Dance Recital Video

Lily's First Dance Recital

This is the cutest thing on the planet and is sure to bring you a smile this holiday season! I hope you enjoy!

Armando and Lindsey's wedding on Halloween in Vegas

So, this was quite an adventure and very exhausting but a very cool wedding. We stayed at Paris on the Vegas Strip. Wedding was at Viva Las Vegas Chapel, reception at the Platinum Hotel (gorgeous suite) and walking the strip afterwards. Very pretty and memorable. Lindsey looked amazing and we enjoyed the masquerade aspect too! It really was fun, but a little too much for some of us old folk! :)

Bachlorette party in Vegas 2009

Let me name all the storybook characters first:
Tonya-Snow White
Jenny-Dorothy
Lindsey-Little Miss Muffet
Becky-Little Bo Peep
Belinda-Alice In Wonderland
Marta-Little Red Riding Hood

For Lindsey and Armando's wedding we went to Vegas and this is the Bachlorette party. We went to Encore for dinner at Society. Limo ride to Chippendale's, very nice. And Limo ride to Blush nightclub at Wynn. Lots of drinks and a walk back to Paris and we were home. Remember-what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.

Colorado Snow day in October

Mason and Lily were off of school for 3 days due to this massive storm that dumped about 26" in our yard and neighborhood. Mason missed his Halloween party at school but sure had fun in it!

Goth Party for Halloween

Our friend's Fernando and Isney had a Goth inspired Halloween/Birthday party and we lwt the kids stay up late and party. I dyed my hair for something new and a series of festivities...it is very dark. But appropriate for this!

Pumpkin Patch 2009

So the small intimate Chatfield/Botanic Gardens Pumpkin Festival has become somewhat of a crazy mess! There were way too many people, it was a little hot (80) for October, and expensive! Not to mention, there was a freeze/hail early in the season and very wet summer and many of the pumpkins were damaged. From afar it looked great and picturesque but as we got closer it was a field of rot and decay. We barely got to pick out 2 "fair" ones. I am hoping for a better lot at another patch later this week when I take the daycare kids. The kids had fun though and did not really notice all the drawbacks their parents did. Life is so much brighter when you are a kid!

Photo Shoot

The kids have really taken a liking to taking my picture or just using my camera. They like to make faces and pose for me and make me pose too. Some of these were taken by Mason and Lily. And some were just silly. The thing that cracks me up the most is when they take the picture and say "let me see" to review the picture on the LCD on the back of the camera. Man, they have it rough, remember when you couldn't "SEE" the picture until you went and picked it up at Walgreens Photo counter?

Chris' old belt

So we LOVE that Mimi and Papa save everything. This is Chris' old belt from when he was a boy and Mason is wearing it. He thinks he Superman when he wears it (probably like Chris did). Belts are kind of a thing of the past with kids as the new "adjustable waistband" has taken its place. But Mason loves to wear it because it was his Dad's.

Day at Elitch's

We decided it would be fun to take Mason and Lily's buddy Wyatt(who has a brand new brother) for a sleepover and to Elitch's for the day. We took them on all the kiddy rides and played hard. We got ice cream, had lunch, and got splashed by watching the water ride (Mason got pretty wet). All the kids fell asleep on the way home...

Bowling Night

We promised Mason that we would take him bowling...what we did not realize is that it is so expensive to bowl on a Friday night! After taking out a small loan we got a pizza, soda, and a lane. The kids had so much fun! It was pretty funny watching them carry their 7lb balls to the lane and shove them down. Chris beat me bad, Lily was 2nd. And Mason was too busy jumping up and down! I remember the day when bowling was a fun but cheap thing to do...

Happy 6th Anniversary!

Chris and I celebrated our 6th Anniversary by taking the kids to Mimi and Papa's and going out to dinner. We went to Dinner Detective at the Broker and it was amazingly cool! Dinner mystery involving questioning general public as well as actors, ended up being directed at me! The actors kept pointing the finger at me "the innocent teacher/day care provider". Oh ya, and I got hit on by a 21 yr old BOY. Chris had fun with that one, and we laughed it off. I guessed the killer right but did not have all the facts straight. We would do that again, so much fun!

Garden View

I love the late spring when we go out and plant the garden. I look forward to the summer when I can look out the kitchen window and see all the splashes of color. Now, the kids and I harvest the veggies together. We also enjoy raising the Painted Lady butterflies every year and releasing them in the garden. The kids help me water the flowers and trees. This really is my favorite time of year.

Welcome Baby Landon!

Landon Vaughn Wade (our newest baby friend) was born on Wednesday, Aug 12, 2009. He was 8lb9oz, 21in. at 934am. He is precious and the kids wanted to hold him lots. So far Holly says he is a very good baby and Mason's buddy Wyatt loves being a big brother.

More pics from the Peach Festival

First day of School

Mason and Lily both started school! Mason started half day Kindergarten last week. And Lily started a 2 hour/2 day a week preschool program at their neighborhood school. We can walk or drive and we have been very happy there. Mason's teacher is very nice and he loves her. This week has been exciting- he has been on a REAL bus, checked out a book at the school library for ONE day, had a fire drill, and Total Wellness class (mom is still trying to figure out how this is different from Fitness class). Lily has had a big week too- she gets to see her "Bubba" (Mason)on the playround at recess, play in the rice table, go to the green table for art. She also loves singing this song-"Look through the window and who do I see, I see Lily! a good friend for me." I love my kids.

Peach Festival Palisade, CO 2009

We drove to Palisade/Grand Junction for the weekend to see my mom and little brother Bryce and go to the Peach Festival. We had a blast! Mason chose Euro Bungy jump, and together they went on the huge blow-up slide, camel ride, and roundy swing. We all ate a peach of course and looked at the artisans. They loved the live music. We jammed as much as we could into a short time to visit and have a fun break. Loved it.

Happy 3rd Birthday Lily!

We had a party at home for Lily and it was amazing! We grilled kabobs and hotdogs for a ton of friends and family. We ate drank and were merry 'til the sun set. Lily got all kinds of goodies. We had the jumper for the kids, bubbles, bean bag toss, balloons, and goody bags. We got all kinds of compliments on what a lovely party it was.