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In December Danny loved the cake Grandma Karyl made him to celebrate moving from being 2 to 2 and a half. He is totally obsessed with Buzz Lightyear & Grandma did a great job. There were so many different colors of frosting I think I might have taken an easier way out. Thanks, Mom! In January Kaelah loved her 4.5 year cake so much she didn't want us to eat it. lol. This one was from Target b/c Grandma Karyl was sick (she got bronchitis from my girls). The children were thrilled it had their 3 favorite colors on it: pink for Kaelah, blue for Danny, & purple for Michelle. Turns out $8 can buy all my children happiness at the same time. And then I'm not sure Dan would want me to tell you how old he turned on his REAL birthday in January. I was feeling very uncreative but he didn't complain. He & I went out to eat while Alex babysat the previous weekend & on his actual birthday we used the Panera Bread gift card my parents had given us for Christmas to...

Every year we love going to see the Longmont Lights & this year we added more lights when we received 2 free tickets to the Denver Zoo Lights. The children loved being able to see & high 5 & hug characters without having to wait in line! See, Disney World is a great place for learning as well as fun. The reindeer station was my favorite b/c I thought it was very clever: a dot of red lipstick for the noses. Danny & Kaelah liked decorating cookies with tons of frosting best. Before attending the Zoo Lights we went to the Denver Museum of Nature & Science with Lisa, Ethan, & Joseph again. It was nice that Dan could join us this time. He found a great, quiet, place for us to eat our sack lunch that we will definitely use all the time! Here is a picture of Ethan & Kaelah eating at their own table. I teased Lisa that we were letting our 4 & 5- year-olds go on a date. She informed me that Ethan had said he was going to marry Kaelah someday because she...

This Christmas was full of surprises! First we weren't going to travel since we went to Florida the month before. Then we decided we really wanted to see Dan's family. We got all packed up and ready to go... and then our children got an awful cough & I came down with Strep throat. So back to plan A: a quiet Christmas at home. I tell you what, getting sick is waaaay better when your spouse can stay home and take care of all your responsibilities. I have been in a good mood ever since. Dan & I were laughing at how much happier our entire family is now that I got my vacation -- aka illness. Dan did a wonderful job with Christmas dinner & kiddos were spoiled as usual. Kaelah's was a Disney princess Christmas: 6 dolls, a purse, dominos, a tea set. Danny had a Toy Story one: a new toddler bed I got off Craigslist so Michelle could have his old one, Buzz Lightyear, a puzzle, a shake-n-go Buzz. Unintentionally, both my parents & Dan & I bought Mich...