october 2016 clips

new glasses

strawberry picking

our annual trip to the strawberry farm! too bad big sister is in real school now. 

Easter

spring break

also known as the week we spent every minute outside playing with sidewalk chalk until the sun went down. 

azaleas

friends

i can't even begin to express how thankful i am for this bunch of kids. their mom is a huge reason i haven't lost it completely. it's so fun to watch our kids form relationships with each other! love them all just like my own. 

water babies

rodeo

the little artist

our sweet girl had her artwork chosen out of all the kindergarteners for the rodeo art show! she was pretty proud as were we.

rodeo day

Christmas

so, two months ago it was Christmas. i gave the kids the gift of a mom with no voice. they should be so lucky next year. ;) it was a  bit non traditional, but the kids had both their grandmas and spent the day in the pajamas. we didn't have a traditional dinner either but mark grilled and we got to see some dear friends that evening for a quick visit.  

mark had a work trip to china so i entertained myself and took some pictures by the tree before christmas eve. i was glad i did it earlier this year! :) 

"For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counseller, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace." Isaiah 9:6

february happenings

our sweet + spunky little 2.5 year old! :) hard to believe my "baby" is half way to the three. he is still super cuddly at bed time. he loves his "blanks" as he affectionately calls them. he loves to eat all foods and is getting into coloring and painting. he still hasn't decided which hand he wants to use. 

we celebrated valentine's day the way people do with kids! cake + candles!

it took a few days for us to sign all of our valentine's but this kid got it done. they were paw patrol of course. he also had his valentine's day party at school! love his sweet teacher! we also love our little cousin who is turning into a big girl herself. 

this right here. pretty much sums up life with these two. i never have a clue what they are trying to do but they seem to have fun together. until, they get themselves in a situation when they need me.

this girl celebrated her 100th day of school. she made this cute shirt with her gigi. me + gigi got to help out at her school with different activities for the occasion.
 
last, but not least the broncos won the super bowl! mark is still riding the high from that game!

january

back to school + cold weather! 

enjoying the days that feel like spring!

avery lost her first tooth. it's also pretty apparent how proud her littlest brother is. it was also well documented. :)

little man is quite good at the scooter! following his sister up and down the street!

blake is loving school and still introduces himself as blakey. <3 p="">

swimming in december

i know it's hard to not be in colorado during the winter sometimes. especially around the holidays. but, these days make up for that hopefully a little bit. :) 

gingerbread houses!

lesson learned. don't leave the houses out on the table.

before Christmas fun!

all the kids had Christmas parties at school! sadly, daddy was out of town for work but of course i took a few pictures! everyone had a great time. i was only able to go to two as the boys were at the same time! i picked him up on a sugar high which assured me he had a great time! 

some of our favorites came for a visit from california! we went out to the Alvin Christmas train one evening. it stopped raining just in time and it wasn't cold yet! we miss you both (and woo wee)!

we also went to a painting place and made some ornaments!

their visit was just too short but we loved the time we got with them!