Winter.

A couple weekends ago we headed up to Winter Park with my parents and Gary and Kim. My parents had gotten a condo for a week to ski, but my mom couldn't ski because of her broken shoulder. So instead of skiing, we all decided to go snowshoeing in Rocky Mountain National Park for one of the days. We had debated going because we still have so many house projects.... but the break was wonderful.

February is always kind of a dreary month to me. I'm over the excitement of a new season, and done with the cold and the wind. Anyone else feel that way? It hasn't snowed much here (knock on wood) this year, so it was really nice to get up in the mountains and do something wintery. It was beautiful! Cal packed Zach around and my Dad and I got to have some fun with our cameras. Of course.

After snowshoeing we let Zach have his first try at sledding. This kid LOVED it. He stayed on a lot better than I thought he would (he only fell off once) and was fearless.

Hold on!

He smiled and laughed the whole time.

He even went down on his belly once, thanks to a good push from Dad.

No problem.

(more pictures here)

Happy Valentine's Day

I wanna be a cowboy, baby

Just another day, and another Zachie overload post

Just trying to be like Daddy.

He loves to "hide" behind this curtain in our bathroom. He squeals when I "sneak" up on him and touch my nose to his. Hilarious!

Emptying my drawers for me.

Watching the garbage truck.

Just fun.
(click on this next one to see his cool color-changing eyes)

Anyone who's spent much time with him lately knows he is quite the demanding boss. He grabs your finger and pulls you around and points you to do what he wants. This is his look of desperation. "Come on, Mom!"

He SO wants to be a big boy. It's cute to watch. Putting on socks is tricky, you know.

Oh well.

Then he decided to throw his hands up in the air, scream, and flop back on the bed, for at least 10 minutes.

Phew. That was a lot of work.

Where he loves to sleep. Right in the middle of our bed.

I love when little kids sit on their heels. It reminds me of the little girl on Monsters, Inc.

The boss says he must have bubbles in his bath.

And of course, when your grandpa is a dentist, you have to brush your teeth.

I sure do love this silly little boy.

Sneak Peek

Eventually I will do before and after pictures, but for now here's a little glimpse of our house projects:

Painting, painting, and more painting. We're finally almost done with that. Just some touch ups and edges...... The carpet is gone, thank goodness, the bathroom is gone, and the basement is getting framed. I feel like SO much has happened already, but there is so much left to do!

The front room:

Looking from the living room into the kitchen/dining room:

Cal, yes, painting.

Even Zachie got in on a little of the painting fun. He was dying to help, but generally has to stay at home. Our current home, that is.

The master bath. Gutted.

So there you have it. A work in progress...