Breckenridge

Saturday we went up to Breckenridge with our friends Rob & Melissa and their little man Cade. They have a timeshare up there which is a mighty nice perk if you ask me! We left early Saturday morning so we could enjoy the entire day up there. The weather was a little chilly but the pools were heated so that's all you can ask for! Hunter was in heaven with all the water and Reagan was in heaven with the little playground just her size! We ate lunch at the Lodgepole restaurant at the resort and grilled steaks for dinner. It was such a nice place because it was 3 rooms. There was plenty of space for both families, yet we got to hang out in the living room together too!

Sunday we went downtown Breckenridge and walked around. We ate lunch at Eric's which was one of the coolest restaurants I've been too. Definitely a mountain town type of place which I LOVE! After lunch we took the kids to the toystore called Peek a Boo Toys. In the back they have a big play area where kids can just be kids and parents can try to catch a breath. Of course we had 2 running around so there weren't many breaths to catch, but the kids had a great time!

It looks like Melissa and I are really going to need to learn to like to ski because Breckenridge is great! The place is ski-in ski-out so we really don't have many excuses... except that I just wasn't born a natural skier, nor graceful at all for that matter...

The view from the room. The hottubs were HUGE!

Give the boy fountains and he'll give you laughs!!

Not quite sure what I was looking at here...

The Fessler Fam

Get a load of the kids faces. Can you say TIRED???

I LOVE it when I don't have to cook... and no one wants me to!

All 3 in the bath after a dirt and chlorine-filled day

I think I've mentioned before how the twins are freaks for Thomas the Tank Engine. Especially Reagan!

Verrrrrry tired......

The Dillon Dam

On our way home. Notice we aren't holding any kids because they fell asleep in the car about 5 minutes into the drive:-)

Yes.. it really has been THAT week.. and it's only Tuesday....

I really don't even know where to start. Okay.. I guess I'll start with Sunday. Sunday was a fantastic day. It was my friend Stacy's 40th birthday so to follow tradition, we all went out to the Omni for a spa day. The day was so gloomy and not very warm but thankfully the outdoor pool was very warm and of course, so was the hot tub. We love it out there because they have an outdoor bar where you can sit and eat and drink. Well, while I was soaking up the (not so) sun rays, Ryan was at home with the twins and a sick dog. Yes, Lillie took it upon herself to vomit not once, not twice, but TEN times ALL over the house!! I know, I know.. you would think he would have locked her outside until she healed up but you don't understand how annoying (and LOUD) her bark can be. He did the absolute best he could to clean it all up, including the never-failing OxyClean... all to no avail. Thank goodness for carpet cleaning businesses because that is who I called. He came today and $260 later (yes.. I want to cry!), the carpet looks and smells much better.

Well... much earlier today, before the carpet man arrived, I walked upstairs to find the twins playing so joyfully together. Oh isn't that such a wonderful thought? Well now.. add in a HUGE jar of vaseline, sheets, a nightstand, and two 21-month-old's ENTIRE heads of hair and it's not such a wonderful thought now is it?! I am not lying when I say Reagan's head was covered in it. Hunter's new thing is to dump stuff in her hair and she just sits there and takes it! I was okay when it was just dirt.. but Vaseline?? COME ON NOW!!!! I know you think I laughed. Oh.. you are so wrong. I didn't cry but I was VERY close. I immediately got them in the tub and washed their hair THREE times! Nothing.. nothing came out!! So I got them out and ran down to search my trusty Google and found that I'm not the only one who has ever dealt with this trauma. The advice was corn starch. Ick!! So.. to Target I went because as most of you know I barely cook, let alone stock corn starch in the pantry!! Just a bit of advice if this ever happens to you... corn starch works!!! It's not all completely out but it is SO much better!!!

Reagan the grease ball (Maybe this is why the good Lord hasn't let her hair grow too much. He knew this was gonna happen!!)

Hunter the grease ball. His at least was just one side of his head.

Hmm... not thinking she was into the corn starch too much....
Okay.. maybe it's not so bad...

Hunter seriously can deal with anything thrown his way. Vaseline? Sweet. Corn starch? Bring it on baby!

He kinda looks like an Oompa Loompa.. only with white hair instead of orange. He's happy about it though!

I wonder what she's thinking of her brother right about now??

2nd bath of the day and the 4th hair wash. Ahh...

The Texan's Visit

Tuesday we got a very nice surprise! My cousin Shari, her husband Mark, and their twin boys James and Andrew stopped by Mom & Dad's for a little visit. They were road-tripping through Colorado and stopped by on their way to Estes Park. Their twins are now 10 years old which is just mind-blowing. It was fun for Hunter and Reagan to play with them again. When they saw them last year in Texas, they were really too young to do much of anything but be held.

On my mom's side, Hunter & Reagan have 3 sets of twin cousins. My sister has 17 year old twin boys, my cousin Barry (Shari's brother) has 13 year old boy/girl twins, and then Shari's. I have no idea how many sets are on my dad's side. I know there's a few but his family is huge to say the least.

Dad has this HUGE bell in his backyard that the kids love to ring. That's the cord to it that Hunter has in his hands. I'm sure the neighbors love it!

Horsetooth Reservoir with Friends

In May, we planned a trip to go camping at Horsetooth Reservoir but if you read a few posts down, we learned a hard lesson with camping with the twins. So.. last minute we decided that we'd turn our 3 day camping trip into a day trip:-) We went up yesterday morning and I knew it was going to be awesome when we got to eat lunch at Taco John's in Windsor. If you know me, you know I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Taco Johns. They used to always only be in Wyoming but some have popped up in northern Colorado. After eating the best tacos in the world on the road, we made it up to meet the Fessler's and the Adam's. Hanging out at this spot was much easier than Brainard Lake because it was more open. There weren't trees everywhere to get lost in so we could keep a good eye on both kids. They had so much fun and got soooo dirty. Ryan took Hunter out on Derrick's little fishing boat and Hunter was in heaven. During their trip, a bad storm came out of nowhere and soaked us all. We of course were on shore but it was insane! I was pretty worried about the boys out on the water but the storm only lasted about five minutes and not long after that, they were back. Hunter was soaked but he couldn't wipe the grin off of his face. Not only was he ON the water, but he was able to get SOAKED with the water. You really have no idea how much this kid likes water! Reagan had a great time with us girls. She and Karlee had fun playing together and Reagan ended up taking a liking to eating dirt and rocks. Hmm... I guess it won't hurt that much:-)

Eating some lunch grub

I told you she liked to eat dirt!!He's such a good boy. I haven't had a Smirnoff since the Texas days!! I tried and tried to get a shot of Cade but this is as good as he'd give me. Hunter's first REAL fish!

Reagan & Karlee playing

The girl loves her cellphones!

Jaime & Karlee

The girls. Melissa, Jaime, and I. Melissa's breaking in her hat for the Poison concert we're going to in a week!! HA!

Reagan's First Haircut

Although she did not have much hair to cut at all, my hairstylist Angela recommended I bring Reagan in for a little "shape up". Reagan has just enough hair to get a very small barrette in which she pulls out in less than 3 seconds but her hair was getting a little wild. She had these rogue chunks of hair that would just stick out all over the place. I was able to get a little snip of hair for her baby book so I'm happy about that.

A sucker is supposed to make things better, right??

Guess not:-)
She's so proud of herself!

A little mix of pix

Here's just some fun pictures taken over the summer. I am finding it very hard to believe that it is almost the middle of August. It's just not right. I'm already trying to find Halloween costumes for the kids! I learned my lesson last year when I ordered them in September and they didn't show up until a couple of weeks before Halloween. I can't handle that type of stress:-)

Every Wednesday Melissa and I swap houses for a playdate and dinner. This was at our house a couple weeks ago but we had more kids: my sister's kids and Gracie from across the street.

Probably the most fun Bunco night I've ever had. Christina, Melissa, and I at July Bunco We got these outfits for the twins at Universal Studios in Orlando. Hunter has already outgrown his but we squeezed him into it one more time for a photo op Gotta love how kids are dressed when it's left up to Daddy to do the job. It was probably 100 degrees outside yet Ryan dressed them in jeans, socks, and left their pajama shirts on. I won't complain though.. ;-)I think the heat got to her considering she never falls asleep anywhere but her crib. And look at her hair!! Luckily she was still in half of her pajama's though;-)

Ronda at LCR at my house last Friday. She had a 5k to run the next day too. Ick.. I set up the tables on the deck. It was so nice playing outside!

Melissa & I

Miss Christina. Lovin' that look of hers!

Lindsay's 21st Birthday!!

Lindsay is our church's Saturday night worship leader and our pastor's daughter in law. Yup, she's married to a Son of a Preacher Man!! So.. her 21st birthday was a couple of weeks ago and her husband Jon, Ryan's friend, got a limo for the night. I think it is the first 21st birthday I've ever been to (besides my own) because my friend's were always older than me back then. We had so much fun and I told all of them that I never thought I'd be drinking in a limo with four preacher's kids! Jami is a good friend of mine and she is Jon's brother. Did you get that? I just love to tell everyone about the relations with the people in our church:-)

The Blackwell Girl's: Lindsay, Emma (soon to be Blackwell in Oct, Jami, and Rebecca)

What's up with my face? I must have been very excited for that shot!Emma

Jami just loves to hang out of windows!