Friday, April 30, 2010
Monday, April 12, 2010
Friday, April 2, 2010
Park and Blake
I think one of the greatest joys of motherhood is seeing your children love each other. I love that every day these two become better and better friends. I think this 17-month spacing is starting to pay off!
Birthday weekend
So, this post is almost a month late, but I had to document turning the big 28. My mom flew out to Grand Junction for the weekend to visit us and be here on my birthday. It was such a fun weekend spending time with her, and my boys. She even let Chad and I go on a marathon date on while she watched the little guys. Parker and Blake were in love with her and acted like she was some sort of movie star. Mom, we LOVED having you here, and it was so sad to see you go. Best birthday present ever!
Friday, February 19, 2010
Bowling builds character
Patience
Success
Disappointment
Independence
One day Blake will give Parker a little competition
Success
Disappointment
Independence
One day Blake will give Parker a little competition
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Cabin Fever
A couple of weekends ago, we decided to take advantage of this Colorado snow, and rent a cabin for the weekend. We drove an hour and a half away to a cute little ski town between Vail and Aspen, called Glenwood Springs, and stayed here for two nights
Lots of snow and blue skies made perfect weather conditions for our fun filled weekend away. We shopped the town,
rode the "sky train" - as Parker called it, up to the Look Out Grill for lunch... and couldn't get enough of the great views.
We took the kids sledding,
and that night, decided to brave the cold with the locals and swim in the natural hot springs pool.
Being the really good parents that we are, we thought swimming outside at night in the snow sounded really fun for our two boys. We saw lots of other kids, and babies doing it, so why not, right? Well, I guess we can't consider ourselves locals, cause our boys HATED it. Parker didn't speak the entire time, and just clung to Chad. And when Blake's lips started turning blue, we decided to call it quits. Maybe we'll try it again in the summertime.
We defrosted our children and they were back to themselves in about 20 minutes. So, we grabbed some take-out, took nice, hot showers, put on warm pj's, watched some basketball games on TV, and played with the kids at the cabin with a toasty fire burning.... much better.
It was a really fun weekend with my boys. Needless to say, we were sad to leave our little cabin and head back to real life. Can't wait to go back!
Lots of snow and blue skies made perfect weather conditions for our fun filled weekend away. We shopped the town,
rode the "sky train" - as Parker called it, up to the Look Out Grill for lunch... and couldn't get enough of the great views.
We took the kids sledding,
and that night, decided to brave the cold with the locals and swim in the natural hot springs pool.
Being the really good parents that we are, we thought swimming outside at night in the snow sounded really fun for our two boys. We saw lots of other kids, and babies doing it, so why not, right? Well, I guess we can't consider ourselves locals, cause our boys HATED it. Parker didn't speak the entire time, and just clung to Chad. And when Blake's lips started turning blue, we decided to call it quits. Maybe we'll try it again in the summertime.
We defrosted our children and they were back to themselves in about 20 minutes. So, we grabbed some take-out, took nice, hot showers, put on warm pj's, watched some basketball games on TV, and played with the kids at the cabin with a toasty fire burning.... much better.
It was a really fun weekend with my boys. Needless to say, we were sad to leave our little cabin and head back to real life. Can't wait to go back!
Monday, February 1, 2010
TWO!
Parker woke up on Saturday morning, January 16th and found out it was not just a normal Saturday... it was his birthday. Being overcome with excitement he said, "Car-ker Happy. I dive car. I bite cake. Phewwww. HAPPY!" Translation: "It's Parker's Happy birthday! I want to go to Chuck E Cheese to drive the little car, eat cake and blow out my candles because it's my Happy Birthday."
So, that is just what we did.
We wore ourselves out at Chuck E Cheese for lunch
Opened presents all day long
Blew out the candles on a cookie monster cake
And finished the day off by going mini bowling.
Parker now proudly tells everyone that he is "TWO" We love you so much Parker. Happy Birthday Bud!
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
I'm a little obsessed...
With this cute guy
who turned 6 months old on January 2nd, and is wearing 12-18 month clothes. Our big boy Blakey melts my heart and laughs at just about anyone and anything. The months are flying by too fast... I can't get enough kisses on those cheeks.
who turned 6 months old on January 2nd, and is wearing 12-18 month clothes. Our big boy Blakey melts my heart and laughs at just about anyone and anything. The months are flying by too fast... I can't get enough kisses on those cheeks.
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Colorado
A post to clear up some confusion... Yes, as much as we really did love St. George, at the end of December we packed up and moved to Grand Junction, Colorado.
Chad was working as a retail pharmacist in St. George, but was still itching to get back into the clinical side of pharmacy and get more use out of his MBA. He applied for a sweet job in Colorado, and actually getting it was kind of a long shot... we thought. After a few interviews and flights out to Grand Junction, Chad is now working as a clinical pharmacist for a big insurance company and healthcare provider here, doing what he always wanted to do with his MBA and PharmD degrees, doing drug research and making formulary decisions. He is in love with his job, and we are so happy to be living here.
We live in a really small town outside of Grand Junction. It is snowy, but beautiful, and everyone has been really welcoming. We are excited to live in this area and we are looking forward to all of the fun out-doorsy adventures that we now have to be a part of. Looks like it's time to dust off the skis and snowboard, buy a mountain bike, and learn how to camp. Are we ready for this?
Blake seems to think he is :)
Chad was working as a retail pharmacist in St. George, but was still itching to get back into the clinical side of pharmacy and get more use out of his MBA. He applied for a sweet job in Colorado, and actually getting it was kind of a long shot... we thought. After a few interviews and flights out to Grand Junction, Chad is now working as a clinical pharmacist for a big insurance company and healthcare provider here, doing what he always wanted to do with his MBA and PharmD degrees, doing drug research and making formulary decisions. He is in love with his job, and we are so happy to be living here.
We live in a really small town outside of Grand Junction. It is snowy, but beautiful, and everyone has been really welcoming. We are excited to live in this area and we are looking forward to all of the fun out-doorsy adventures that we now have to be a part of. Looks like it's time to dust off the skis and snowboard, buy a mountain bike, and learn how to camp. Are we ready for this?
Blake seems to think he is :)
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