Boys in a Box...

Here is a little boy in a big box...

Chase's expression in this picture just kills me...

And here is a little boy in a little box

(I have no idea how I was able to fit his round little body in this little box)Clearly Colby did not think it was as novel as I was to put Chase into a little box,
he didn't even notice!
The only thing better than a boy in a box is two boys in a box!!!
Poor Colby and Chase!

Sweet Dreams

Nothing beats pictures of sleeping babies, here are a few for your pleasure...

Colby just loves his soft blankies and his Pooh bear

Chase absolutely loves the jumparoo, it appears he's worn himself completely out on it!

I think it's so precious how his little arms are crossed...

It feels like just yesterday that I found Colby asleep in the jumparoo...it really was almost yesterday, this picture was taken February 6, 2008. Boy how a lot changes in a year!

Hats!

I came across a bunch of hats and played dress up with the boys, what a blast!!!

Colby wasn't as willing of a participant as Chase so this was the only picture I could snap of him, toddlers are hard to capture on film!

Chase Baby Pics...

Chase is growing and changing by the day. He is getting so much personality....

I just had to include this picture. I am very thankful that I've been able to nurse my kids. There is something so special about the way that your child looks at you while you're feeding him, words can't even describe. Here is a special note to you Jana...just look at what you get to look forward to! Being a mom is such a blessing!

Favorite things...

Colby finds such weird objects that interest him. He dug these out of Bob's kitchen drawer and has played with them for weeks. It's a little wooden spoon, a tea thing and a measuring cup and he only likes to play with them together. What would have made him think to put those things together? Who knows! I love to watch the way a toddler's mind works.

Adventures in Nursery...

Since we've been home our weekends have been really hectic, between working and getting over colds we have missed a lot of church. We went to church with Bob a few weeks ago and Colby did fine in nursery but I wasn't brave enough to leave Chase in nursery. Needless to say, we didn't learn a whole lot at church that day because Chase had so much to do and say during the service. This week I decided to drop them both off in nursery. Chase didn't seem to mind one bit, it was definitely harder on me than it was on him! Here are a few pictures from when we picked him up...

I missed that little boy so much! I had to give him lots of kisses when I picked him up.

Colby on the other hand...

didn't much care for nursery at all. Poor little guy, he is so shy and timid I should have known it would go this way. Apparently he was upset the whole time. The took him for a stroller ride, which he enjoyed, but as the service was about to end they brought him back to the room and this was the result.

You can see he was still holding on to his cracker despite his obvious state of distress...
ahhhh, priorities!

Where it all began...

I was the first one out of my family to attend Chaparral and since I've been there, my cousin on my dad's side (Brittany) and my cousins on my mom's side (Sandi and Nikki) have gone there too. Now my cousin Nikki is finishing up her senior year and I couldn't be more proud of her. She had a cheerleading performance before her team headed of to nationals and I was lucky enough to get to see it. It was so weird to watch her perform, it feels like just yesterday that I was cheering at Chaparral and she was one of my 'students' at our mini-cheer camp.
Time sure does fly!

Me, Chase baby and Nikki

Nikki doing a backhandspring so I could test out my camera's shutter speed...I just love this picture of her. Her hair looks so cute! What an action shot!
Jason also went to Chaparral. We knew each other throughout but didn't start dating until our senior year. At homecoming we both went with other people but ended up dancing together (in the same place this picture was taken), who would have thought those moments would lead up to this one...and now we're a family of four!
Colby had to show off his walking skills to all the pretty cheerleaders...

House Hunting...

The house hunting has been going on since we moved back in December but now that Jason has a job we have really picked up the pace. It has been frustrating and exciting. Here are a few of the highlights...

Here is my favorite house...

View from family room

Amazing kitchen!

Back patio, needs some stain but the covered deck is nice

The spectacular family room, the windows overlook Castlewood Canyon

Lots of brick! (something a mason's granddaughter can really appreciate!)

The only drawback to this house is it backs up to power lines... :(
We love this floorplan but Jason did not like the quality of construction on this particular house. We found the same model in Parker and wrote an offer but it was too late because it was already under contract. The search continues!

Here is Jason's favorite house...


My favorite feature of this home is the incredible laundry room...

Built in shelving

laundry room continued, complete with a window and a sink!

The upstairs bathroom, two sinks for two boys!

The upstairs...

The master bath

The family room (the only part of the house I'm not crazy about)

The gourmet kitchen, with a double oven, gas burning stove and granite countertops

The mainfloor study

Here are the boys reactions to the homes...

Colby running around like a wild man...

Being a goofball...

Cool dude, Chase
Chase checking out the handsome house hunting dude

Colby and Sandi (she helped with the boys while we were looking)

We wrote an offer on Jason's favorite house. We probably won't hear anything until next week. House hunting is such an emotional roller coaster ride! I'll keep you posted!