peterson peas in a pod est.1999

SNOW...

2010-11-10T09:10:00.000-07:00

We got our first snow of the season. It's been such a beautiful fall! I can't believe it's taken this long to get snow but I'm thankful! It's so beautiful!

first flight ever...

2010-11-06T09:00:00.000-06:00

My grandma survived her first flight ever at age 77. She has always had a fear of flying and finally conquered her fear a few weeks ago! She came to visit us from Texas for about 5 days! We were so proud of her! She admitted the flight wasn't so bad and she loved it only took few hours instead of a whole day's drive. We hope she continues to fly! GO GRANDMA!!!!

halloween...

2010-11-05T14:30:00.000-06:00

The kids went trick or treating around our neighborhood on Halloween. They started asking at 4pm if they could go out and I finanlly gave in about 5:45. We stayed out until 7ish. Jeff stayed home to give out candy to all the trick or treaters. The kids got way too much candy but had a great time! They wanted to draw on their pumpkins this year so that's what we did!!

family halloween party...

2010-11-04T15:21:00.000-06:00

Aunt Nancy and Aunt Stephanie had a great Halloween party at their house for our family! We celebrated Jeff's birthday, dressed up for Halloween, ate pumpkin soup (among other yummy foods), bobbed for apples, carameled apples, dressed each other as mummies and had a great time of hanging out together!! I have posted a ton of pics because there were just too many good ones! Thanks for such a great time everyone!

pumpkin patch...

2010-10-29T12:37:00.000-06:00

Nana, Pa, Malachi, Makaelyn and I went to the pumpkin patch in Hudson, CO. This pumpkin patch has the world's largest corn maze. We of course did not attempt to get through the whole corn maze in less than an hour (would have taken all day). The kids had a great time! The best part was picking out pumpkins!

jeff's bday...

2010-10-28T16:37:00.000-06:00

We celebrated Jeff's birthday at home with family. We had a great time hanging out eating cheesecake and playing games! My parents were in town as well as Jeff's parents so it made for a complete birthday!!

limo ride...

2010-10-27T08:43:00.000-06:00

Malachi sold enough items in the school fundraiser to get a limo ride to lunch! He was so excited and didn't sleep much the night before. This was his very first limo ride and to top that it was a H2 Hummer!!

Malachi ate at Chick-Fil-A for lunch!

race for the cure...

2010-10-19T15:53:00.000-06:00

My good friend, Missi, and I ran/walked race for the cure a couple weeks ago. YAY BOOBIES! We had a great time and did well I thought. After the race we walked around the venues to get some FREE stuff (yogurt, bags, chips, apples, granola bars, etc.)!! We then met up with Jeff and went to The Egg and I for breakfast with family. We had a great morning!

imagination...

2010-09-28T17:32:00.000-06:00

Makaelyn is into pretending all the time. She amazes me all the ideas she comes up with. Today she was playing and I came upstairs and this is what I found. She said she was a queen and this was her "queen basket". "This is where the queen sits, mom." Too cute! Couldn't resist taking a picture!

sounds of joy...

2010-09-21T16:09:00.000-06:00

So my kids started choir for the fall. This is their first year in choir and they are loving it! They have practice for three months and a musical performance in December. It's fun for them because they are in two different age appropriate classes but get to be in the same musical at the end! LOVE THIS! I'm excited for them and this new adventure!

business trip...

2010-09-15T13:49:00.003-06:00

Jeff has been on a business trip for three days. I'm thankful he gets to travel once in awhile but I'm even more thankful he's coming home today!! It's hard to juggle everything when he's gone. I don't know how single parents do it but I sure do give them props. On with the juggling...

two front teeth...

2010-09-02T16:46:00.002-06:00

Malachi now needs his two front teeth. He lost his other top front tooth on Tuesday. I love the way kids look with missing teeth. So cute. He has a little lisp but not bad and his other teeth are already starting to poke through. I worried for so long since he hadn't lost any teeth prior to age 7 but now they seem to be coming out just fine as an 8 year old. He was late getting teeth as a baby and late losing teeth. I guess this could be a great thing!

another tooth gone...

2010-08-27T17:16:00.003-06:00

Malachi lost his 3rd tooth on Wednesday. He's been wiggling this middle top left tooth for awhile and it finally came out. He was excited the tooth fairy came with a dollar coin. His other middle top right tooth is loose so we'll see how long it takes to get it out.

first day of preschool...

2010-08-25T14:16:00.003-06:00

Makaelyn started preschool today. She was super excited and wanted a braid in her hair for her first day! Can't wait to hear how she liked her teacher and how her first day went!

Malachi is in 3rd grade! He's enjoying his year so far. His teacher, Ms. Riojas, is very nice and he seems to be excited to be in school! He has quite a bit more homework this year but it's good to keep him busy! We're excited for him and his 3rd grade year!

3rd grade...

2010-08-24T09:56:00.002-06:00

Malachi is now officially a 3rd grader. He started on August 16, 2010. He is excited to be back in school. He kept asking when he got to go back to school so he wouldn't be so bored. We'll see how long that last until he doesn't want to go to school.

dance recital...

2010-08-16T11:57:00.003-06:00

Makaelyn had her first dance recital this weekend. She performed Friday and Saturday nights. She really enjoyed dance but we are going to move on the other things (maybe soccer or gymnastics). Here are the before and after pictures. She loved getting her hair done and being able to wear makeup.

summer updates...

2010-08-05T12:37:00.010-06:00

So it's been awhile since I've posted but the summer goes by so fast. We have had alot of fun this summer. Here are a few highlights:

We went camping with the family (it rained the whole weekend) at Cherry Creek State Park in June and also had a baby shower for our cousin Kristi! We had a great time being cooped up inside together!

Kristi and Wendy

Abrielle and Zoe
crazy Uncle Roger
Danny and Dave

Uncle Gary

Danny and Drew

Makaelyn and Abrielle

Rachel and Julie

Jen, Becky and me

Rachel and Malachi

Makaelyn, Mema and Danny reading a story

Then we headed to Texas for a week (the kids actually stayed two weeks)! We had such a great time and didn't want to leave! Here are just a few picks from our trip!

Rhian Grace

the kids as soon as we arrived at Nana and Pa's

way to welcome each other huh?

Nana and Miss Rhian Grace (Hollywood)

the cousins

Uncle Jeff and Rhian Grace (she's not sure about this picture)

Jeff jet skiing

the kids tubing

RG again!!

I actually water skiied and got up the first time!!!

floating the Guadalupe River

dinner in Greune, TX that evening

the four of us before dinner

cute kids!

Rhian Grace swimming at Schlitterbaun!

all the kids at Schlitterbaun

cousin Leslie and me (so happy she came to see me)!!

my other cousin Stef and her daughter Bella!

Malachi, Cade and Collin (his friends in Texas) on the water slide

beautiful Bella

Stef and me (so very glad she made the trip to come and see me)!!

Grandma with the kids

Malachi's 8th birthday...

2010-06-25T20:49:00.003-06:00

We celebrated Malachi's birthday last Saturday and Sunday. Saturday Nana and Pa treated us to lunch at Red Robin and an IMAX 3D movie (Toy Story 3). Sunday Mema and Papa had us over to their place (Cherry Creek Reservoir) and we celebrated Father's Day too! The kids went swimming down at the reservoir! Malachi opened presents and we all had cake! Can't beleive we have an eight year old...time flies!! We are very proud of Malachi and the young man he is becoming! Happy 8th Birthday!!

OUCH...

2010-06-10T18:32:00.003-06:00

Malachi got hit in the nose/lip with a baseball tonight at practice. Another ball came in from another field and when everyone called "heads up" he looked up to see where the ball was and it smacked him right in the face. He was focused on pitching so he wasn't paying attention to everything around him. My sweet boy has a fat lip and swollen nose. I guess we'll have to wait and see if he bruises or not.

BolderBOULDER...

2010-06-04T10:44:00.004-06:00

I ran the BolderBOULDER on Monday. This was the first race I have ever run and for that matter the first time I have ever RUN. I am NOT a runner but think I could be. My goal was to finish knowing I would have to walk/run but I exceeded my goal by running the whole 10K (6.2 miles)!! I jogged slow to keep a steady pace and finished with a time of 1hr. 28min. Next year I want to beat my time. I was super excited! I ran with Nancy (great friend from church who is not pictured at all because she's way faster), Debbie (great friend from church) and Jana (great friend I met in my neighborhood).

rockies game: 5.28.2010...

2010-06-03T10:11:00.004-06:00

We went to the Rockies game last Friday night and had a great time! Here are a few pics of our evening at Coors Field. Even though we lost by one we still had FUN just being at the game! Baseball games are one of my favorite things!

makaelyn's dance program at Thorntonfest...

2010-05-24T09:56:00.005-06:00

Makaelyn had her dance program at Thorntonfest on Saturday! This was her first time performing on a stage in front of tons of people! She did great!

Her outfit was very casual (which I liked)

wanted to see the other programs (they had the best seat in the house!!)
beautiful girl (yes, she is wearing makeup)

"the cousins"

ENJOY! She's on the right!

makaelyn's spring preschool program...

2010-05-23T14:26:00.006-06:00

"The girls" attended Makaelyn's preschool program without "the boys" because Malachi ended up having a baseball makeup game at the same time. We were very suprised to see that Makaelyn spoke in front of everyone before the Pledge of Allegiance!!! She did a great job! We are very proud of her and her first year of preschool!!

Mema, Rachel and Makaelyn

Makaelyn, Aunt Hef (mom) and Rachel

Makaelyn and Momma

Ms. Ginny, Makaelyn and Ms. Renee

one excited silly girl

"the program"

malachi started baseball for 2010...

2010-05-14T20:54:00.005-06:00

Malachi started baseball for his third year in the Brighton Youth Baseball Association (BYBA). He is with the same team again this year, coach: Dustin, team: Rockies!! They have played their first two games and have won both games so far!! GO ROCKIES!! I will have more pictures as he plays more games! Love you Malachi! You have such great sportsmanship and are very great at this sport!

crazy weather...

2010-05-12T13:02:00.003-06:00

So this is what we woke up to this morning and it's MAY. No doubt it will melt fast but I can't believe there's snow in May. This winter/spring weather has been very different than years past.

malachi's 2nd tooth...

2010-05-05T08:53:00.002-06:00

Malachi lost his second tooth on Friday! He was so excited and so were we. We went to the dentist on Monday and were going to have that tooth extracted if he hadn't lost it! Glad we didn't have to do that. The tooth fairy came with another $1!! Yay Malachi!

women's retreat...

2010-05-03T14:11:00.004-06:00

I had a great time on the women's retreat I attended this weekend. Thank you, Jeff, for watching the kids so I could go. Debbie, Kim and I rode together to Westcliffe, CO. We stopped to have lunch at the Olive Garden before heading southwest to our destination!

Debbie, Jessica and I went into the little town of Westcliffe on Saturday afternoon to look at all the shops and walk around.

I am in awe of God's creation. The mountains are so beautiful!

Debbie and Me

Jessica and Me

This is my favorite of Debbie! She makes me laugh ALOT!

This was the steeple of the local church in Westcliffe!

More beautiful landscape!

Driving and taking a picture...probably not the greatest idea!

We had visitors as we drove back to the camp site from town!

At first I didn't want to attend this retreat but now I know God had me there for a reason. I really needed to here the message and be with women! We learned this weekend about letting go of the flesh and walking in the Spirit! I needed the encouragement of the message and the women! What a great and much needed weekend!

malachi lost his first tooth...

2010-04-26T15:20:00.003-06:00

Malachi lost his first tooth last night. I know, I know really late huh for his first tooth. He got his teeth late as a baby and I guess late as a 7 1/2 years old, too. He was so excited! He put his tooth in a tooth pillow we had gotten him in Canton, TX. The tooth fairy left him a dollar.

nice weather...

2010-04-16T15:01:00.002-06:00

Wednesday was such a beautiful day! The kids played outside and rode their bikes and scooter. We had a great time and I got a few pics out of them! Love you kiddos!

rockies date night...

2010-04-15T14:14:00.004-06:00

Jeff and I went on a spur of the moment date last night to a Rockies game against the Mets. The game went into extra innings where Ianetta hit a home run to win it for the Rockies! The final score was Rockies 6, Mets 5. It was a fun night hanging out at Coors Field together!

Rhian Grace...

2010-04-08T08:19:00.002-06:00

Rhian Grace (my neice) is TWO years old today! What a happy day!

salon updating...

2010-04-07T21:15:00.004-06:00

before paint

after paint
So I got a wild hair (no pun intended) to spruce up the salon. It needed some TLC so I repainted and cleaned the entire space!! I decided to brighten it up so it wouldn't look like the rest of my house! It now has its own identity! A big thank you goes to my mom for all her hard work in helping me paint! The picture is of the flower wall and I absolutely love it! My dear friend, Robin, drew on the wall for me and I went over it with paint! Thanks Robin! I'm so thankful for a "new" space to work in!

springtime in the rockies...

2010-03-23T19:41:00.002-06:00

It was 70 degrees yesterday and today it started raining at 3pm and turned into slushy snow by 5pm. We now have 4 inches of snow so far. Go figure...that's Colorado for you!

NYC

2010-03-22T10:58:00.009-06:00

My mom took me to NYC for my 30th birthday this year!! Jennifer, my sister-in-law and her mom, Barbara, also came with us! We had a great girls weekend away! We got alot in with just three days there! Big thank you's to Jennifer and Barbara for being our tour guides! Mom and I would have gotten lost otherwise!

first morning at hotel eating breakfast

TODAY show with Meredith Vieira
Rockefeller Center

subway

Martha Stewart Show

Madison Square Garden

Macy's

Roxy's Deli for lunch

Toys R Us in Times Square

M&M World

Amadeus Pizza for dinner

Mary Poppins Broadway show

Red Bus tour

Central Park

The Plaza Hotel

FAO Schwarz (I got to play the BIG piano)

Louis Vuitton

Tiffany & Co.

Trump TourCarnegie Deli for lunch

Grand Central Station

Memphis Broadway show (my favorite)

Chinatown

Little Italy for lunch

Staten Island Ferry

Statue of Liberty

Elmo in Times Square

Million Dollar Quartet Broadway show

Hard Rock Cafe for dinnner

making better choices...

2010-03-11T08:58:00.003-07:00

After Christmas, Jeff and I weighed ourselves are were disgusted with our weight. It is the most we've ever weighed. So we started the journey of making better food choices. We are cutting out all the white stuff (sugar, flour, etc.) and eating the "good" carbs plus wathcing our portions. Jeff has also been skiing more and I have set out to run the Bolder Boulder in May (6.2 miles). I have started training and have 12 weeks to go. To date Jeff has lost 38 lbs and I have lost 17 lbs. Here is a picture of us then and as we lose more I will post more pictures of our progress.

malachi's baptism

2010-03-07T17:45:00.005-07:00

Jeff had the honor of baptizing Malachi today! It was a very emotional and exhilirating day! I'm so happy to call my son my brother in Christ!!

wood floors

2010-02-23T09:02:00.006-07:00

We just had wood floors put in. We got rid of 10 year nasty carpet!! We love the way it looks. We are still in the process of moving back in. I'm calling it "early spring cleaning" as I am purging as I go. We are so happy to have wood and no carpet!!

ready for installation

carpet is gone
Ryan, Travis and Austin aka the floor guys

close up

by the kitchen

living room

by the front door

malachi's busy life

2010-02-20T14:30:00.013-07:00

Malachi has been busy with school and sports. He is in basketball right now and doing very well! He just had a folk dance at school where he learned quite a few dances that he performed for us! He is a busy kid!! The BEST news of all, though, is Malachi asked Jesus into heart this week! We are elated at his decision to follow the Lord! He wants to be baptized soon!

Malachi playing basketball- #9

Team name: TIGERS

makaelyn's 4th birthday

2010-02-05T13:21:00.004-07:00

Makaelyn turned 4 years old on January 30th! Her birthday party was at Chuck E Cheese and she had a big day! I think she was a bit overwhelmed on top on being tired but she had fun! Her friend from preschool came along with Papa, Mema, Pa, Nana, Auntie J, Ray-Ray, Aunt Nancy and Stephanie. Thanks everyone for a great day and for all the presents! She's loving everything!

Makaelyn's first ride at Chuck E Cheese

Makaelyn and Victoria (preschool buddies)

excited birthday girl

Princess and the Frog birthday cake

Chuck E Cheese and Makaelyn

Makaelyn's new purse

words from the mouth of our babe (angel)...

2010-01-25T08:48:00.002-07:00

Makaelyn is quite the talker and she has said a few things lately that we have laughed so much about.

She was in the shower and she asked me if I would put the air conditioning in her hair after the shampoo.
We were watching the Nuggets play basketball on TV and she asked if the chicken nuggets were playing.
After she takes a drink (usually water) she says "Nothing like refresh".

These are just the ones I can think of now. She makes us laugh all the time and we love her so much!

nandy

2010-01-19T17:02:00.003-07:00

Thinking of my Nandy and missing her. I know she's with Jesus rejoicing and pain free. I sure do miss her lots.

first basketball game

2010-01-16T17:19:00.002-07:00

Malachi had his first basketball game this season. Their team name is "TIGERS" and their shirts are orange. They don't keep score at this age level but Malachi seems to think they won. His friend from school is on his team and his friend's dad is the coach. Ian, his best buddy, is also on his team. This should be a great basketball season!! I was bummed I had to miss his first game but I hope to make it to all the rest. GO TIGERS!!

we're still living...

2010-01-15T15:55:00.002-07:00

Time flies with kids, a husband and a business. I have alot to catch up on.
1. Malachi played football for the Wizards again and made it to the playoffs.
2. Nandy went to be with Jesus October 30, 2009, so we made a trip to Texas in October. Oh, how we miss her dearly.
3.The kids dressed up for Halloween and went trick or treating in Nana and Pa's neighborhood. Malachi was Hulk and Makaelyn was a bumble bee for Halloween.
4. Thanksgiving was in Denver this year along with Nana, Pa, Auntie J and Rachel. We had yummy food and a relaxing day at our house.
5. The first part of December we went to a Christmas program called "Christmas at the Ranch" in Highlands Ranch with Jeff's extended family. We always enjoy getting in the Christmas spirit with this program.
6. We flew to Texas for Christmas where Mema, Papa, Auntie J, and Rachel met us. We stayed at Nana and Pa's house along with Uncle J, Aunt Nett and Rhian Grace. Christmas was a great time with family.
7. Pa turned 54 on January 4th and Nana turned 53 on January 14th. Happy Birthday!!
8. In between that time Grandaddy passed away on January 8, 2010. I traveled to Texas for his memorial which was today.
9. Last Sunday I had some severe pain in my right side and after an ER visit and x-rays, we figured out I had a kidney stone that was trying to pass. On Monday I had surgery to shock the stone and place a stint from my kidney to my bladder to help the broken pieces pass easier.

It has been a very eventful 2009 as well as the start of 2010. We shall see what the rest of 2010 has to bring.

makaelyn's first day of preschool

2009-08-21T08:29:00.003-06:00

She did it!!!!!!!!!!!!!! She's off to her first fay of preschool! We are very excited for her! Mommy's not having any trouble either!! Love you beautiful girl!

summer toads

2009-08-18T07:30:00.006-06:00

Because of all the rain this summer, we have had lots of toads this summer! Malachi is fascinated with catching them. We finally got a picture of one. This toad is the biggest we've seen so far.

malachi's first day of 2nd grade

2009-08-17T19:31:00.003-06:00

Malachi's 2nd grade teacher is Ms. Cole! He says she's really nice and lots of fun! He started his homework for the week already. With school and football there won't be much time for anything else until the season's over. FUN TIMES!

to the Bay one last time...

2009-08-11T12:37:00.000-06:00

The kids, Rachel (neice), Ian (Malachi's best friend) and I went to The Bay yesterday for their last fun day before school starts on Thursday! My kids are turning into fish. As Makaelyn says, "I'm a sumerine!". Kids are too cute! I'll be posting more pics this week once they start school!

texas heat

2009-07-19T18:03:00.000-06:00

So I arrived in Texas on Thursday to get the kids from Nana and Pa's. We return home tomorrow night. Because I have lived in Colorado for so long, this Texas heat really feels more hot than normal. The heat has been a great excuse to swim and stay inside in the A/C. The kids really miss daddy and can't wait to get home and back to "norm". It's been a great visit and nice break from work!!

kids in Texas

2009-07-10T16:07:00.000-06:00

Since the last post we moved G & G to Texas, Malachi turned "7", Malachi's baseball team won 1st place for the season, Aunt Nett, Rhian Grace, Uncle J, Nandy and Nana came to see us, then the following week for the 4th of July Pa, Nana, Aunt Nett and Rhian Grace came and helped clean out our basement (thank you, thank you, thank you). It's been a busy June and July!! Now the kids are in Texas for two weeks with Nana and Pa (they also get to see Uncle J, Aunt Nett, Rhian Grace, Nandy, G and G plus many others)! It's too quiet around here. I get so used to the noise that now it feels weird when it's quiet. Hoping the kids are enjoying themselves and missing them all at the same time!

memorial day weekend in albuquerque

2009-05-21T23:44:00.000-06:00

We're spending our weekend in NM. We're packing up my grandparents and moving them to Texas to be closer to my parents. My granddaddy isn't able to care for himself or my grandma anymore. No other family lives in NM and this is the best option for them. I'll be blogging more as we know more...

"buttered up" on Mother's Day

2009-05-11T17:06:00.000-06:00

Jeff decided to butter me up for Mother's Day. No pun intented. I asked him to butter my bread for me and while he completed the task he also buttered my fingers and hands. I don't get mad, I get even!!! I returned the gesture by wiping my hands all over his arms and face!! It was great to laugh together! I guess I can't say he's never buttered me up!! On the other hand, I had a great Mother's Day! Malachi decorated a cup and planted Mother's Day flower seeds in it along with a handmade book about the things we do together!! Makaelyn cleaned her room and made a card at Sunday School for me!! They also got me a card from the two of them that touched my heart!! Love you kiddos!

being silly

2009-05-08T11:03:00.000-06:00

Mission Impossible 3
M:i:III

Levitation

baseball has started

2009-05-04T12:54:00.000-06:00

Malachi and his best friend, Ian, started baseball last week. Their first game was last Friday evening and their second game was Saturday afternoon. Mema and Papa made it back just in time for the game. Now their with their peeps so they can get undepressed!! It's still pretty chilly here. Not my kind of baseball weather but the boys didn't care. Their team name is the Rockies! The Rockies are 2 and 0 so far! We're so proud of Malachi and Ian and wish them an outstanding baseball season!!!

makaelyn's 3rd birthday

2009-02-02T16:40:00.000-07:00

Makaelyn had her 3rd birthday this past weekend. She started a fever on her actual birthday so we cancelled her party for the following day not knowing how she'd feel. Her fever did break the next day and our neighbors invited us over for pizza so we ended up having a party at their house. It worked out great with all the kids that were there! Makaelyn had a great time! I didn't want to have to eat a whole cake with just our family anyways so this worked out great!!

basketball update

2009-02-02T16:32:00.000-07:00

Malachi and Ian are doing well in basketball. It comes naturally for them! They have won all three games they have played so far!! Here's a couple more pics!

basketball: yellow vs. red

2009-01-21T14:59:00.000-07:00

I think I am finally caught up with the blogging. Malachi started basketball last week and had his first game last Saturday. He and his buddy, Ian, are playing on the same team and seem to both be enjoying themselves. They are the yellow team, Malachi #4 and Ian #6! They won their first game!! Makaelyn and Ian's sister, Kaleigh, were outstanding cheerleaders!

Yellow: 16
Red: 4

dad trying to dance

2009-01-21T13:20:00.000-07:00

I'll just let the video do the talking!

christmas afternoon

2009-01-21T13:06:00.000-07:00

We had Jeff's side over the afternoon of Christmas. It was very fun to be all together. (Papa, Mema, Jen, Rachel, Jeff, me, Malachi and Makaelyn) We ate chile rellenos for Christmas lunch and opened presents that afternoon. We played games later that night and hung out together! That's my kind of Christmas!! Love our fam!

christmas morning

2009-01-19T10:18:00.000-07:00

The week of Christmas everyone came to our house. Christmas morning we had Chritmas with my side of the family. Pa, Nana, Grandaddy, Grandma, Jeff, Malachi, Makaelyn, and me (my brother, Jennifer and Rhian Grace couldn't be here in person but we still had Christmas with them). It's always fun opening presents in your jammies on Christmas morning!!

santa

2009-01-19T09:40:00.000-07:00

Santa came and kids were up EARLY. Thanks to Santa!! He got them just what they asked for!!

way behind

2009-01-19T09:07:00.000-07:00

So I am way behind and need to catch up from Christmas. Busy times! Christmas Eve we let the kids (including Jeff, ha) open one present. They seemed to have alot of fun! Than my dad opened some presents that were a special delivery from some very clever co-workers of his. You'll have to talk to him about the details but as you'll see in the pictures, it has something to do with monkeys. Never thought I would see my dad as an amazing ape (LOL)!

birthdays: bob & rachel

2008-12-26T19:28:00.000-07:00

While we were at Aunt Jan's for Christmas we celebrated Uncle Bob and Rachel's birthdays!! Bob took this hilarious picture so then we all had to try and make a face to go with his!! Happy Birthday Bob and Rachel! We love you!!

skiing trip

2008-12-26T19:08:00.000-07:00

Pa, Jeff, Malachi and me went skiing at Loveland on Monday! Malachi did very well once he went down the bunny hill a few times. We went up to the top and skied a green all the way down and Malachi did very well!! Then we stopped for lunch in the lodge. After lunch we went up to the top again and skied the green down to the bottom again. Then we went back to the top and Malachi suggested we take a blue down. Well, needless to say, this was our final run. Malachi cried the whole way down and I think it took us an hour to get down that one run. He's a good skier, but when he's tired DON'T MESS WITH HIM. All in all, we will more than likely go skiing again!!

christmas at aunt jan's

2008-12-26T18:46:00.000-07:00

Aunt Jan, Doug, Aunt Nancy, Papa, Mema, Uncle Bob, Aunt Lori, Patrick, Douglas, Auntie J, Rachel, Jeff, me, Malachi, Makaelyn and LuAnn celebrated Christmas 2008 together! We had a fabulous time!! It's such a joy to spend time with family!!! That's what I LOVE about Christmas!!!! While we were together LuAnn was kind enough to take our family picture! Thanks LuAnn!! LOVE to all our people!!

christmas at the ranch

2008-12-26T18:31:00.000-07:00

We went to "Christmas at the Ranch" to start the Christmas season off this year! This event was down in Highlands Ranch at Cherry Hills Community Church. Lots of Christmas music and funny skits! We had dinner with Jan, Doug, Michael, Teri and LuAnn before the performance at Aunt Jan's house. Bob and Lori met us at the church. The kids actually did very well and enjoyed the music very much!!

thanksgiving in NM

2008-12-09T13:04:00.000-07:00

We were blessed to spend Thanksgiving with family. We drove to Albuquerque, NM my grandparents house. We met Jeff's parents (Papa and Mema), my parents (Nana and Pa) and Nandy at Grandaddy and Grandma's house. It was a joy to spend time with family even though it was a short time. We truly missed our Auntie J and cousin Rachel as well as Uncle J, Aunt Nett and baby cousin Rhian Grace. :( TO OUR FAMILY: We love you all and are thankful for the blessings you bring to our lives!! Here are a few pics of Makaelyn playing hair stylist with Mema and Grandaddy. (Check out the comb over on Grandaddy...she could have put a side ponytail on his head.) While we were there we went to a restaurant called El Pinto. The green chile was very yummy but very hot. I had a picture of Mema getting very emotional about her food but it was too blurry to see her crying. Everyone enjoyed the food enough to go back again!! We had a great Thanksgiving and can't wait until Christmas for some more family time!!!!

sequence

2008-12-08T19:56:00.000-07:00

Makaelyn went to Texas right before Thanksgiving to spend time with Pa, Nana, Papa and Mema! She also got to help babysit her baby cousin Rhian Grace!! While she was in Texas, Jeff and I spent some quality time with Malachi. We played Sequence one night for about two hours. I believe Malachi won the first four games, I won three but daddy (mr. competitive) could not lose against us. He turned around and won SEVEN games to prove to us that he will do whatever it takes to win. In all fairness, we all had a blast and have started playing games on Sunday nights as a family!!

where to begin...

2008-12-08T19:31:00.000-07:00

Since Malachi's championship football game, it's been quite busy around here. I'll begin with the next event Malachi had at school. He sang in his 1st grade music program, "In All Kinds of Weather". Every song they sang was about some kind of weather. They also wore weather hats of some sort. The program was very cute to say the least!!

http://brighton.thimmig.schoolfusion.us/modules/groups/homepagefiles/cms/362199/File/In%20All%20Kinds%20Of%20Weather%20-%201st%20grade.wmv?sessionid=165ae88b5495319d31864643c8208d38

gas prices

2008-11-10T20:02:00.000-07:00

I never thought I would see this again. I thought the numbers would go up instead of down. I'm actually amazed to see 1 as the first number in the price! I'm praying it just keeps going down!!

turkey bowl: wizards vs. storm

2008-11-09T18:59:00.000-07:00

The Wizards are the Turkey Bowl CHAMPIONS!!! Storm was undefeated all season and they beat them yesterday!! We are so PROUD of all the hard work of the players and coaches!! GO WIZARDS!!!!! This has been an exciting experience for Malachi's first year of football!! Jeff and I are so proud of him!! We are also glad football is a season and not an all year event. Although it was a fun ride, it will be nice to not have so much busy in our lives!! Congratualtions to the WIZARDS!!

halloween night

2008-11-05T17:06:00.001-07:00

Daddy took Malachi and Makaelyn out trick or treating while I stayed home and handed out candy. Malachi was a BLUE POWER RANGER and Makaelyn was a TIGER! When they returned home we ate homemade chili dogs! Then Malachi and I headed back out for more trick or treating! The kids got lots of candy and said they had a great Halloween!!

working on halloween

2008-11-04T14:28:00.000-07:00

I hope my clients had as much fun on Halloween as I did! I tried to convince them to get the same do I got. As you can see neither of them chose my sexy do. WHAT-EV-AH!!

Lisa and me

Christine and me

playoffs: wizards vs. sooners

2008-11-04T10:04:00.001-07:00

The Wizards did it!! They are going to the Turkey Bowl this weekend!!! They have done an outstanding job out there on the field! We are so proud of them and their accomplishment!! CONGRATS WIZARDS!!!

SCORE: 20 - 6

playoffs : wizards vs. blitz

2008-10-26T08:58:00.000-06:00

The Wizards won their first playoff game. We will keep going as long as they keep winning!! GOOD JOB WIZARDS!!!

FINAL SCORE: 39 - 7

family fall festival

2008-10-25T16:21:00.000-06:00

Our church had our annual fall festival last night. The kids had fun playing games and eating sugar!!

a few of our friends who dressed up!!

Last but not least, the kids playing some of the games!!

scrimmage

2008-10-25T16:14:00.000-06:00

Malachi's football team had a scrimmage on Thursday. Not sure what their team name was (in a whole different league) but they had to be older. The Wizards did a great job stopping them.

pumpkin patch

2008-10-23T16:59:00.000-06:00

While Rhian Grace was here visiting (along with Nana and Aunt Nett), we went to the pumpkin patch to take pictures of the cousins together!!

wizards vs. rush

2008-10-23T16:46:00.000-06:00

Well the Wizards put all their effort into this last regular season game! Although they lost, they are headed to the playoffs!!! GREAT SEASON WIZARDS!!! We're so proud of you!

FINAL SCORE: 12 - 19

wins: 6 losses: 2

wizards vs. mustangs

2008-10-13T23:10:00.000-06:00

They did it again!! Another shut out against the Mustangs! Looks like we're headed for the playoffs. What a cold day for football. Instead of fall weather, God brought some winter weather our way. I believe the high for the day was in the 40's with rain. It was a bit chilly. Like coach says, " now this is football weather". Hopefully we won't have anymore of " now this is football weather" anytime soon. We went from being in the 70's the day before to the 40's the next.

FINAL SCORE: 45 - 0

wins: 6 losses: 1

wizards vs. rampage

2008-10-05T20:06:00.000-06:00

The Wizards won another game yesterday!! They played a hard game! These boys are coming together and really working as a team! This has been an excellent experience for Malachi. We are very proud of him! We're elated they are learning such great sportsmanship!! WAY TO GO WIZARDS!!!!

FINAL SCORE: 34 - 18
wins: 5 losses: 1

Proud fans of the Wizards!

women of faith conference

2008-10-05T19:47:00.000-06:00

I went to Women of Faith two weeks ago but forgot my camera. I was waiting until my friend got the pictures to me so I could put pics with my post. We had a great time! I mostly learned it's ok to me emotional, it's just learning what to do with those emotions. I was also very touched by a skit they did. The main point was what are we doing with our mouths? Are we being an arsonist with our words or are we slow to speak? This is something I need to work on especially with my kids.

The other part I enjoyed was staying dowtown with my girlfriends. It was nice to get away and just be with girls! We stayed at the Hyatt (really nice room) for really cheap. (My girl, Christina, got the hook ups, if you know what I mean!) Fun times! Great memories! Insightful learning!

changing seasons

2008-10-03T12:33:00.000-06:00

I absolutely love fall and all the changing colors that go along with this season. I'm thankful for some cooler weather!

wizards vs. trojans

2008-09-30T12:27:00.000-06:00

The Wizards are doing so well. GREAT JOB TEAM!! They played the Trojans on Saturday, September 27, 2008!!

FINAL SCORE: 37 - 13

wins: 4 losses: 1

wizards vs. storm

2008-09-25T08:37:00.000-06:00

Well as coach says, "These two team playing here tonight are the top two teams in this league". The Wizards played hard last night but unfortuneately they lost their first game. It was a close one. They fought the whole way through the game! Great job Wizards!

FINAL SCORE: 18 - 20

wins: 3 losses: 1

wizards vs. tarheels

2008-09-22T07:59:00.000-06:00

Malachi played a good game on Saturday! The Wizards were awesome again!!! Once again they shut the Tarheels out!!

FINAL SCORE: 40 - 0

Wins: 3 Losses: 0

yucky colds

2008-09-19T08:18:00.000-06:00

So I have come down with a cold and now Makaelyn is getting it. It must be the changing of the seasons or something. Not sure where I got it from but it came on fast. I've always wondered how so much snot could end up in such a small space? My nose might just fall off from all the blowing. Sorry I'm sharing but just be glad it's SNOT you!!

lunch date

2008-09-15T16:06:00.000-06:00

I met Jeff downtown today for lunch. Malachi was in school and Makaelyn stayed with Mema and Papa so it was kid free date!! We had a good time sitting in the sun at the park and chatting!! Dates are always needed with our busy lives!!

bikes

2008-09-15T10:48:00.000-06:00

Malachi and Ashley rode their bikes to school today. This is the first time we've let Malachi ride his bike to school. He was so excited. He got up early, got dressed and was ready to go way before it was time. What a cutie!! (By the way, I know his outfit doesn't match but I've decided to let this batttle go. I figure if he gets made fun of at school he won't wear outfits that don't match. We've been over this time and time again and I'm done battling over it. Guess we'll see what happens.)

wizards vs. saber cats

2008-09-15T10:24:00.000-06:00

Malachi played the Saber Cats yesterday. We could already see an improvement in the whole team after just one game! They were hitting hard yesterday. Malachi is doing such a great job! Keep up the good work, Malachi!

WAY TO GO WIZARDS!! They shut the Saber Cats out!!!!!!!

FINAL SCORE: 39-0

Jen's 40th

2008-09-15T10:06:00.000-06:00

We had Jen's 40th b-day party on Saturday. We ate BBQ, had cake, opened presents and went on a scavenger hunt! It was a great time!

Makaelyn went over to another birthday party without us knowing and brought back a cupcake. She is such a MOOCH. It scares me sometimes b/c she's never met a stranger.

my latest project

2008-09-10T19:53:00.001-06:00

I painted these for my friend, Michelle, for her new house. I wasn't sure what to get her for a house warming gift so I decided to make her some art for her wall!

what you learn in 1st grade

2008-09-09T14:51:00.000-06:00

You would think you would learn reading, writing, math and so forth but Malachi came home showing me what he learned last week at school.

family time

2008-09-08T23:34:00.001-06:00

We went to dinner the other night for some family time. Just a few pics to share!!

Sour lime faces...

wizards vs. blitz

2008-09-06T11:45:00.000-06:00

Malachi had his first football game againt the Blitz' today! Great job Malachi! We love you!

Malachi is #11! WAY TO GO WIZARDS!!

FINAL SCORE: 31-6

it's still warm outside

2008-09-03T08:10:00.000-06:00

Makaelyn was adamant that she wear this to take bubba to school. I can't stop laughing. Kids sure do have their own imagination and agenda. :)

fishing

2008-09-02T21:20:00.000-06:00

Malachi went fishing this summer while he was in Texas at my Uncle Jerry and Aunt Donna's house. I just recevied these pictures. Wish I could have been there to see him. Looks like he did a great job!! Way to go Malachi!!!!!

"zephie" the scarf

2008-09-02T18:12:00.000-06:00

Look at my new scarf!! Isn't it too cute! My friend, Lisa, made it for me! She is so talented and crafty!! I'm sure glad she's my friend and likes me enough to make things for me!!! We named the butterfly "Zephie"!

miss hollywood

2008-09-01T18:35:00.000-06:00

So Makaelyn took her sunglasses and gave them to my friend/client Stacy and then took Stacy's sunglasses and put them on. She is just too cute!! I can't believe how well those kid glasses look on Stacy. Sometimes those skinny girls just make me sick. (just kidding) As Makaelyn would say, " I Hoddywood"!!

hammonds candy factory

2008-09-01T18:15:00.000-06:00

Friday was a half day of school for the Labor Day Weekend. I had the day off so I took Malachi, Makaelyn, AJ, Ashley and babysitter/neighbor Kim along with my friends, David and Robin and their three girls to Hammonds Candy Factory.

We went on a tour of the factory and watched them make and package candy by hand. After the tour, we each got a sample of candy followed by a trip inside the candy store. The kids wanted lollipops and I had my eye on the chocolate and caramel covered marshmallows. I think we all had fun and it sure beat having to stay home.

taste of colorado

2008-09-01T17:55:00.000-06:00

We went to the Taste of Colorado yesterday after church for a day of fun and food! We ate some yummy food and listened to some good music. We walked around all the vendors and get this... my mother-in-law bought her very first toe ring. Can you believe it??? I'm so very proud of her! Malachi rode rides for half the day while the rest of us ate ice cream, kettle corn and walked around. The weather was hot but the sprinkles that came helped with the heat.

We were tired and dirty when we left but had a great day with family!!!

Happy 25th to the Taste of Colorado!!