Tuesday, March 29, 2016

First Day of 2nd Grade!

On August 20th Chase had his First day of 2nd Grade!!  It is hard to believe...it is true what they say...
The days are long but the years are short
 
Chase LOVES school and was super excited to go back after summer break.  He got the teacher he was hoping for, Mrs. Kelley, and couldn't wait to see all his friends again and get back into a school year routine!
 




Monday, March 21, 2016

Cooking Partners

These littles LOVE to help me cook and bake!  They love wearing their aprons and it makes me melt every time they put them on.  Even Hadley's doll has her apron on!  Apparently Hadley decided to go shirtless under her apron this particular morning, lol!
 


Saturday, March 19, 2016

Steamboat Springs!

Every summer we spend a weekend in the mountains just enjoying our party of 5.  Last summer we decided to go to Steamboat Springs.  We had a blast hanging out at the pool, visiting the hot spring water park and having picnic dinners by the river!
 



 
I look naked, lol!


 
Gorgeous view from our room





 
Nighttime swimming


 
Hot springs water park...Craig & Chase racing in the obstacle course!




 
Brady was too young for the obstacle course so we bought him a noodle and all was right with the world


 
 
Both nights we got pizza from this killer restaurant and had a picnic on the grass by the river (well the first night we ate at the restaurant and then played in the grass and decided the next night a picnic would be brilliant).  It was definitely my favorite part of the whole trip!  There was a huge grass area with cornhole, a band and kids playing baseball that Chase joined in with.  The kids loved taking off their shoes and playing in the river right alongside the grass area as well.









 
The 3 of them playing ring around the rosies - my heart almost exploded!




 
Hiking the last morning before hitting the road home


 
Waterfall from the Coors beer commercials



 
These summer weekends are always exactly what we need as a family and something I look forward to all year!  Can't wait until next summer...

Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Orange Tornadoes

Brady played his first soccer season last summer and it was a DISASTER - crying all the time, he wouldn't play etc...so we were curious how season #2 would go this summer.  Craig decided to coach and this year Brady was a STUD!!!!  What a transformation!!!  He still had a few moments and games where he got mad and threw a fit because he didn't understand a rule (like the ball is out of bounds, lol) but he was a star!  He dribbles with both feet and just flies down the field and averaged at least 4-5 goals a game.  It was so fun to watch how far he had come and to watch him out there as the athlete and not just the spectator to Chase.  He loved playing with his buddies and we were just so impressed at how athletic he is becoming - what a fun season!

Great job Orange Tornadoes!
 






Goal #5, lol!


Telling me he got 6 goals that game!