Colorado Springs Trip

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

We had so much fun visiting my parents this last week. It started with a great drive up (the boys slept for more than half the drive), then dinner at my sister's in-laws and long time friends of the family: Navajo Taco's and fresh fruit...delicious. I was able to see my sister Holly and her family for a whole day before they had to leave and took advantage of it. My nephew Ashton was hilarious and tried to stay as close to Jacob as possible for a lot of the trip. It was so adorable to see them chatting it up during lunchtime...wish I knew what was said. My mom and I took Ashton and my boys to Mr. Biggs and had a blast till it was time to go. Then after naps it was off to the mall where the boys played on the little play area there. After an early goodbye the next morning it was off to the dentist for me.

Normally I'm completely fine with dentists and even enjoyed going to a not so great dentist while I was growing up, but this experience was not for me. After informing the staff I was pregnant and I didn't want x-rays I was coerced into taking two of some trouble areas with a double layer of lead vests...Then what started as a needful crown replacement and three possible fillings turned into five fillings and the crown when they found out that I would be leaving on Thursday and may not be coming back to their office...oh and more x-rays which when I said I was not comfortable with getting more x-rays I was made to feel like a silly child, after all the staff had all had babies and the technician and dentist both felt it was fine to me get more x-rays and the besides the technician this was a quick x-ray machine which minimized exposure and if I really felt hesitant to get more x-rays after already having some the Dentist could come back in and give me another guilt trip about taking care of my teeth so that there would be no trips to the emergency room once we returned to Criag....blah blah blah...I am never going back to this office again and I definitly did not go back to get the rest of the five fillings or the crown done there.

On a better Note the boys had fun with my mom playing ring-around-the rosie, Mouse Trap, and seeing my Abuelito whom I missed seeing because my appointment ended up being three hours long.

The rest of the trip was fun for me. I took the boys to eat lunch with my Dad at Garden of the Gods (really cool red rock formation park), got my haircut (see earlier post), helped decorate for Jolena's open house, did lot's of stampin' and scrappin', hung out with Jolena and her new husband Bill...who is just so cool, went for icecream with my girl cousins and Rosita (new step grandmother), did more craft stuff, went shopping with my mom (another highlight), and relaxed. And to think I get to visit again the first week of May. YAY!

The boys had fun swimming with my parents and going to parks, the library, and playing games in general but were definitly ready to come home and see Dad after two weeks. I have to admit with all the fun it is nice to be back at home and with my husband, even if he has to work this weekend. Hopefully he can make a trip with us sometime soon.

Changes

With all the change we have had the last few months (moving, Teancum starting Sunbeams, Jacob walking, expecting another baby ect.) I decided it was time for one more major change...My hair. So while I was visiting my parents this last week I headed to Toni and Guy (thanks mom for splitting the cost so I could get a really good haircut).

Not the best picture...but it shows how long my hair was before my haircut

When I got to the solon I still had no idea what I wanted other than getting my length chopped off. Kenny (my stylist) was excited right of the bat and sold me on cuting my hair short and layered. His excitement was definitly contagious and he did a wonderful job with both the cut and the style. The funnest 2 hour haircut I have had for sure. I do wish I had gotten a picture of the way Kenny styled it, as I can't quite replicate it. This is my favorite way to do my hair.



Things I love about my new hair:


1. It takes me half an hour to get ready in the morning...This includes shower, get dressed, dry hair, fix hair, do makeup...the works.



2. I love playing with my hair and feeling how short it is in the back.



3. It never gets tangled...the end of snarls



4. I can flip it out for a flirty do, or curl it under for a more reserved look... Kenny said I could do

it curly too and it would look cute, but I havn't tried it yet.


5. It doesnt' take too much to revive my hairdo after sleeping on it


6. It looks decent if I let it dry by itself


7. It brings out my facial structure



8. I feel cute, a definite plus as my tummy gets bigger.

Life and Love

The Happy Couple
The Boys with Uncle Trent

An eternal Family in the making

This weekend we were able to go to my best friends wedding in Utah. It was so exciting to be go to the sealing in the Salt Lake Temple (for those who are not members of our church, the wedding ceramony was in one of our Temples, because of the sacred nature of these buildings only those members who have "Temple recommends" can go into these buildings. When you are married in a Temple you are also sealed for time and all eternity, meaning you are married not just until death do you part but forever. We were able to go because of the covenants we have made and kept...and because we were invited to witness the wedding and sealing.)

Jolena looked beautiful of course and I relished the opportunity to go to the temple with Ryan. I was thrilled to be reunited with friends that I had kept in touch with only through blogs and also see Jolena's family. IT was a great weekend. Thanks Trent for watching the boys so we could go, they had a great time too.

Christmas Vacation

Christmas was a blast for us. We spent two full weeks in South Dakota with Ryan's family and saw his brothers (we hadn't seen Trent since he went into the MTC in May of 2006 and Morgan since...well almost two years). The boys absolutely adored their aunts, uncles, and grandparents. It was nice for Ryan and I to relax and watch our boys have so much fun playing, we got to go sledding and swimming at the rec center in Bell Fouche...and the highlight for me was taking Ryan's sisters to see Twilight, Trent came along too. I'd been waiting to see the movie for a while and even though I was dissapointed with the character development, I still enjoyed the movie since it was Bella and Edward on screen. All in all we were very spoiled at Christmas time. Pictures up and coming

One and growing

Jacob turned one last week. My baby is growing up. We had a small party for him, Teancum made the cupcakes and helped wrap his present. I must say Jacob did not like the cupcake too much, but he loved the walker we gave him. It gave him the confidence to let go while walking and within a week our little baby went from tentative walker only when holding on to something to full out "I'm concentrating and walking so nobody get in my way." I have since caught him walking about 8-9 slow and thought out steps on his own, and even walking backwards with his new toy. Get him walking to dad or mom though and he's to excited to stay up for more than a couple steps.

The candle Ryan managed to find...definitly too big for the cupcake. Good thing we couldn't find a lighter, Jacob's fingers would have been scorched

That's as much cupcake as he would eat

Showing off his new toy

Why we love Colorado

Here are some pics of why we love Colorado...we'll let them speak for themselves

Our Little Rocker

Teancum love's his uncles and learning. When they let him keep their old toy guitar as a birthday present he was thrilled. Check out his first performance featuring His favorite.....the ABC song

T's big day...also late

Teancum's Birthday was Also Ninja Turtle themed. It was nice for him to have one last shindig with his friends before we had to move. I didn't get a picture of the Leonardo piñata, or individual pizzas the kids made but here are some other pics of the party. Check out the radioactive ooze cupcakes

I wasn't sure about more dinosaurs...But he plays with these ones all the time. they are his Land before time dinos



Cowboy stuff to remember texas by..and from his favorite girl too

Yes he got a Ninja Turtle...Now his favorites are Leonardo and Michaelangelo.