Las Vegas

Andy and I finally got to enjoy a kids-free vacation. My parents were kind enough to come out to Colorado from Minnesota to watch the kids so that we could go to Las Vegas for four days. I think a great time was had by all, but we were all ready to go back to our real lives at the end of the trip (i.e. Grandma and PopPop back to childfree living, Kayla and Chloe happy to have us back, and we were happy to be back with the girls). Some highlights of the time with Grandma and PopPop according to the girls include: the fact that PopPop is really good at driving backwards for a long ways, Chloe beating up PopPop, and planting a garden with Grandma. Highlights of our trip included relaxing in luxury at our hotel pool, seeing Cirque du Soleil, playing blackjack, and eating entirely too much.

Denver with the Cousins

I can't believe that it has been over a month since I have updated this thing. We have been soooo busy and I have so much to post that I have been overwhelmed at the thought of adding everything, but I'll give it a shot and try to remember what we have been doing.

We went to Denver the last weekend of April. It was a cold and snowy weekend. We had planned on going to the zoo, but ended up at the aquarium instead. The girls really liked it, eventhough Kayla was terrified that Andy was going to get his arm eaten by the piranhas. Luckily, he survived. The girls and Andy went to cousin Erin's soccer game in the snow, while I enjoyed the warmth of Park Meadows Mall and doing some maternity shopping with my friend Jenny who is expecting twins.

We love going to Denver and spending time with our family. The girls are infatuated and awed by their big girl cousins.

Girls Night Out

Kayla and I enjoyed a girls night out with Celeste and Kylee. We went to the "Wizard of Oz" at our local dinner theater. It was surprisingly good for such a small town production. I was impressed by how mature the girls behaved at such an adult activity. Kayla insisted on bringing a handbag and had it filled with all of the essentials a girl needs - cell phone, lip gloss and a pen. It was a fun night!

Before Bed Snack

Here's what happens when Chloe stays up too late:



Andy and the girls have a habit of having a before bed snack. This snack goes against my better judgement because it usually gets the girls pretty worked up, rather than settled down (notice the crazy pics). Here they are eating their new creations of peanut butter, banana, and shredded cheddar cheese.

Andy's Birthday

We had fun celebrating Andy's birthday for a whole weekend this year. It started off with homemade German chocolate birthday cake and presents and then off to a family dinner on Friday night at Andy's favorite restaurant, Red Lobster. Saturday night we went out for dinner with friends and then on Sunday it ended with a big cake and ice cream party at the park in our neighborhood. Andy is definitely worth all of the celebrating!!! (and the extra pounds that we gained through all of our partying)

Some cute pictures

Easter

Sorry I have been so lazy about updating our blog. We had a nice Easter here at home...lots of Easter egg hunts and time spent with friends.