Keeping up with Cameron and Ashley

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!!

California Christmas!

The Cintel's headed out west for our Christmas vacation! On the day we were leaving Denver we woke up to 16 inches of new snow on the ground. Let's just say I had some choice words for the weather that day, luckily we were able to make it out! We headed through the Rockies, down through Las Vegas and back up the central valley to our first stop San Mateo!

On Christmas Eve we headed out early to Talbot's Toy store. Jeff and his sister Jen have been visiting Talbot's since they were little. It is so fun to now see Cameron, Ashley and Myles following in that tradition. Cameron and Myles are a little obsessed with trains so the first stop was out back to catch the local Caltrain.

The Talbot's Bear!

We headed over to for Christmas Eve at the Norton's house! After getting some hot drinks we headed over to a street in San Carlos were everyone decorates there homes! It is so great to see all of the lights and the kids (and adults) love it!!

Then we headed back for some cookie decorating for Santa!!

It was off to bed since Santa was on his way!!

Christmas Day 2012

"Mommy, has Santa been yet?"

Cameron, Ashley and Myles before the present opening begins!!

Into the presents!

Chris and Myles

Cameron and Myles:)

We had a great time in San Mateo! So great to see everyone and share such a special time together!

Off to SoCal:)

We headed down to Palm Springs to spend the rest of our Christmas break with my parents and brother.

Papa, Ashley and Cameron working on Legos

Ashley hanging out at my mom's Christmas table, she always does a beautiful theme!

The kids with Uncle Ross!

Cameron and Papa at the Palm Springs train station, one of Cameron's favorite places.

One of my mom's friends Sally put together a Nana and granddaugther tea! So everyone had to get dressed up and they had sandwiches and tea, how fun!! Nana even wore her hat.

One of the days that we were in Palm Springs we headed over to our old stomping grounds in San Diego to see our great friends the Weber's. We spent the afternoon at Moonlight Beach where we got to play in the sand and surf and then it was off to dinner with the crew!