clear creek

Snowboarder and I took the kids to Clear Creek for an easy hike/walk this morning. Afterwards, both kids played for a little bit at Lions Park. Then we headed to Windy Saddle for brunch. Windy Saddle is the perfect place to go with kids. Aside from having a kids menu, they also had a play area for kids in the back of the cafe which little nael loved. There was a play kitchen, books, puzzles, trains and Bob the Builder toys which happens to be one of little nael's favorite.

busy weekend

Little nael had a busy weekend! On Saturday, she attended Mack's 3rd birthday party at the Aquarium. The party started out with lunch at the Aquarium restaurant which has a 150000 gallon tank filled with stingrays, sawfish, and other cool little creatures. Afterwards, after a group potty pit stop, little nael and her friends headed to the aquarium to see the sea turtles, the big fish, small fish, stingrays, eels and the sharks! The kids also got a chance to mine for gemstones at the Gold Mine exhibit. Finally, the party ended with playtime at Sharkey Fun Zone where the kids climbed and slid down the sea creatures. Afterward, nael and I headed to the "Bacon & Eggs" mall for a late lunch since she didn't eat much at the party. We ate at Johnny Rockets and as I sat there eating my sandwich I realized that it has been a long while since nael and I had a meal at a restaurant together, just the two of us. I found myself enjoying my one-on-one time with my little girl. Since baby j was born, we've become a party of four but mostly a party of three since snowboarder travels a lot. And, today it was just the two of us. I wasn't distracted with baby j or snowboarder. I was loving it and relishing this alone time with my girl!

On Sunday, she and baby j attended Zach's 1st birthday party. She saw her friends again and had a wonderful time playing with all of Taylor and Zach's toys in their house.

pajama day

It was pajama day in school today. Mrs. Mesa, the teacher, also wore pajamas and had the kids make pancakes and hot chocolate. She also read them bedtime stories. Little nael was excited to go to school today in her jammies and had fun making pancakes.

16 months

Can't believe baby j is now 16 months. He's got 4 upper front teeth, 3 bottom front teeth and 3 first molars.
His vocabulary: ball, dada, eat, backpack (snowboarder taught him how to say this!)
Signs: milk, more, bath, eat, water, book, cat, flower, ball, bread

sick again!

Little nael is sick again! She's been sick since Wednesday with a stomach flu! Sadly, she missed out on a ton of things this past week...Easter party at school, Olivia's bday party which she was looking forward to going, our neighborhood Easter egg hunt and Easter brunch. Since little nael started preschool, she's been sick more than anything :(

3rd annual easter egg hunt party

We had our 3rd annual Easter egg hunt and potluck brunch at home this past Sunday. Little nael had about 13 of her friends over for an egg hunt. Unfortunately, there was still snow in the backyard from the day before so we had to have the egg hunt indoors. It was a bit chaotic but I think all the kids had a great time.

Thankfully, snowboarder's mom was in town this weekend and she helped out a lot with the baking/preparations and clean up. I couln't have done it without her!