Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Monday, March 11, 2013

first time sledding...















Their first time sledding was so much fun!!!  We went out to the very back of our lot where it slopes off and were able to sled there for hours.  And the boys have been out many times since.  It's been so much fun.  The boys can head out and go sledding anytime they want to and I can be inside cooking, cleaning, etc.  And sometimes I go out and sled with them.  It has been fun to experience playing in the snow with my kids.  And fun to see them enjoy new things that life has to offer here in Colorado!  They love it.

Sunday, February 24, 2013

skiing / boarding monarch







We took the kids skiing / snowboarding for the very first time! Everyone was so excited to get to go do that together as a family. Dallon had been once before, the other two had never been.  It was much harder than Aaron and I expected to help them all learn.  After just two runs on the bunny hill we knew we had to put them into lessons because we realized we were not going to be able to teach them.  I hadn't been in probably 12 years or so.  So, I barely knew what to do and I was scared to try again myself.  Both Dawson and Easton took lessons and Dallon, Aaron and I went on some runs together during that time.  After lessons, Dawson was getting the hang of it.  Easton...  well he still has a long way to go.  Even the bunny hill is too much.  It's really hard teaching a little guy. I know he was really scared at times but he kept trying and never wanted to quit.  I was so proud of him.  We had fun.  We left feeling really exhausted...  and also really glad the first time was over.

Thursday, February 21, 2013

Christmas morning

We spent Christmas morning in our new home.  We moved in just 2 weeks before Christmas.  It made for a crazy busy Christmas season... but it sure was exciting having a home of our own again!








A sweet gift from Easton to me.  Love it.  There were many gifts like this one under the tree.  He wanted to give everyone lots of gifts... so he would go to his room and pick something out for someone. And then wrap it in whatever paper he could find.

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Santa


Dawson, Easton a I went to the mall to see Santa and have a lunch date.  It was a nice break from all the work of moving in.  It felt so good to get out and have some fun!

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Our New House... Moving in!

We made the move to Colorado at the end of March 2012.  There wasn't a home we liked on the market at that time so we rented.  We knew we wanted to buy, so shortly after moving into the rental we started looking at homes again with our realtor.  There was a very low inventory of homes on the market which made it hard to find something.  After a few months, (at the beginning of the summer) we decided to build a home, we had a builder, and even went under contract on a lot.  Dealing with the builder was hard.  We had been over promised by the sales person that worked for the builder before signing on, and long story short...  that summer dealing with that builder was a nightmare!!!  I have never been so stressed out!  By the end of the summer, after investing a lot of time with the builder we knew we had to pull the plug on building.  Which wasn't as easy as it sounds.  We had a lot under contract in a dream neighborhood, and floor plans for a home we would love.  We were emotionally invested as much as financially invested.  But we just didn't trust the builder and knew we couldn't start such a big project with him at that point. Several more months passed.  We placed offers on two more homes but didn't get them.  And at the beginning of November this home came on the market.  We saw it the second day on the market and made a low offer.  The owners were really motivated to sell and we were able to negotiate a good price.  We closed fast because the home had been vacant for months.  We were able to move in after the first week in december.  We love the house!  We are so happy to have the house hunt be over.  And it feels so good to feel settled again.
Next are a couple pics from my phone of us moving.  The moving truck.  And Easton in the truck.  All of the boys wanted a ride in the big truck!