Things I don't want to forget....

1. Lucy's smile in the morning. It is the best, the best....
2. When Abby says, "I love you mama"
3. When Abby sings in the car
4. When Abby remembers what I tell her.  Recently she has been holding out her arm when we are walking and saying "I go first!"  We have talked about how that is not OK and have practiced saying, "Can I go first mama?" Whenever she says it correctly, I am so proud.
5. When Abby says, "Run with me mama!" and that I can do it now!
6. When Lucy watches Abby play...
7. Tonight we called Steve while he was at work (he has been working a lot recently) I put Abby on the phone and she said, "Hi Dad!" "I miss you daddy...."  My sweet girl.

Our girls are precious.  I love them so much.

Family!

I love family days!

 Jumping on the bean bag!!!

 Playing with the pool....It was too cold to go IN the pool....darn hose water!

Spartan Race

Steve did a Spartan Race down at Fort Carson....It was a really cold day, but he survived!

Oh man....

A great husband

Recently I have been in awe of what a great husband I have...Really, he is the best.

During those "dark days" (really, it was just dark from about 5:00-9:00 pm, but that was a long four hours everyday) with Lucy, Steve was 100% there, hands on, either playing with Abby or holding Lucy so I could have a break.  I really don't think I would have stayed sane without him.  He was the one I looked to when she cried, he always knew when to let her cry for a bit and when to go in there and hold her.  He cleaned up from dinner, he entertained Abby and got her ready for bed....Really, I am just so thankful that I am part of such a great team.  I felt like he was just as invested with the girls as I was.

Another thing Steve does that I love is he always takes pictures...I usually capture our day to day life on my phone, but I never get real, quality pictures...It's just too hard.  Steve is so diligent at getting weekly and monthly pictures of Lucy and has done such a great job learning about the camera and using it to its full capability.  Our girls will have tons of pictures of them when they get older.  We are so blessed.

Steve also is SO on top of our finances.  We are constantly reviewing the budget and saving for our future.  I love it that he is able to think of our long term goals but is also flexible enough to let us enjoy right now.  He realizes the importance of vacation and spends a lot of time figuring out where we want to put our money so we can use it wisely, but enjoy life too.

Really, he is just the best.  I love that man.

(and he makes me do things like this...probably not the best thing after a c-section, but it makes a great picture!)

Three months

She is so sweet.

Thank you Christine and Andy for the outfit, we love it!  

Negrons came to visit!

Evin and Blair were here for Blair's sisters wedding and stayed with us a few nights!  It was so fun to have visitors and Abby loved the company!

How cute is this kid????

First time down the slide was a little tricky!

No, she didn't get stuck.

We love this family!

Hiking a mountain!

Steve went out with some friends from work to hike Grays and Torrey's Peak (two 14ers here in CO). It was so snowy they only made it up Grays, but it was a great hike (I wasn't there, but Steve said it was fun...)

It looks cold...Too cold for me.

This looks hard...

This looks like an incredible picture!

Yay for free sandwiches!

When I asked Monica if she liked the hike her response was, "I thought I was going to die..."  So glad I didn't go!

It was so snowy, Monica SLID down....People hiked up the mountain with Skis and went down on those....