MORE SNOW????

Well I really didn't think it would snow again. The forecast called for rain, but we awoke to maybe 5 in of snow yesterday!
I had to take pics OF COURSE!
Enjoy the last beautiful winter shots of the season (I think!)







~Rose

Sleepover!

Hope's best friend spent the night a few days ago. I had a set of beads that Hope got for her birthday that we decided to get out. The kids enjoyed making jewlery.
Hope and Abby show off their creations.

Owen made a necklace...complete with earring hooks and key chain rings...guess I should have taken those out!

We woke up to SNOW and had to check it out...

Poor Owen wasn't feeling that well and took an impromptu nap on the floor yesterday.

Thanks for coming Abby....we love it when you visit!
~Rose

9 Months...and counting!

Levi turned 9 months old Monday. Wow. This year sure is going fast! He still pulls himself around by his arms...like some sort of wounded army crawl. He is up on all fours a bit more, but no real crawling. We all do things differently! He loves to eat, is nursing a bit less and sleeps well at night. Levi said what sounded like "dada" and "hi" within the past few weeks. He really loves our cat Bedhead and gets all excited when he sees him. Levi enjoys the walker, being outside and baths. Here are a few 9 month old pics.

I think this one is hilarious!


What a happy little guy!

Happy on the porch...

Fresh from the bath!

~Rose

APC Internship

Desi, Bruce and Micah are working on an internship for this coming fall. It would start in September and last about 9 months. If you, or anyone you know are interested click here for more info.
~Rose

FINALLY!

So, many of you may know that we've been trying to potty train Owen for the past 18 months. It’s been long and frustrating. We finally had to have Owen “do his own laundry” when he had an accident. Thanks for the tip Lori. I told Owen if you stay dry and clean 10 days in a row we’ll go to Chuck E. Cheese’s. It took him about a month but he finally did it! He’s done really well lately and it’s to the point that I don’t have to think about it anymore! Hooray! Two down, two to go. We went for lunch this past Monday and had a ton of fun. I am currently working with Emma. She has the same deal as Owen for going Chuck E. Cheese once she has 10 dry days.







Getting a child potty trained brings an amazing sense of accomplishment! I am so thankful!
~Rose

Happy Birthday Grandma Kate!

My mom's birthday was last Sunday. We wanted to go to the free day at the Denver Botanic Gardens but alas, it was raining. Our plan B went into action. Mom and my brother Jason came over (dad's back was out) for lunch and then we headed over to the Denver Puppet Theater. It's not far from our house, a few miles on the other side of I25. Once inside we decorated our "tickets" which were little paper puppets and played with the numerous puppets in and near the little theaters. The kids had so much fun. The show was Rumplestiltskin. One lady did it all herself...different marionetts, voices, ect... The show lasted about an hour and Hope and Owen LOVED it. Emma was a bit too young I think. The theater was a sort of muesum with all sorts of puppets from all over the world. After the show we drove through Sonic to get a treat and came home to eat them. All in all it was a fun day. Enjoy the pics.


























































~Rose

Don't Chase Peacocks At The Denver Zoo

Hope and I are taking this week off since Grandma and Abby have it off. We went to the zoo today with my mom. I brought my camera but failed to put a memory card in it…so no pictures. We enjoyed seeing a variety of animals, especially the hippos and lorikeets. A lady yelled at me to stop my kids from chasing the peacocks…apparently we could get kicked out of the zoo for chasing those birds.

After dinner I took the 3 older kids to Glenarm Rec Center (one block from our house) to sign them up for swimming lessons. Four weeks starting April 2, Mon & Wed’s for $18 a kid…pretty good. Owen and Emma will be in the same class and Hope will be in an older kid class but have her lesson at the same time. Hope is fearful of the deep end but Emma told me she’s not afraid.

Owen was so tired that he declined a bubble bath and while I was feeding Levi and the girls were in the bath, he put himself to bed! Now, you know a kid is tired when they put themselves to bed. Levi was teething really bad last night and woke Owen up around 1am…so Owen had to be pretty tired. In fact, I am pretty tired. Hope told me tonight she wanted to be a girl pastor when she grows up. I wonder where that came from...

The scooter bug has recently bitten me. Desi got his Vespa a while ago, and I just started riding it a few weeks ago. First I took it around the block, then around a few blocks, and then into busier streets and last night I took it to the grocery store! It’s pretty much the most fun thing I’ve done in the past few years. Really, there is something to it and now I know why so many people love their motorcycles! Desi rides it a lot. It gets close to 50 MPG, has a top speed of just under 50 MPH, we don’t need a motorcycle license and we can park it on sidewalks for free! You should come over and take it for a ride. You’ll love it!
~Rose

P.S. The house 2 doors down has been empty for over a year. It finally sold and we met our new neighbors. They are a couple close to our age and seem really nice. I forgot their names already (should have written it down), but once they move in we plan on getting together for a BBQ. We look forward to getting to know them better. Hope was pretty dissapointed they don't have kids, but they will be dog sitting for a while so that's better than nothing!

Bowling With APC

Last Sunday we went bowling with our church family at Elitch Lanes. What a blast! The kids even bowled (look at Emma's cutie shoes) and used a handicap rail (bumpers were not avaliable). Our kids scored better than us...I think I'll use that rail next time! To see all the pics check out our church website. Here are some of my favorite pics. Enjoy.
(Click on a pic to see it bigger)
~Rose

Purim

Hope's curriculum had us read the story of Esther last week and had an activity of making hamentaschen cookies. They are shaped with 3 tips like Haman's hat. We enjoyed making them, eating them and gave a few away to neighbors. YUM! Desi rented One Night With The King on DVD for Hope to watch after school was done. What a great movie.



Esther was one gutsy girl...and followed God in amazing ways! What a great hero of the Bible for me and my girls.
~Rose

Emily

So we got to meet another friend of Micah's last week. Emily is a senior at JBU and is friends with Micah. She came out to Denver for spring break to see family & friends and needed a place to crash Sunday night. She came to church and bowling with us and hung out for a bit Monday (mini chopper day-see post below). Our kids took to Emily right away. She's just wonderful. Here are a few pics I took. Thanks for sharing your friend with us Micah. Emily-you're welcome back anytime!



~Rose
p.s. Micah-we like all your friends, so keep 'em coming!