph The Snowman

We FINALLY got snow here after a long stretch of dry.  So we celebrated that by making a snowman.  And by "we" I mean "me."  Avery appropriately named it "Rudolph."  So... we gave it antlers.  I think it turned out pretty great!

Avery had to take a picture of mom & dad with Rudolph

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