Fun weekend

I went to Once Upon a Child (a consignment store) and got the kids Halloween costumes.  Cate picked hers out on her own and I picked one for Ashton.  Cate picked out a "snow princess" costume and I picked "superman" for Ashton.  Here are a couple pictures of them in their costumes:

Eric and I had a house warming party this weekend and some of our friends and their kids came.  The kids were all so cute together.  The ages ranged from 1-5.  They played hide and seek, dolls, rode trikes, and then played "jump on/off the couch".  Here is a picture of the kids running and jumping on the couch.

Today we took the kids to downtown Castle Rock for the town Artfest.  We walked around and checked out all of the art and then stopped for some food.  The kids had a hot dog but loved the icee the best.  It was a bit difficult for them to share but they really enjoyed it.

Ashton hadn't finished his yogurt so we let him eat it in the car.  (Don't worry Eric was driving while I took these pictures).  You can tell by the pictures whether or not he likes yogurt. 

Energy

Sometimes I really wonder where my children get all of their energy.  Here is a video of them playing in the family room.

Labor Day Weekend

This weekend our family was very busy.  One of my best friends Heather got married up in Silverthorne.  I was one of her bridesmaids so Eric, the kids, and I headed up to the mountains early Friday morning.  The rehearsal was at 10:00am on Friday.  During the rehearsal Eric decided to take the kids to a park near a school to play.  When they got there the kids had just come our for recess and then there was a fire drill.  Eric and the kids ended up participating in the fire drill.  After the fire drill I called Eric to tell him that we were all done and I was ready to be picked up.  Heather's parents rented boats for the wedding party and family to go out on Lake Dillon for a few hours.  We took the kids and they had a great time.  

View from the back of the boat

Cate with the girls on the boat

Ashton and Daddy taking a turn driving one of the boats.

After hanging out at the lake we brought our exhausted kids back to the room.  (Ashton fell asleep in the car before we even left the parking lot).  After naps the kids played in the room a bit before we all got ready for the rehearsal dinner.

Cate and Ashton playing ponies on Cate's bed

The next day I went to get ready with the bridesmaids and Heather so Eric took the kids for the day.  He ended up taking them to Copper to play.  Smart Dad that he is, he packed both of their tricycles and the kids rode them all over the place.  They also saw some firefighters and a firetruck parked.  They went over and the firemen showed them the truck and gave them some fire hats.

That evening was the wedding.  Unfortunately I was very busy and didn't take very many pictures with my camera.  I did get a picture of Heather right after we got her dress on her.  She was such a beautiful bride and the wedding was amazing.  Eric and I had a great time and it was great to see Heather marry such a great guy!

The day after the wedding we headed up to Steamboat to celebrate with may parents the completion of their barn.  They threw a barn party on Sunday night.  A bunch of their friends came and we all partied in the barn.  It was a lot of fun.  Cate and Ashton brought their tricycles down and rode them up and down the barn.  They had a great time and loved hanging out in the barn.

Today we headed back down to Castle Rock.  It was a very busy weekend but we had a lot of fun.  I think that we are all going to sleep well night.  

Cute pics of the kids

We are starting to feel settled in our new house.  The kids love the house.  There is so much room for them to run around and play.  Here are some pictures of them playing at the house.

Since the kids have a playroom now, we were able to move Cate's dresser out from under her bed.  Now the kids can play under the bed.  They love having a little fort.

Here is a picture of Cate posing for a picture outside our house.

Ashton is getting so big.  He takes up almost the entire crib now.  They are so cute when they are sleeping.

This is a picture of Ashton right after he woke up from his nap.

Cate hanging out on the couch.  (You can tell by the bruise on her knee that her and Ashton have been having a lot of fun playing)

Ashton loves to ride on Cate's Dora tricycle.  He loves it so much that it was creating a lot of fighting between Cate and Ashton.  So Eric and I bought Ashton his very own Batman tricycle.  The kids love to ride them around the house and in the driveway.

Cate dressed up as Cinderella and was riding her tricycle all around the house.  

It was my birthday on Wednesday and Cate and Ashton wore party hats and sang me Happy Birthday.

On my Birthday, Cate started to not feel well and then she got a high temperature.  She was also complaining of pain when she went to the bathroom.  So that night Cate and I had a trip to the ER.  3 hours and two vomits later we had a diagnosis of urinary tract infection.  They prescribed her antibiotics and she is now feeling much better.  

Warrior Dash

Eric, Mike, Clay and I competed in the Warrior Dash up in Copper this weekend.  It is a great event that includes running, mud and obstacles.  Here is the link to the website that shows all of the different obstacles and gives a great description of the event.  Warrior Dash 

As you can tell by our pictures we got very muddy.  I have to say that this had to be one of the best times of my life.  I had such a blast running the course and it was fun to do something completely different.  

This is right after the race when we all met up.  We all got very muddy, but Mike wins for being the muddiest.  

I love being married to someone who loves to do fun and crazy things with me!

After we got all cleaned up, the boys each had Turkey Legs

New House!

2 weeks ago Cate started school again.  She is going to the same school as last year and really enjoys it.  She was very excited because her good friend Tenley is in her class again.  Here is a picture of her all ready for her first day of school.

Over the weekend we moved into our new house!  It is about 2 miles from our town home so the move wasn't too far away.  The new house was a new build so we were able to pick out the counters, cabinets, flooring, etc.  It is so nice to finally be getting settled into this beautiful home.  It has much more space than our town home had and we absolutely love the neighborhood!  There are a lot of kids in the neighborhood and the elementary school is just down the street from us.  We couldn't be more happy with the house and the location.  Here are a few pictures of the new house:

The family room

The kitchen and dining area (which is attached to the family room)

The upstairs loft that we are using as a play room for the kids.  It is great to have a room to put all of the kid's toys.


More pictures to come as we get more settled...