Only in Colorado

On Wednesday we enjoyed a 50 degree zoo day with a new friend (who had never been!  My kids couldn't believe it!)

And this is the view out my front door right now.

It's supposed to be -1 tomorrow.  for the high!  Ugh.  What is it, January?

Happy Birthday Mady!

Sunday was Mady's actual birthday and we had lots of fun!  She was thrilled to go to church (no really, she ADORES nursery!) and even said her own prayer (rather loudly) during the opening prayer in Sacrament Meeting.  The same family has had the unfortunate chance to sit behind us for the past month.  At least they should be entertained, right?

Here's the little miss with her presents.

 

 Very intent on those presents.  She kept asking, "Is this mine?"

 She got a baby lion (Target has awesome after Christmas clearance so she always gets some really fun presents!) and some princesses.  She was thrilled and has carried them around for days!

 She was very happy about us singing to her (despite the face) and keeps saying, "Happy Birthday to you!" over and over!  It's very sweet!

A bit about Mady: she has always been a girly girl and has recently found a love affair with dresses. She won't take them off and always chooses to wear one if given a choice!  She loved the skirt she was wearing that day and had a fit when I took it off for her to eat cake. She cried, "My Tutu!" She's such a little bundle of pink and so much fun!  We love you very much Mady!

A Birthday Girl!

Surprisingly enough, my baby didn't stay a baby for long!  She's 2 now!  On Wednesday we went to the zoo and she got her free ice cream cone and carousel ride.  On Friday night we went to Chili's and the servers all sang to her.  She looked confused until they put a nice big molten chocolate cake in front of her.  Then her eyes got huge and she said, "WOAH!"  The whole meal was worth that moment!  On Saturday morning we took the girls to see Tangled.  All the girls loved it and Aaron had fun taking his little princesses to the show!  They did great, so I think they're finally at the age that we can take them!

 Saturday night was the annual "Little Girls Party!"  Mady has 2 little friends born within 3 days of each other, so we always have a party for them. Remember last year?  Mady was awesome and went to town on that cake.  This year was similar.  They all ate their cake this year, but Mady dove in before we could even get a picture of the girls!

 Look at these little princesses!

 Mady had some of the french vanilla/blackberry cake I made, but then ate 2 of the chocolate cupcakes that were provided for the adults.  She knows the good stuff!

 Even the crown slipping over her eyes didn't slow down her eating!

 All the little girlies enjoying some cake!

 Opening presents - there was an accidental My Little Pony Theme!  Always fun!

What a fun day for these little girlies!  We're all so excited for them to grow up together and be good little friends!

Me Favorite Book

When Aaron got home from work last Thursday, Mady came running up to him with a phone book.  She yelled, " Daddy, this is me favorite book!"

She's sort of easy to please.

Helper Fairy

A few nights ago we were having dinner and Mady wouldn't try it.  Sydney decided to help out and speared a tortellini on a fork to try and feed it to Mady.  Mady finally obliged and tried one.  Sydney was elated and said, "Good job Mady!  She tried one!"  Mady decided they were actually pretty good and Sydney proceeded to feed her the rest of her meal!  What a good helper and sister she is!

Winter Days

We've been having a bunch of slow, fun winter days since Christmas.  Most mornings start out with the girls running downstairs, snagging a box of crackers (Sydney) and sitting under the kitchen table giggling while munching on them.

 Don't they look darling together?

 Snow Days!  Around New Years we finally got enough snow to play in.  It took so long to get them ready that I almost didn't want to go out and play with them!

 But it was worth it!

 Mady's finally figured out that snow is fun, although she can't figure out why her hands get cold when she plays in it!

 Sydney got a Toy Story Memory game for Christmas and she has loved playing it.  She's also gotten really into puzzles and is trying to figure out Candyland and Chutes and Ladders.  It's very fun to see her learning and figuring things out.

 Look at that happy face!