Sam's room

Fun with Steph and Aubrey

We got a visit from my friend and her daughter, Steph and Aubrey. Steph and I have been friends since middle school when I would sneak fudge in my purse and we would pass it back and forth during English class. I have so many fun memories of her in middle school and high school. It was fun to make more with our kiddos.

Aubrey and Sam are both Georgia Bulldog fans.

Aubrey had never been in the snow before so we took them up in the mountains. It was a perfect day.

Sam LOVES dogs and he even barks at them.

HALF Marathon

Ryan and I ran a half marathon in Gateway, CO (about an hour outside of Grand Junction). It was a beautiful race with lots of red rock. This picture is before the race. I am sporting knee sleeves and Ryan looks so hot with his pilot glasses and sweat band.
We made it! Ryan ran it in 1 hr and 52 min and I did it in 2 hr and 3 min. All the sweat evaporated leaving white salt crystals all over our faces. Sam, McKay and Craig were there to greet us at the finish line.

Winter Sports and a BEAR

Yesterday, for my birthday, I got to go skiing with my two great friends, Renee and Kristen. We went to Beaver Creek and had a blast. I haven't been skiing for about 7 years! It was so beautiful and exhilarating to be on the slopes. I felt like I was on top of the world, even though my legs were screaming otherwise. Thanks to Renee and Kristen for being patient with me. I rushed back and got to spend the evening with my boys. It was a perfect day.


Last weekend, we got to go snowshoeing. Thanks to Bran and Claire for loaning us their fancy snowshoes.



Here are a couple of pics of our little bear.

Head banging 101

Music Class

We have loved going to music class every Monday. It is pretty amazing to see how much Sam picks up! He is bound to be a concert pianist some day.

Grandpa and Grandma Lindgren Come to Visit

This past week my parents (Ryan's) made the drive from Utah for a visit. We enjoyed having them and exploring Colorado Springs together. It was fun seeing them with Sam. They were both so cute with him, making him giggle and adoring him just the way his parents do. Dad fixed some things around the house and Mom watched over and bonded with Sam. We had fun introducing the parents to Middle Eastern food and playing lots of Yatzee at night. On Saturday we went hiking up to Seven Falls:

An elusive photo of my Father hiking, often hard to capture due to his trailblazing nature

And here comes Mom scaling the stairs

And here is our group shadow picture

Our baby is totally turning into a little boy and we love him so