Glenwood Springs!

A Memorial Day Weekend is just not right without a little bit of WATER around!  I was so thankful when Shawn came up with the idea to drive over to Glenwood for the day!  It's about 2hrs west of us, on the way to Aspen/SnowMass.

As always... Elsie Anne had a ball in the water!

Shawn and I enjoyed ourselves too:)

A lovely little day trip... just what we all needed!!

Random Phone Pics...

We could never upload our phone pics until we got iPhones.  Unfortunately, my screen on my old phone was broken, so they couldn't transfer the pics over, but Shawn had over 200 pics on his old phone that transferred:)  I thought I'd share a few silly ones!

May 2010 - Elsie Anne sitting on Memoo & BigDaddy's pool table. 

Reds Baseball Season 2010 - EA around 18mo!

2007ish - poor quality pic, but I'm thinking I might chop my hair off to a pixie cut again?!!

Elsie Anne 2009: 6mo-ish

EA in a 'beer-club house' @ the Liquor Store with Daddy.  May 2011

On a jog with Daddy, they stopped to check out this huge excavator in action!  May 2011

Chilling with Henry!  May 2011

Me teaching 'Tumbling Tots'!  EA in polka-dots, and Lilly to the left!  April 2011

Lilly's Birthday Party May 2011.  This is EA's first time on a 'Balance Bike' and she wouldn't get off!!

EA in the scarves @ dance class!  May 2011

Beautiful Sun rays on a gorgeous afternoon in May 2011!

EA & Daddy went to 'Daylight Donuts' @ 6:30am!  Didn't know they were going to sit & eat or I would've put some clothes on this child!  She loved her morning breakfast date in PJ's with Daddy!

This is what EA loves doing with our phones... creating silly pics of herself w/ the CamWow app:)

Not Quite Done...

We were prepared for this being the last day of Dance, but we were happy to find out they would hold one more class for us, since there technically IS another Tuesday in May!!!  Adeline & Elsie Anne doing 'Wheels on the Bus'!

 Twirling and Spinning with scarves!!

EA started a 'Super-Girl' epidemic, and before we new it, all the girls were twirling around with their Capes!

Storytime.  What a good little listener!!

Some of our Dance friends... Sade, Acadia, Adeline, EA!  Missing... Luke, Emmie, Nadia! 

Playing outside of Dance...She is being a 'Tree Moster' like Daddy:)

GL7!

Snowy Saturday called for some Pool Time @ Grand Lodge on Peak 7!!  Thanks to the Dudick's we get to enjoy all the amenities of this gorgeous Hotel!  We ate a delicious breakfast, loaded up the kids & were at the Pool by 9:30am!!  I've got to say this is THE best indoor pool area I've ever seen!  The temperature is perfectly warm, it is Salt Water (so it doesn't dry your skin out), has tons of water fountains, and its the perfect depth for the kids!!  Elsie Anne, Henry & Shawn love to make big splashes & create a 'Wave Pool'!!

Having fun in the Fountains!

Tumbling Tots!

Our last 'Tumbling Tots' class.  It was very bitter-sweet.  We've absolutely LOVED having this activity on our schedule - we've met wonderful families & children, learned new tricks on the gymnastics equipment, and have worked with incredible people at the Gym!  Its been such a blessing to be a part of these activities & also have Elsie Anne right by my side:)

You see some of our obstacle course set-up in this pic... the bar (back rt), cheese mate, tunnel & bus, spring board, block, landing mat (lft), and our carpet squares for circle time & stretching!

Elsie Anne & Lilly being goof balls in the bus!

EA scooting on the balance beam?!  She got really good walking on it all by herself, and now turns any curb or crack on the ground into a "ballance beeeam"!!

Ms.Jill and Lilly doing the 'Vault' exercise!!  This became one of EA's favorite activities - bouncing on the spring board, jumping up to her knees on the block (vault), standing up & jumping to the X on the landing mat, then with a big "TAA-DAA" hands-above-her-head-FINISH!!

For the last 8months, we've 'coached' this class almost every Friday (a few breaks in between sessions)!  We've made new friends through this experience, and will always cherish these fun memories!!  Thanks Breckenridge Rec Center for this wonderful opportunity!

Daddy's Turn!

Stunt-Master, Dare-Devil, Adrenalin Junky... explains Elsie Anne & Shawn's personalities to a 'T'!!  That's why, when I take her on a wagon ride, she says, "Splash in Watuu Momma - In da Big Bumps Momma - Climb da Hill Momma" I reply, "Daddy will be home soon & he'll be crazy with you!"  Her response to that, "Lets Go Home and Play!"  That's right, my wagon rides are just not cool enough!!

Just a little glimpse...

They also go 'off-roading' in the ditch, which is 4in deep in water!!!  Just not my style:)

Choo-Choo!

Tuesdays are always fun since it's our Dance Day, but this one was extra-special!  Daddy met us at the Historic Breckenridge Train Station to play!  The girls were ecstatic to run around these enormous pieces of machinery!!

The trains had giant snow blowers on the front, so they could blast through any blizzard weather!

Once the girls had enough 'learning' about the trains, we went on a nature hike - our first of the year!!  They loved crossing the streams on bridges & throwing rocks into the river!

Harmonica!!

If you follow this blog, you know that Elsie Anne only had ONE paci to 'out-grow'!  Well, last night was the night - she walked into her room after brushing her teeth and found this...

She was a little weary of being excited this time, since she knew it was her last one, but she conjured up a big smile and did a happy dance!!  We promised her that after church in the morning we would make a special trip to 'Peek-A-Boo Toy Store' and she could choose a Big Kid toy!!

This is what she chose... a Harmonica, just like her Great-GrandDaddy plays!!

Practicing a tune for GrandDaddy!