1st Rockies Game

Today we went to the Rockies Game with Papa, Nana, Mimi, Chris, Brooke, Allie, Mari, Debbie, John and Carson! This was Ashtyn's first Rockies Game ever, and I must admit I was a little sceptical about how a 1 year old would behave, but she did great! Thankfully we had lots of family there for entertainment! Ashtyn was introduced to the famous "Rockies" hot dog, which was as long as her, but she actually ate the whole thing - of course with tons of ketchup. The weather was wonderful and luckily our seats were in the shade, so watching the game was very enjoyable from Right Field. Ashtyn clapped and yelled when the crowd did, and was very excited to see the water fountains in Outfield. She also loved dancing to the music - especially when a country song played - that's my little girl! I think Ashtyn's favorite part of the whole experience was Dip-n-Dots - I love this ice cream and always get a bowl when I come to the game, and thought I would share my treat with Ashtyn - well needless to say I got about two spoonfuls and Ashtyn ate the rest with a big smile on her face. I couldn't believe how she just LOVED it and would not share!



Besides the ice cream being a hit - Carson and Brooke got purple pom poms for Ashtyn, which Ashtyn just loved shaking them to the music or irritating Carson with them!




It was a great day to spend with the family and watching the Rockies play - who WON and hopefully will make it to playoffs! I definitely feel better about bringing Ashtyn to these types of events now, knowing she enjoys herself - she's growing up soooo fast!

CU Pep Rally

On Friday Night, Nana, Papa, Ashtyn and I headed down to Pearl Street in Boulder to attend the CU Pep Rally. The CU Band along with all the players and cheerleaders march down the center of Pearl Street from the Court House to Old Chicago's playing CU fight songs and shouting cheers - it was so much fun! Ashtyn loved the whole thing - She clapped and danced to the music. The band actually stops along the way and performs about 5 songs - which was great entertainment! The drum line stopped in front of us, which to me are the most fun in the band, even though our ears were ringing by the end. Ashtyn loved watching the drum line dance around and bang on their drums. One of the drummers thought she was so cute he gave Ashtyn his drum sticks and let her bang on his drum - she got a kick out of that. Along with the drum sticks she came home with a football and a Pom Pom - She is now officially a Buff fan! I think Mimi will be very proud of her Great Granddaughter! It was a great night and it got everyone in the mood for the Buff's game against Wyoming on Saturday - which I think they actually won. When Ashtyn gets older we will have to take her to one of the games - I remember the first CU game I ever went to against the Texas Longhorns - the atmosphere of the game was just so much fun and I remember learning the CU fight song for the first time and feeling so cool! I hope Ashtyn will get to share in the same excitement and have fun watching the Buffs play! She might be Nana's new date to the basketball games - It was a great Friday night, and reminded me how fun it is to cheer on the Buffs - GO BUFFS!

WOW Museum

On Saturday with the weather all rainy, Ashtyn and I, along with Shannon and Lauren went to the WOW Museum in Lafayette. This place is so amazing for kids - I was very impressed. The place is filled with tons of things to play with, run on, jump on and allows your imagination to go wild! They have little stations, Pirate Ship, Music Room, Dance Room are just a few examples, each with a theme that the kids interact with while learning at the same time - every parents dream! Ashtyn of course went straight to the sand box and played very contently, while Lauren, who is 3, and I played "Bank" and "Grocery Store" - I seriously felt like a 5 year old again, it was so fun! You actually got to visit a "Bank" to withdrawal play money and then proceed to the grocery store to buy food with your money - Lauren did very well, she especially liked riding in the car to go to the bank. Ashtyn and Lauren were occupied for a good couple hours while Shannon and I could have a little relaxation and catch up. This is definitley a place we will have to make a regular stop, especially when I need a little break and Ashtyn can run wild!

Inspired

Over the past couple weeks I have been inspired to start my own blog. I have never truly, really understood what the blogging world was all about - I thought it was primarily business related or just a way to publicly display your life, which I didn't quite understand, but the more I submerged myself in other peoples blogs, I realized, it's a way to scrapbook online. It's brilliant! I too, once got into the buzz of scrap booking and fell in love with the idea, but after spending TONS of money on supplies, which then later I had no time to actually spend putting my complex scrapbooks together - I gave up on the whole process, and now have nothing but a pile of pictures and supplies. Now that Matt and I have started our family I don't want all our memories in a big pile, and more then that I want to remember the day to day stuff that makes you laugh, cry or remind you just how great life can be. Hopefully, I will be successful in actually putting this together and following through, so that one day my family can recapture all the memories we have made, and my children can see just how amazing and loved they are. Here we go...