Castlewood Canyon

We are just chomping at the bit to get outside and explore.We decided to take a risk and go hike around Castelwood Canyon. I think we did this last spring too, and the smae thing happened, on the shadow side the snow made the trail muddy and slick and the run off makes the water to high to cross the boulders, at least if you have a baby strapped to your chest or are threes years old. So at the bottom of the canyon we had to turn around, but thats ok. Skyler and River made the best of it running around and climbing on rocks. Robin chattted and squakd up a storm. On the plus side, we made it home just in time for the plumber to come and reattach my sink. 

I am aching for some spring, some life, and some new discoveries. Everything is in that in between state, not quite winter and not quite spring.  I guess in some ways I can relate.

Pretty in Purple and Plaid

Honesty moment, being a mom is hard. 

Trying to find balance, manage needs, and just take a shower.

But these little faces ... make being stinky worth it.

Snow River

And this is why we have kids, right? So they can eventually do all the chores?

Today we moved snow around in our gray white world. Everything was in a blanket of one color. The ground, the snow, the cloudy sky were all the same hue making Rivers green jacket pop as he trotted behind me in the path I was clearing. 

He giggled and clomped along behind me in this winter wonderland. 

His sheer delight made if feel a little bit warmed outside, 

but with his tantrum on having to come inside it cooled off again. 

Yes, he's definitely three with all the hots and colds of that age, 

but he sure loved shoveling snow. Maybe living in Colorado wont be so 

bad when he gets big enough to do it all by himself.

Robin's 4 month Stats

 

Robin's 4 Month Stats:

12 lbs 9.5 oz (16%) and 22 1/4 inches (0.4 %)

She's filling out nicely! Dr. Maggie lovingly refers to her as petit, the nurse flat out called her short. But they all think she's the cutest and so do we!!

Photo Courtesy of River, (my personal paparazzi)

Snow Boot and Skinny Jeans

River wears these boots everywhere and it makes the cutest fast pace clompimg sound where ever he goes; because River only has one speed and that's lightening fast.

Clomp! Clomp!

Garden of the Gods

We started this year off right, with family pictures of our new family of 4,

 followed by a stop in the ever crowded Garden of the Gods Park on the way home.

River loved climbing around on the rocks and would have stayed all day if we would have let him. I am really impressed with his abilities and coordination. He's learned well from Skyler.

So welcome 2016. I don't really know what you hold for us, 

especially now that we have 2 kids. (Crazy!!) 

But what I do know is that this year I want to "Lean In". 

Skyler said this phrase in a conversation last year, and it has stuck with me.

When things are difficult, when we feel like a task is beyond our strength, 

it's time to lean in.

I am learning and now I am leaning in.  

"Fancy" Family

All images in this post are courtesy of Elizabeth Ann Photography

We took Robin to have her photographed in her Blessing Dress and because River loves to dress "fancy" we all got gussied up with her. 

I heart this family of mine.

Thanks Elizabeth for capturing such wonderful images that I love!