Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Breckenridge Family Ski Trip

 Our first family ski trip!  We stayed in Breckenridge, CO for 3 nights with Robynn, Dustin, Stella, Mom, and Ron at Beaver Run Resort.  Mom and Ron went early to ski on their own, then they stayed to watch Stella (and Isaac, too, part of the time).  It really worked out great. 
Amelia and Caroline stayed with Grandma and Grandpa Purinton, and I must say, that worked out great, too.  Our condo was no place for crawlers and it was great to devote all of our attention to Chloe and Isaac. 

The view straight down from our condo.
 The view to the slopes from our condo.
 View inside the condo from our balcony.
 After the first day.

Chloe in ski school.  She is in the purple with green vest.
Riding the magic carpet to the top!
 Chloe going through the arch.
 Isaac in red with green vest, riding the magic carpet.
 Isaac skiing down in the red coat.
 Isaac in the red coat.  This is how he stopped!  Haha!
 All that stopping is really exhausting! 
 He was so proud of his ski equipment!

 Even Stella strolled the slopes!
The weather was beautiful.
 Looking down from the lift, seeing mom, Ron, Isaac, and Stella.

Chloe lasted the whole second day!  Isaac was tired after just the morning but he did a great job when he was out there!  Here is Royce following Chloe.
 Chloe and I on the lift!
 Go Chloe Go!
 Chloe got so much better as the second day progressed. 
She definitely exceeded our expectations for her first trip. 



 Chloe and Uncle Dust.  He always gets the biggest smiles....
I feel so blessed that my kids have such a great support system behind them.  Robynn and Dustin watched the kids ski and were so encouraging.  I hope my kids know how lucky they are!

The final run of the day.  Royce was one proud daddy!

What a great day! 

Sunday, February 19, 2012

Valentine's Day!


We had a mini photo shoot for Valentine's Day and have some fun pictures from the session!


Caroline left, Amelia right

Caroline left, Amelia right

Caroline

Amelia


Monday, February 13, 2012

The Rootin'est, Tootin'est 4-year-old Cowboy!


Isaac is 4!
Happy Birthday, Isaac!

A Toy Story theme birthday party is what was in order for this young cowboy.  He wanted to look like Woody, have a Buzz cake, and play games from the movie.  When a sweet birthday boy asks--we shall deliver!  It was fun setting up for his party and he loved every minute of it. 


Isaac isn't a big cake eater, but he wanted a real cake and he put the decorations wherever he wanted.  

We had lots of games for the kids to play.  This picture is of Chloe throwing a moon rock at the moon!
(It was a tennis ball at a velcro target!)

Shown below are Chloe, Elijah, Greg, Jace, Tessa,
with Isaac and Jacob in front
 Yeeee-Haawww!
 Funny-faces all around!

We also played "Pin the badge on Woody" and the kids LOVED it.
This was a fun game that they came back to over and over.  




 Jace drew this card just for Isaac!
And the football tee was from Chloe.

One of the funniest parts was a balloon popping contest.  Royce and I did not over-inflate the balloons because we wanted to make sure the littlest kids could still sit on the balloons.  So we drew names and Chloe & Elijah were set to go first.

They bounced and bounced....


...and bounced with NO popping! 
Maybe we should have inflated them a little more!

Okay--FREE FOR ALL!
Everyone try to pop your balloons!

The kids finished the party off with Buzz Bowling, finding hidden moon rocks throughout the house, drank alien juice with glow-stick straws, and got to take cowboy hats, bandanas, and prizes home with them.

Happy Birthday to the best boy I've ever known.
We love you, Isaac!
er..I mean "Woody!"


DRAW!

Isaac's pre-birthday events!

Stella was kind enough to share her baptism evening with the rest of the family to give Isaac some presents.  He is so funny opening gifts...if a gift is wrapped in a plain box he'll say,
"Just a plain white box...that's all I got!"
and he cracks himself up every time.  Love him!


 I was in charge of holding Isaac's cookie so Marley wouldn't eat it.



And Chloe took over the bows!

Caroline helped blow up balloons before Isaac's party!
(Yes, she was well supervised)



Stella's Baptism

Sweet Stella was baptised February 11, 2012.  Royce and I are honored to be her Godparents and look forward to watching her grow into a faithful young lady.  We love her so much!



Stella wore the same dress as Robynn, Megan, and Chloe!