And just like that...

And just like that our "baby" is 2!

What an absolute delight this little girl is.

We had the salamanders move back into the pond...boy is that a whole lotta fun watching them.

Big ol' Amos sitting around panting...since he is literally always hot.

 The kids hanging out like "bats".

Chewy's birthday cake...I didn't get many pictures at the party since I was cooking and running around but it was a great time.

Easter Sunday

We had a fabulous Easter Sunday, even though Joe and I took full advantage of our first ever baby sitter the night before so we were both a bit tired the next day.

Look at how big those kiddos are getting?!!?!?

Disney On Ice

We all packed up and headed to Disney On Ice this weekend, what a fun Sunday that was. :-D

And Joe made these awesome wooden weapons for the kiddos, they are having a ton of fun playing and pretending with them.

The littles has just woken up from nap, so their faces were pretty priceless during this photo shoot.

Touch A Truck Weekend & Tadd's Birthday!

It was Touch A Truck this weekend and to Jackson that is better than Disney World and then it was also Tadd's birthday so we headed up for brunch in Denver and then the aquarium.

And look at these crazy Iris's - I didn't know that they would come up flower first.

It's beautiful out & almost the weekend!!!

It is beautiful out today and just about the weekend.  Our weeks always seem so long, school feels long, I work a lot...Joe works a lot.  But the weekend sure is amazing!

Look I have little sprouts of the bulbs we planted at the end of the season last year - which is making me EVEN more excited because I haven't even seen these one yet since they are brand new this year and like a true novice I didn't write down what all I planted...so it's all a surprise. :-)

And it is Dr. Seuss' celebration day at school for the girls.  Tyler asked if she could dress up. :-)

Bars on the windows....

Joe has been working on the new suite for his business expansion and declared the other night (perhaps after a cocktail or two) that he needed help the next day so Jackson, Austin and Tyler went in to "help" him out.  I took little Miss Chewy to Costco to replace my 15th vacuum, not sure if I am just hard of those things or what but I have to return them all the time.

Also, we just received this confirmation in email.  Austin has put in for a choice acceptance to The School in the Woods.  Which is a FABULOUS outdoor 4th Grade venue here in Black Forest, they are a public school in our school district but they only take 70 kids a year and literally learn everything submersed in nature....they eat lunch outside every day and everything.  She would do so fantastic there - it's a lottery system to decide who gets in so there is definitely no guarantee, but we will wait and see.

https://schoolinthewoods.asd20.org/Pages/default.aspx

We have received your signed Academy District 20 school choice application for Austin DiFabio.  This completes all of the steps required for your application.  We will contact you if there are any questions.  You will be notified via email by April 1st of the choice school assignment for your student.

Valentine's Day!

Any holiday means that the littles and I get to go to school for the parties...which as you can imagine is a REALLY big deal around here.

Happy Valentine's Day Everyone!!!!