January iPhone Pics

January started off with Auds & Chase having their tonsils removed. They both were on the large side and with Audrey getting sick a lot and Chase not sleeping well we thought it would be best to go ahead and remove them. We didn't expect the recovery to last as long as it did - ten days, a load of tears and way more ice cream than I would have expected! They are now fully recovered and it is as if it never happened! 

While they were recovering Baby Caya, Julie and James came for a visit! I felt so bad because we didn't do anything super fun, we were stuck at home a lot with Chase and Auds recovering. But Caya was a blast - the sweetest easiest baby around! Loved having them here with us!

Auds hanging at work with me...

 Chase and his snakey friend :D

 After they recovered we took them up to Snow Creek for some ski action. I most definitely fell more than they did but we all had a BLAST!

Caya's First Birthday!

Baby Caya came to celebrate her 1st birthday with us and we LOVED having her! Her birthday was actually the day after she left but we had fun with cake and pizza! She is seriously the happiest baby I've ever known :). Chase and Auds both had just had their tonsils out and unfortunately weren't feeling as well as I had planned them to be but we enjoyed lots of time at home. It was freezing out anyways!

1st Grade

Not sure I've posted these but I had a lot of fun with Chase this school year visiting Tallgrass Retirement and hanging out with Chase's "grandfriends." It is a great experience for the kids to sing to and interact with the folks at the home.

 Chase's 1st grade school picture - Chin scab from his bike fall prior to school starting couldn't take away from how handsome my little man is!