Halloween 2013!

The kids had a great Halloween this year filled with parties, parades, friends and candies:) I promise I only took my fair share of there Reece's Peanut Butter Cups:) We did some fun pumpkin carving and even tried some new pumpkin styles this year! One the big day the kids each had a school party and a parade. I was lucky enough to get to help out in Ashley's room for her party and see both of the kids for the parade. In the evening we hung our with our great friends the Bartel's. After trick or treating the kids traded candy while they watched Monsters Inc. The adults hung out on the back deck with some wine and a fire pit! Oh and yes some candy:)

Cutie!!

Pumpkin Carving begins!

Drilling the pumpkin:)

Ashley was Sophia The First for the big day

Cameron was Mr. Peyton Manning:) I love that he has been a football player for the last three years in a row:) He loves his football!!

The parade with Ashley's teacher Mrs. Lazzaro!

Ashley's party

Ashley and Mrs. Lazzaro:)

My two cuties!!

The trading with the Bartel's begins:)

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October happenings!

The next post will be Halloween but I wanted to share some random photos from the whole month. Ashley has now lost all four of her front teeth!! Two happened in October and one in November (boy the tooth fairy was busy!!:)

Bottom tooth out!

Top tooth out!

The other top tooth!!

With Cameron being so into space we took him to the planetarium for a fun solar system movie!

We also had to stop by the fossils.

Getting ready for Halloween with some goodies from Uncle Ross!

Ashley wanted to put the skeleton up right away!

A little fall craft time

Cameron and Jeff watching some football!!! We are a little obsessed in our house. Cameron knows the schedule for both college and NFL. Tuesday is the only night we don't have it on:)

School Projects!

Cameron's fourth grade class has been very busy this year so far! A long with his normal studies he has worked on two major projects so far. First he spent six weeks studying the solar system (he became obsessed with it)! Then they moved on to another six weeks of studying famous Coloradans and Colorado history! It is fun to see him work on his first (real) projects at school. He had to research the project (google is amazing):), then write his speech and work on a visual to go with it! Jeff and I helped but he really knew what he wanted to do! He even had to present his projects in front of his class. I was excited to go and see his Colorado History presentation and I was very proud of him! I get very nervous talking in front of a crowd and he did great!!!:)

Here are some pics from the projects

Cameron's visual for his International Space Station presentation!

A reward Slurpee for getting an A!!

Working on his speech for his famous Coloradan presentation! He picked John Evans, the second governor of Colorado

He also had to dress up like Mr. Evans with things he had at home. Not the ribbon tie, mommies cardigan (as a suit coat) We even made a beard, see below:)

Waiting his turn:)

The big moment!!!

Cameron with his visual poster and stick beard:)

September 2013

You know I love September!!! Fall, Football oh and did I mention my Birthday!!!:) This year my birthday was made a little more special by a visit from my bestie, Liz!! So fun to have her up to visit us in Colorado.


On my birthday weekend Jeff took us up to Ft. Collins, a city about and an hour and a half from Denver. It is a college town and very cute! We checked out the town and had a great dinner. It was a great day to spend my family:)

Nothing better than a huge ice cream sundae on your birthday!!:)

Out to dinner!

We took Liz up to Breckenridge for the day when she was here! It was a beautiful day up in the Rockies and we had a great time!

The kids with Auntie Liz!

Ashley even matches the flowers! 

Auntie and Ashley:)

We didn't see any real moose this time but this guy was super cute!

When we got home Jeff, Liz and I headed up to the city for dinner! We found a great restaurant and had a great evening out!! 

Cheers!!!

When my parents were here over the summer they went up to see Buffalo Bill Cody's grave site and museum. We decided to check it out for ourselves. They were even giving live performances, very fun!

Ashley as Annie Oakley:)

Cameron checking out all the cities that Buffalo Bill visited, even Killmarnock Scotland!!:)

Cameron as a cowboy!

Buffalo Bill's Grave site