Water Babies

My babies LOVE water, therefore bath time is their favorite time of the day.  Ashtyn plays in the tub until all her fingers and toes are as pruney as possible.  The other night we thought we would throw Eli in since he is getting so good at sitting up.  Ashtyn was a little hesitant at first, but I think later enjoyed the company.  My sweet babies enjoying bath time...

 Ashtyn pouring water on Eli's head...

Being told not to pour water on Eli's head...

 Lovin' on her brother.  Something that we don't see often...

 Already for bed...

Good Night!

THS Eli Trujillo

TRUE HOLLYWOOD STORY: Eli Trujillo

So last night after dinner we were sitting around talking with Matt's parents.  Somehow we got on the subject about Eli's poop - It's amazing to me what we as parents talk about these days and share with others as normal conversation...anyways, Eli started making a "poop face" and Butch says, "Looks like Eli is pooping" and I responded saying "Good, then the prune juice must have worked, because he seemed to be constipated earlier today," which then Matt replied...

"Well, he had a good poop yesterday.  There was even a "MADE IN CHINA" tag in his poop!"

We all looked at Matt with our chins dropped - "Like Seriously?"  OMG!  I guess he sucked the tag right off some poor toy...Oh life with kids, doesn't get much better then that!  Guess I better be on my toes watching what my son is putting in his mouth these days...

Big Boy Eli

It's official my little boy weighs 16 pounds - YEAH!  He finally gained more then 1 pound in a month since he was first born.  We had to go to the doctor last week because both kids were running high fevers and had horrible coughs, which was horrible, but finding out Eli gained 2 1/2 pounds since his last visit was GREAT news!  We went to Target this weekend and he LOVED being able to sit in the cart like a big boy! He is so precious and getting so BIG...

Mario Kart

We celebrated Kevin's birthday on Saturday night - Uncle Kevin turned 26!  We had a wonderful dinner at Macaroni Grill, where Ashtyn fell in love with Chante - Kevin's new girlfriend.  When I took Ashtyn to the bathroom she says to me, "Chante my best friend mommy.  Me have her over to babysit me one day?"  After dinner we headed out to do some Go Kart RACING - Whoo Hoo!  Kevin found this old dealer ship that has been transformed into an indoor racing facility.  I wasn't exactly excited about doing this - I am not the world's best driver, I actually hate driving, and I definitely got a little nervous when we had to go into training for "How to drive your go kart"...

Needless to say, I came in 8th place out of 9 drivers with a lap time of 27 seconds (I think normal is 20) - Go Jenn!  Matt came in 3rd followed by Kevin, my dad and then Chante.  It felt like we were in Mario Kart, which I played all the time with my cousins when I was younger, but playing the game was way more fun then actually driving a REAL 50 mph go kart.  I did laugh when I saw Kevin zoom by me, he looked just like Donkey Kong in his go kart!  Matt and Kevin totally made fun of me after the race - I was a very cautious driver and I kept getting the blue flag waived at me - which basically means "Get out of the way!"  Clearly, go kart racing is not my thing - but everyone else seemed to enjoy it - especially my husband!  Fun Saturday night - Happy Birthday Kevin!

Such a Tease...

...this BEAUTIFUL winter weather is!  I can't believe the 70 degree temperatures we are being blessed with, which is totally giving me spring fever!  On Friday afternoon we spent 2 hours at the park soaking in the sun, playing in sand, going down bumpy slides and of course swinging...

   

This was Eli's first experience playing in sand and he loved IT!  He especially loved when he figured out that his drool mixed with sand made MUD!  He even tasted a bit of it...

Can't wait for more days like this, but for now we have to get cosy in our home with the snow and single digit temperatures on the way!  Gotta' love Colorado!

CU Basketball

On Saturday afternoon Ashtyn and I joined Nana, Papa and Mimi at the men's CU basketball game against Oklahoma State - it was fantastic!  I haven't been to a CU basketball game in years - we used to go all the time when I was still at home - so it was nice to return to the ol' stomping ground and watch some, actually, very exciting basketball.  I guess CU has a good team this year - they beat the Cowboys 74-69 in the final seconds, which makes them 3-0 in conference! The place was sold out, which made it even more fun - I haven't seen that kind of support in awhile!  I had no idea the game would be so crazy, so I didn't hesitate bringing Ashtyn, but I think it was a little overwhelming for her! 

She sat and watched the game the whole time, and was so well behaved, but near the end she was tired and ready to go home for sure.  The band kept her occupied - loves the tubas - along with m&m's, pop, popcorn and dippin' dots!  I am thankful I decided to leave Eli at home - can you imagine what that experience would have been like!

Probably the best part of the day though, was being able to spend it with Ashtyn all by myself - with no other distractions, besides the game of course!  I forget what is was like to have only one child - how easy - but how nice it is to focus all your love and attention on just them.  I think Ashtyn enjoyed her time too with her mama!  I just need to get better at making special day trips for her and I to do together before I am shipping her off to college!

Here's Ashtyn enjoying her famous dippin' dots - which Nana waited in a very long line for...

Thank you Nana for the fun day out!  We definitely enjoyed ourselves and it will be exciting to see what the Buff's season turns out like - GO BUFFS!

Grandma Sandy is 53!

We celebrated Grandma Sandy's birthday last week with dinner at Outback - my favorite - and then dessert afterwards at their house.  My children absolutely adore their Grandma Sandy, so it's always fun to celebrate a day for her, since she is so deserving!  She does so much for our family and our kids - I couldn't imagine doing daily life without her.  I was so blessed when I married Matt to gain a mother-n-law who has become more of a best friend then anything - We LOVE you so much Grandma Sandy!  Happy Birthday - and just think 2 more years and you get senior discounts at the movies and Good Will - Yeah!