Another Free Day!

We love that there are so many free things to do in Denver! I don't always bring my camera along with me at free day events because the places are always insanely crazy and a camera is just another thing to worry about...but, I did bring it along today at the Denver Museum. Carolyn was super excited for the museum and has been asking to go there because we have been learning a lot about dinosaurs lately…she loves them!

Here she is listening to people talk about dinosaur bones:
We got to go with the cousins...they always make things so much fun:

After the museum, we went out to a grass area where the cuties just ran up and down a hill that was there.


Carolyn really wished that Daddy could have come. She decided to share what we did by taking pictures of some of Daddy's favorite things while we were there.

Daddy: Carolyn took a picture of the T-Rex for you..."Daddy's Favorite!"
She also took a picture of your favorite animal since you weren't there to see it for yourself:

Big 10 Month Girl

Angela is 10 months today! It's so fun watching Angela grow and figure things out. Here are some fun facts about our sweetheart:

• When I say “No” to her she loves to give me a big smile and shake her head back and forth (she knows how to get away with most anything).
• She loves to babble on and on. She also loves to open her mouth as big as she can and just let any sound she can make come out til her face turns red. She esp. loves it when I join in with her noise-making (makes her get even more loud and animated).
• She is getting more and more mobile every day. Now she can stand up on her own without holding onto anything for about 5-10 seconds.
• She is starting to love animals. When we go to the park, her favorite thing to do is to just stare at all the dogs and crawl as close to them as I will let to her.
• She loves to play peek-a-boo.
• She continues to love puckering up.
• She loves to play Hide-and-Seek with Carolyn and me. Carolyn and I have always loved to play this together and Angela has started to join in. When it’s Angela’s turn to “count and find us,” Carolyn and I will hide and keep talking loud to her until she finds where we are (usually under a blanket or something)…she loves it.
• She loves to share (hope she keeps this one up)! While playing with a toy, she’ll look at you and smile big while holding out the toy for you to take from her.
• She loves to snuggle, snuggle, snuggle! She also loves getting tickles on her back and face. She also won’t turn down a massage too often. She just loves being close.
• She loves to dance. While listening to music she'll wiggle her little body and shake her head...it's quite cute.
• We love our little girl!
  

Good Job, Mommy!

…One of my favorite things Carolyn says to me. Andrew laughs at me, but I feel so accomplished to hear her say that :) For example, today Carolyn and I were working on a puzzle. I was trying to figure out where a piece of the puzzle went on the board. I tried one spot and Carolyn said…

“Good try, mommy. Try right here.” (as she pointed to another spot)

I put the puzzle piece down where she showed me and it was right.

Carolyn: “Good job, mommy!”

Biggest accomplishment of day for me:)

I also love how Carolyn talks to Angela. They are so sweet to each other (most of the time :). Many times when Angela is crying, Carolyn will tell me that she needs a toy. She’ll bring Angela a toy and say, “Here you go, sweety.” I love when Carolyn calls Angela cute little names like “Sweety”....or I love how Carolyn will say, "How cute!" if she sees Angela doing something cute. They are both cutie-pies.

Lucky Us

We are so lucky to have Chantal close to us! We love hanging out with her! Carolyn just loves it when she babysits. In fact, sometimes Carolyn will ask me if I will leave with Daddy so that Chantal can come over and play. Last week, Carolyn got to visit her at work and got her teeth cleaned! Chantal was so cute with her and made the whole dental experience wonderful!

Carolyn got to play with some of Chantal's "toys" at work. Her favorites were the water sprayer and the water-sucker...here she is playing...

Angela's cute little gummies have yet to have teeth so she got to join in after the cleaning.

For my birthday, Chantal made me an AMAZING cake…I felt so loved! Carolyn and I always talk about our favorite animals so Carolyn told Chantal to make me a lion cake! It was SO amazing…Thank you, Chantal!!

Carolyn acting like the lion.

My birthday, by the way, was SOOO wonderful! I got to sleep in and then got breakfast in bed (Andrew’s specialty: Breakfast sandwiches… and my one of favorites ever: chocolate milk!) I received wonderful gifts from many (THANK YOU!) Andrew and the girls gave me a year zoo pass to the zoo so I can take the cuties whenever I want…I am so excited!

Living the Good Life

I love my life. I love the simple and wonderful things that happen every day. For example, yesterday Carolyn spent a long time making a picture for Daddy (she had to make it perfect for him). I left her alone for a little bit with the markers and when I came back to check on her, she had written her name all by herself. She’s been working on her name for quite some time now, but would always get stuck at the “y”…I can’t tell you how proud I was of her for doing it all on her own! After finishing her drawing, Carolyn and I laid on the floor together and she “read” books to me (I love listening to Carolyn make up words to books or remember what I’ve told her)…all awhile Angela had the time of her life crawling all over us giving me really big, cute smiles…I love the good life I live.

Nana's Visit

Last week Nana (Andrew’s mom) came to visit! Unfortunately, I didn’t get any pictures of her with the girls because my girls can be quite camera shy. Here are some pictures from the fun things we did with Nana and Chris/Janeil’s family while she was out here…we had a lot of fun!

Dress ups...

The girls cooking up a storm...

One of Our New Favorites...

Pretty much for the past week the first thing Carolyn will say when I see her in the morning is: “Puppet Show!?!” It keeps everyone happy and entertained so it has been a fun thing to fill our days with…Angela loves watching Carolyn and I “perform”…. Carolyn loves watching and making her own shows…and I can’t help it but laugh at the stories Carolyn comes up with!
We only have one actual puppet so our "puppet shows" are mostly stuffed animals...here is a picture of Carolyn's story of the penguin and doggy going for a walk while holding hands.