Grandma and Grandpa!

We were so excited to have George and Marilyn visit at the end of March!!! We had a great weekend full of some fun activities. I loved that on Sunday it was 84 degrees and when I drove them to the airport on Tuesday we had 5 inches of snow on the ground:) Here are some pictures from the visit!

Ashley and her favorite baking partner!

The bronco rides started early and continued through the weekend!

Cameron working on the Lego set that Grandpa and Grandma brought him:)

On Saturday Jeff had found out the the women's final four basketball practices were open to the public. Stanford was in the final four and we had a great time watching all the teams practice as well as the bands! Ashley really wanted to see the cheerleaders so when I got a change to call them over they were all so nice and took this photo with her. Needless to say she had a grin on her face for the rest of the day:)

Ashley even got to meet the Tree! This mascot just makes me laugh, crazy:)

We also headed over to the aquarium for some fun checking out all the fish! Cameron even got to touch a small ray, very cool!

So after we had returned home we decided to get the true team colors back on (green and yellow) and have our own cheer party. Ashley in her Duck cheer leading outfit with Jeff and Grandma as her support:)

While Grandma and Grandpa were here they brought along supplies for a full out pre-Easter egg hunt! The kids had a blast and loved searching for all the treasures.

The crew before the hunt!

When George and Marilyn were here they decided to give Cameron his birthday present early, a new bike! He is now a pro and rides it all the time:)

Ashley, Grandma and Grandpa in a serious game of checkers!

Papa, Nana and Uncle Ross!

My mom's birthday is on the 15th and my brother's birthday is on the 25th, so this year my mom wanted to celebrate both birthday's here in Denver! So everyone flew out for a fun weekend of celebrating!!

We decided to take everyone up to Golden, Colorado for the Coors beer tour! We had a great time laughing and enjoying some refreshments!! I think the best part was the awesome beer photo my brother paid for:) I told my parents this needs to be their Christmas card this year. I am even wearing a cowboy hat made out of Keystone beer boxes; priceless!

Ashley asked if she could have a snack; I let her know her choices were pretzels:)

After having a picnic down by the river in downtown Golden we decided to take my brother up to Red Rocks. I love to watch all the highly-fit people running up and down the amphitheatre stairs while I just look on:)

Casual Picture

Acting Picture:)

My little actress taking a pretend rest!

Ashley always loves to dress like Nana, so when Nana got dressed one morning Ashley went upstairs and came down dressed like my mom (complete with bracelets, rings, necklaces and a purse). So cute!!

March 2012!

We had a very busy March this year!! I am going to split up the posts since there are lot of fun events and memories.

Cameron and Ashley had fun celebrating St. Patrick's day with some fun school activities. Ashley even had a naughty leprechaun visit her preschool classroom, he was pretty messy:) The leprechaun even came to visit our house and left coins around the house for the kids to find, how fun!!

Love this look:) All green and rainbows for the day!

We decided to take a trip down to the Air Force Academy near Colorado Springs for the day. We had driven by it before but never stopped to take our own tour. It was amazing to see all the cadets dressed in their full uniforms, even on a Sunday! The chapel was unlike anything I have ever seen! The structure is almost all colored glass and from the inside it reflects colors of purple, blue, green etc into the chapel. It is truly breathtaking!

Cameron at attention!

 

 

Fun in February!

February started off with a historic snow storm, we finally ended up with 26 inches on the ground in Highlands Ranch (the biggest Feb. snow storm ever in Denver)! It was beautiful to watch but after three days straight of snow and being housebound I was ready for it to end:)  Cameron kept calling it the ice bowl, referring to the famous Green Bay/Cowboy's football game.

Ashley collecting snow for her cooking!

Cameron's Ice Bowl!

Snow angels are the best!

I only had a picture of Jeff snow shoveling but I had my fair share as well!!

Jack loved the snow.

We also had Cameron's Pinewood Dirby in February. It was great to see Jeff and Cameron working on the car together. As most of you know Cameron is a huge Green Bay Packers fan (do not ask me were that came from but he is:) So needless to say when it came time to paint the car it ended up as a Green Bay car!

Working on the Green Bay car!

Ready to race!

Cameron waiting for his car to roll!

Ashley helping cheer on her brother!

The whole crew!

Cameron's car didn't win but he received an award for best artwork!! He was so happy! Do you think next year the car will have the Green Bay logo on it as well?

Valentine's Day 2012

Cameron and Ashley dressed in red for the big day at school.

Ashley and I doing a little love art for the special day!

Ashley's finished heart:)

Happy 5th Birthday Ashley!

It really seems like it is going faster and faster each year:( I can hardly believe my baby turned 5 this year! Here are some fun photos from the day!

Ashley and I went for a special lunch date for her big day! We also had her new friend McKenna with us (thank you Uncle Ross).

 

While Cameron was at school Ashley and I made her pink cupcakes for her family birthday party that evening:)

 

We had asked Ashley what she had wanted to do for her special day and wanted to go... Bowling!! She had never been before but she had a blast.

 

Check out my cool bowling shoes!!

After bowling we headed home to eat those pink cupcakes!

I love you so much Ashley!!