February Faves

Alice Perched on Her New Throne 

 The backyard was frozen over for much of January with unusually cold subfreezing temperatures for Grand Junction, but as the sun came out, Alice has had no problems claiming the new land as her territory. She loves the elevated backyard, and as you can see finds places high above ground level to rest her head and guard her new yard. She is comfortably relaxing here about 4 feet off the ground. You'd think with her weight she'd be a little more cautious about standing on things.

 Marina's Snowshoeing Field Trip

 Marina and her 1st grade buddy on their snowshoeing field trip on the Mesa. She was the first one to enjoy the perks of our new home. Danny took the day off to go with her class. You can see that they had lots of fun trying out something new.

2 New Smiles in our Home

 Isn't this the cutest boy ever? Oslin is definitely our earliest smiler. He is also already trying to sit up, and roll over. He is going to have to be fast; that older brother Esaias is a hard one to keep up with, or get away from.

  Isaac without braces. Who gets that lucky to have all that major work done, before going into high school? He doesn't get it yet, but he will when he sees how many of his friends still have to do braces over the next few years. Wow! Doesn't he look older, and handsome? Shhhh, we won't tell him. 

 Valentine's Day & Anniversary No. 15

Marina still in elementary school was given the assignment to create her own Valentine box...this was our creation. She just loves art projects. And anytime we get to Valentine's Day that means Danny and I have crossed another year together. We are happy to say it's been 15 years since we first eloped downtown. Crazy how much can change. We were all by ourselves that day. Now we can rarely find a minute by ourselves. That's okay, we just keeping adding to the love!

Esaias Meets Diego & Angry Bird Underroos

 Yes, it's official our 2 year old is a BIG BOY! We are going to the potty! Yes, I intentionally write we, as in Esaias and Mom (and only Mom- he won't let anyone else help him). We can do it at home, or on the go.  And he is staying dry all night and at nap time. I am so glad to only be changing one little man! Esaias loves his underroos: Angry Birds and Diego. He tells me, "Angry Birds dry, Mom." And the best one is, "No poop on Diego." I answer, "Good, we don't want to poop on Diego. That wouldn't be nice."

Noteworthy: Oslin at 3 months tastes Cheetos for the 1st time, thanks to big brother Esaias.
Oslin can also scratch himself better than Isaac. I actually had someone ask me, when Isaac was a baby, if the cat scratched his face. I was in shock....like I'd let my cat jump up on my baby and scratch him?!?!? Isaac would mostly get his forehead, but Oslin has the talent of scratching himself all over, even the sides of his head. He draws blood, and sometimes without shedding a tear or making a peep. Yikes! And he hates when I try to file or cut his fingernails.