Saturday

Saturday was a LAZY day for us Trujillos...

I had absolutely NO motivation to do anything and with all the snow outside we decided to just hang around the house in our pajamas...

We did get a little ounce of energy and headed outside to play in the two feet of freshly fallen snow...

Matt carved out a little igloo for the kids to play in...

 We played on the swing set - the slide is so much MORE fun when there is a big pile of snow at the bottom!

Had some snow ball fights...

 Once Eli face planted into the snow - play time was over...

 so we headed inside for some snacks and warm drinks...

 and then played a game of "Horse" - well technically I did not play, Matt did all the work, but I did capture the moment quite nicely...

 What a good lookin' horse he is...

 What an awesome Dad my kids have!

His little riders definitely wore him out though...

That pretty much wrapped up our day - It's always nice to have a lazy day...

Monkey Boy

My son is clearly a MONKEY!

While I was getting dressed the other day, I later walked into the bathroom to see my little monkey trying to brush his teeth...

 This look is priceless...

It seems he had found a way to climb into the sink, and who knows how long he was in there before I caught him - anyone questioning my mother skills?

At least he is practicing good hygiene!

Swoop, Swoop...

 I forgot how much I LOVE to ski.

On Saturday I made it back to the hills to do my most favorite thing ever in snow - SKIING!

I haven't been since before I was pregnant with Ashtyn so I guess I was pushing 6 years of no skiing, until Saturday.  I was a little worried I would forget how to even get my skis on or worse how to get on and off the chair lift - but I guess I am a natural because I swooped, swooped right down the mountain - no problems.

Of course the whole trip was filled with drama - what event in my life is not these days - so when I was headed up the chair lift with my $70 lift ticket flapping in the wind and $50 of rented ski equipment strapped on, I was a little skeptical if I had made the right choice to spend the day at Copper Mountain with Kevin and my Dad.  Every day I spend money is one more day living with the in-laws - you see what I am saying.

But my $120 dollar excursion turned out to be fun, (not sure it waas still worth the money) and I truly fell in love with skiing again. I will say I will not be returning until I have my own equipment and a pass, but still I can't wait to go back!

The mountains finally got some snow this past week so the 7 inches of fresh powder combined with the beautiful weather created a very nice day for enjoying the beautiful mountains...

I will say the fashion of the 80's is clearly making it's way back to the ski slopes.  Everyone was wearing fluorescent colors - pink, green and yellow!  Colors I have not seen since kindergarten - just look at my brother, even he is sporting the new fashion...

I can proudly say I will not be sporting the fluorescent colors anytime soon - I tend to be very trendy, but that is just one trend I don't think needs to be repeated!

It was a great day skiing with Kevin and my Dad - can't wait to go back...

Stock Show

On Wednesday, last week, Matt took the day off and we headed down to the Stock Show with the Ohlheiser's!  I have lived in Colorado my entire life and have never been to the Stock show - crazy I know, being a cowgirl at heart...!

Since Ashtyn is absolutely in love with horses, bull riding and everything else there is to do with this culture we thought a day at the Stock Show would light up her world...and it did!

We started at the Coliseum where they were having some sort of competition - I have no idea what it was called, but it involved calves and horses, so Ashtyn and Adam were completely entertained.

Adam and Eli loved when the tractor would come out to clean up the arena...

 Ashtyn LOVED watching the girls on the horses and I think so bad, wishes she could do that...maybe one day!  Although, Matt and I don't know the slightest thing about horses, so this obsession of her's is quite new and we really have no way of showing her how to do much.  I guess she wil be teaching us!

Luckly, I have a contractor who owns some horses and has offered us invitation to visit the farm and ride them, so when it warms up and drys out we are headed out to the farm!

 Before leaving the Coliseum the kids played on the tractors - I think Eli liked this the best...

 The Stock Show had a complete Kid's Exhibit, so we hung out there most the day at the Petting Zoo, riding ponies, looking at chickens, learning about farming, playing games, eating dip-n-dots and $7 hot dogs and playing on the playgrounds they had....quite a busy and exhausting day!

 Adam looks like a natural and even shouted out "Yee-ha" while rocking back and forth - I think Jason was quite proud of his boy!

Before leaving we toured the basement where all the cows are prepped for their showing.  It was like a spa down there for a cow - very smelly, but I don't think the cows minded one bit as they were being washed, blow dried, fluffed and fed!

We are still trying to get the smell out of our clothes, but I definitely enjoyed our day at the Stock Show.  Next year I would love to go to the rodeo and actually see some action, but it was fun to get our feet wet this year.

2011: Year and Review

The year of 2012 was GREAT!  Sure it was filled with high levels of stress, little sleep, life changing decisions, and total chaos - but I couldn't ask for a better year!  It was definitly a busy year, but hands down probably the most FUN I have ever had with my family, my friends and my sweet precious babies.  We made some GREAT memories this year and here were my favorites...

Ashtyn Faith turns THREE years old! 

We celebrated with all her friends, family and a BOUNCE HOUSE!

It's crazy how fast she is growing up - but what a blessing she is! 

 Turning 30 and trying to take my mind off the depressing event by going to Nashville with our besties!  Could not have asked for a better place to celebrate my birthday and have now fallen completely in love with that city - can't wait to go back.  Great memories were made that trip...

My mid-life crisis...

Deciding to put our house up for sale, watching it sell in 6 days and moving into my in-laws basement in less then a month - what the hell were we thinking?  Some days I ponder that question over and over, but it has brought a sense of relief to our lives and allowing us to enjoy more things then ever before...

still dreaming of that next house though!

Celebrating Eli's FIRST birthday!  My little monkey turned one and it definitly tugged on my heart a bit - I am not sure I am ready for him to grow up - his sweet smile and spirit melt my heart every day... 

 OUR NEW HOME!

Matt and I living out one of our dreams and buying a trailer. Giving way to the BEST summer ever, making unforgettable memories and exploring the beautiful country we live in - We can't wait for May to show her pretty little face... 

 The BEST summer EVER!

Camping and spending long days at Baseline Lake...

Visiting Jelly Stone National Park in Estes...

Taking a 13 hour road trip to Lake of the Ozarks...

and finishing the summer off in The Black Hills...

BEST SUMMER EVER!

Ashtyn starting Preschool and what a big day that was.  It's so exciting to see her experience these new challenges - watching her make friends, learning about numbers, letters and science and being so excited to share it all with her family - it's amazing to watch and be apart of!

Training for and finishing my first 10K EVER on Thanksgiving day!

I was very proud of myself and still love to RUN!

Sharing the holidays with the Trujillo family!

What a blessing that was...

Bye, Bye 2011 - you were AWESOME, but we are SO ready for 2012...

Here's to health,

maybe a little bit of wealth wouldn't hurt,

and to family and friends!