Monarch Mountain

Gavin is FINALLY home and he decided to come visit for a few days. Number one on his list was snowboarding and I was not super excited because I AM TERRIBLE at snowboarding... I have switched over to skiing and I must say that I am so glad we went and it was one of the best "family" days we have ever had:) Cole, Justin, and Gavin were gone most of the time snowboarding on their own and I kept the little kids on skis on the bunny hill. They all did great and by the end of the day Kenzie was skiing down the slopes. Thanks Gav for insisting we go, we had a great time.

It's FREEZING!!

On Saturday we took the kids out for the day. We went to breakfast, and to a park, and then ventured up to Denver. They all had the most fun at the park because the pond was frozen so they could go play on it. I was super cold out and they still had a great time.

You Get a Line and I'll Get a Pole....

It may be a secret, but not for long I guess... WE LOVE TO FISH! So we spend most of all of our weekends (providing I have not procrastinated and my homework is actually done) fishing at a local fishing resort. It's kinda like a Costco, you have to pay for your membership and I think that is where the "resort" part comes in. They have 14 lakes and I enjoy fly fishing while Justin likes the more traditional fishing.

First day of School

Jake and Kennedy are both old enough to go to preschool finally!! They have a great program here at the same school Cole and Kenzie go to that they are enrolled in which means I now have every afternoon Monday through Thursday with no kids:)


Jake was quite annoyed with me taking a picture so this is the best I got of him.


Kennedy was happy to say cheese though:)

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Gone fishing again!!

We went fishing ( I may have a small obsession with fly fishing at the moment) and all Jake and Kennedy wanted to do was climb this mountain. Of course I let them, they had fun, they got really dirty, and here are some pictures of their fun!





U can almost see them


And Jake finally made it back down


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Location:Lost Dutchman Resort

Gone Fishin'

So here in Colorado we sometimes have a hard time finding stuff too do.... nah just kiddin'! We always have plenty to do these days and especially since recently we have started fishing again alot:)


I like it because it's relaxing and a fun family activity, Justin likes it cause he likes fishing, and the kids love it because, well they get to play in the water and catch our bait:) The catching bait thing takes skill and I have it, but I leave it too the kids because grasshoppers are REALLY gross! For the record I can and do catch them if I have to... Today's' fishing adventure was a little disappointing though because the fish were abnormally small,... you'll see what I mean.

It's a Squirrel!!!

At our house the main living area is upstairs. Outside there are stairs you have to go up in order to make it to our front door. The kids had been playing outside most of the day and they came in occasionally, but they were fine and having fun. I thought someone was seriously hurt as all four of them came RUNNING up the stairs screaming. I know now that they were saying they had a squirrel, but at the time I had NO idea what they were saying just that it was important. I went to the front door only to find Mckenzie holding a squirrel they had caught outside. I immediately told them to let it go, it's wild, and it will bite right??? well it only bit Kenzie twice and all the kids wanted to hold it. I told them no and to let it go and as soon as it was free it jumped off our front porch which is a good 15 to 20 feet up. I think it figured it couldn't take any chances with getting caught again and it bailed....it lived and that was our Monday excitement:)