The crew taking a lunch-break, nothing beats a picnic in the snow!
The cousins had a blast during bathtime!
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Kidtopia
Keystone builds a GIANT snow castle every year at the top of dercum mountain, so we decided to bring the kids up for a picnic, keystone-style! They played on the slide for a long time, it was a fast one too!
The crew taking a lunch-break, nothing beats a picnic in the snow!
The cousins had a blast during bathtime!
The crew taking a lunch-break, nothing beats a picnic in the snow! The cousins had a blast during bathtime! 
Christmas Day
...The calm before the storm
Sophie cracked us up when she walked down the stairs and saw everything she said "I don't want it!!!" and walked away, leaving us baffled and Bella thinking she won the jackpot! Needless to say she came around when she saw their was a tata-head to play with :)
Santa brought the girls their first computers, fisher price ixl's! He even loaded their favorite songs, Baby Baby by Justin Beiber and Baby I Like It by Enrique Iglasias. The girls got very attached to their "puters" right away, they didn't even want to put them down to go potty, what a funny sight!
Sophie really really likes wearing this flashlight around her neck, very funny!
After we finished opening presents at home we went over to Mimi and Papa's house for a very yummy brunch and some family bonding!
Every year we look for the hidden pickle on the christmas tree, this year Jolene won, but we didn't go down without a fight!
Sophie looks like a little supermodel, posing for a picture!
Pretty Bella
Auntie Jolene and Uncle Bradley got the girls a baby bassinet and they loved it! We had to take a long break from opening presents so they could put their babies to sleep. They always start off so sweet singing the nighty-night song to their babies and giving them a kiss, then they yell "you're in BIG TROUBLE baby, lay down and close your eyes RIGHT NOW! Oh, how they love to embarrass their mommy already :)
Happy campers
James and I were so excited to get an IPad, sweeeet!
Of course Bella loves her penguin shirt, and her penguin pillow :) That girl is crazy about penguins! Sophia loves her ladybug pillow too! She has always been partial to little ladybugs
That's a nice look for you Papa!
Sophie cracked us up when she walked down the stairs and saw everything she said "I don't want it!!!" and walked away, leaving us baffled and Bella thinking she won the jackpot! Needless to say she came around when she saw their was a tata-head to play with :)
Santa brought the girls their first computers, fisher price ixl's! He even loaded their favorite songs, Baby Baby by Justin Beiber and Baby I Like It by Enrique Iglasias. The girls got very attached to their "puters" right away, they didn't even want to put them down to go potty, what a funny sight!
Sophie really really likes wearing this flashlight around her neck, very funny!
After we finished opening presents at home we went over to Mimi and Papa's house for a very yummy brunch and some family bonding!
Every year we look for the hidden pickle on the christmas tree, this year Jolene won, but we didn't go down without a fight!
Sophie looks like a little supermodel, posing for a picture!
Pretty Bella
Auntie Jolene and Uncle Bradley got the girls a baby bassinet and they loved it! We had to take a long break from opening presents so they could put their babies to sleep. They always start off so sweet singing the nighty-night song to their babies and giving them a kiss, then they yell "you're in BIG TROUBLE baby, lay down and close your eyes RIGHT NOW! Oh, how they love to embarrass their mommy already :)
Happy campers
James and I were so excited to get an IPad, sweeeet!
Of course Bella loves her penguin shirt, and her penguin pillow :) That girl is crazy about penguins! Sophia loves her ladybug pillow too! She has always been partial to little ladybugs
That's a nice look for you Papa!
Thank you so much everybody for all the wonderful gifts! The girls won't be bored at home for a loooooooooong time with their new kitchen, baby bassinet and arts and crafts toys, and they will be stylish as well in their new outfits, all of which are so cute!! Mommy and Daddy won't be bored either, as we might be fighting over that Ipad for awhile :)
Hope everybody had a very Merry Christmas!
A Spot of Tea
The ladies enjoyed our second annual tea at the Brown Palace this year. We really missed having great-gramma along with us but we had so much fun with Carrie! I've been looking forward to having tea since last Christmas, it is so much fun :)
HoHoHo Merry Kissmas!
This was the first year the girls got really excited about christmas. They had so much fun helping set out the decorations and hang ornaments on the trees! They absolutely love looking at christmas lights and it's very cute how they hug our snowman and penguins in the front yard anytime they leave the house! They have been cracking us up wearing santa hats and saying "hohoho merry kissmas!" and singing jingle bells :)
I ski really fast....okay!
Well, that is what Bella will say if you ask her if she went skiing! For the record books, the girls put on their first pair of skis at 2 1/2 years old, and only because they kept asking and asking us about it :) I wanted to wait until next year!
The girls could not have been happier to open their new skis and try them out! I took the girls to Colorado Ski and Golf and they had the whole store watching them while they got their pictures taken for their ski passes and picked out their new skis and helmets, they were giddy with excitement :) For the next week they put on their skis daily and practiced french fry and pizza in the living room....
Sophie getting ready to put on her skis at the bottom of mountain house.
Little Bella is so anxious to learn, she patiently kept getting back up and trying again!
Sophie was all smiles!
And finally, someone who actually does ski really fast! James checking out the amazing view at Keystone!
The girls could not have been happier to open their new skis and try them out! I took the girls to Colorado Ski and Golf and they had the whole store watching them while they got their pictures taken for their ski passes and picked out their new skis and helmets, they were giddy with excitement :) For the next week they put on their skis daily and practiced french fry and pizza in the living room....
Sophie getting ready to put on her skis at the bottom of mountain house.
Little Bella is so anxious to learn, she patiently kept getting back up and trying again!
Sophie was all smiles!
And finally, someone who actually does ski really fast! James checking out the amazing view at Keystone!
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Playing in the snow
We were able to spend the weekend together with Mimi, Papa, Bradley, Jolene, Joseph and Andrew in Keystone.... Yes, it was a full house but we had lots of fun and this is the first time the girls actually loved playing in the snow! Bella wanted to ski so bad she kept asking and crying and walking up to everybody saying "bella's turn to ski!" so next time we go we are going to put the girls on skis and let them try it out!
Bella happy to be taking a break at the top of Dercum mountain. Baileys and coffee for the grown-ups and chocolate milk and cookies for the kiddos, life doesn't get much better than that :)
Winter wonderland view after 5 inches of snow last night
Yep, you guessed it! That's me cruising down Spring Dipper. Papa was being the paparazzi and following mimi and I down with the camera.
The girls playing in the snow with Andrew
Our happy family, well mostly happy. I think at this point Bella was crying because she wanted to ski so badly! They were like little celebrities on the mountain, everybody thought they were super cute. One guy told me "awww they are so adorable, like little salt and pepper shakers" Um, okay, I'm not quite sure if that is a compliment, but definitely a first!
Sweet little Sophie had a blast playing in the snow, she liked to get buried in it, make cookies out of snow, make snow-angels and just stomp around and fall down in it. We were thrilled to see the girls having so much fun up there, makes us even more excited for the upcoming ski season!
Bella happy to be taking a break at the top of Dercum mountain. Baileys and coffee for the grown-ups and chocolate milk and cookies for the kiddos, life doesn't get much better than that :)
Winter wonderland view after 5 inches of snow last night
Yep, you guessed it! That's me cruising down Spring Dipper. Papa was being the paparazzi and following mimi and I down with the camera.
The girls playing in the snow with Andrew
Our happy family, well mostly happy. I think at this point Bella was crying because she wanted to ski so badly! They were like little celebrities on the mountain, everybody thought they were super cute. One guy told me "awww they are so adorable, like little salt and pepper shakers" Um, okay, I'm not quite sure if that is a compliment, but definitely a first!
Sweet little Sophie had a blast playing in the snow, she liked to get buried in it, make cookies out of snow, make snow-angels and just stomp around and fall down in it. We were thrilled to see the girls having so much fun up there, makes us even more excited for the upcoming ski season!
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
The White Ribbon of Death
The White Ribbon of Death, also known as: Opening Weekend.
That phrase was ringing in my ears as I put on my new ski's, pushed through the crowds, and and took my first few runs of the year. Of couse I was with thousands of other skiers and snowboarders all crammed onto the single open run to get a taste of early season snow!
Yes, it is crazy crowded and probably quite dangerous, but we can't miss out on opening weekend at Keystone. Bring on the snow, ski season is officially started - woohoooooooo!!
Home Sweet Home
The girls and I took a trip to Montana with Mimi, Papa, Bradley and Andrew. It was lots of fun, they got to see Great-Grammy, Great-Gramma, Both Great-Papas, Geri, Stacie, Janet, Jim, Carol, Ryan, Winky, Joanne, Ed, Brian and Erin, whew! And their favorite part was of course the airplane ride :) They are becoming seasoned travelers and it is getting easier every time.
The girls absolutely adored Great-Grammy, even now that we are home they always want to go show great-grammy their new outfits or new toys, it's cute.
Bradley, Grampa and me, so nice to spend time together!
Great-Gramma with Bella and Mimi with Andrew
Great-Grampa's lap has always been prime real-estate for little kids.
Great-Gramma and Sophia, how cute. The girls really bonded with Great-Gramma this trip!
Bradley and I got hooked on Blokus, we were up at all hours of the night playing this game! You can tell we were too busy playing Blokus to eat, shower, or even feed the kiddos - and way too busy to smile nice for a picture :)
We really enjoyed spending time with everybody, I'm so happy that the girls are getting to know my family even though we live far away. It's strange how Gramma's house in Butte feels so much like home to me. Lots of great memories there with my grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins, hope to be back soon!
The girls absolutely adored Great-Grammy, even now that we are home they always want to go show great-grammy their new outfits or new toys, it's cute.
Bradley, Grampa and me, so nice to spend time together!
Great-Gramma with Bella and Mimi with Andrew
Great-Grampa's lap has always been prime real-estate for little kids.
Great-Gramma and Sophia, how cute. The girls really bonded with Great-Gramma this trip!
Bradley and I got hooked on Blokus, we were up at all hours of the night playing this game! You can tell we were too busy playing Blokus to eat, shower, or even feed the kiddos - and way too busy to smile nice for a picture :)
We really enjoyed spending time with everybody, I'm so happy that the girls are getting to know my family even though we live far away. It's strange how Gramma's house in Butte feels so much like home to me. Lots of great memories there with my grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins, hope to be back soon!
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