Grace's 3rd Birthday!

Last Sunday was our neices 3rd birthday! It feels like just yesterday

we were celebrating her 1st birthday! She is such a ham and makes all

of us laugh! One of her gifts was a trunk filled with dress up clothes.....

which you can tell she changed her clothes into her hot pink

birthday gear right away! It was really fun to spend some

time with Charlie's family! Bria just turned 13 (she was the

flower girl in our wedding and was 6 at the time!) She is a fantastic

big sister and played dress up with Grace!

Grace after she made her wish!

Bria (on theleft) and her BFF playing dress
up with queen Grace

Nico watching Grace open her gifts

Uncle Eddy and Nico

Nanna and Nico! Love time with Nanna!

Nico's First Train Ride

Nico with mom and dad

Falling asleep on Pap's lap on the return trip

I love this pic! Nana and Papa got him a little engineer hat

and we when we put it on him it scunched his little face!

My sweet boy!

Mom and Pops with cousin KAthy

One of my favorite times of the year is fall. I love taking a ride up to the mountains and having a picnic. This year, the family decided to take a trip up to Georgetown and take the train (which is funny since I grew up in Colorado and so did my parents and none of us have ever been on the train which is one of the biggest tourist attractions!

So, off we went with our picnic basket packed and our cameras ready! It was really fun even though it was a bit chilly. We had our picnic in a little park and then it was off to the Georgetown Loop! The sun came out for our train ride and then it really started to rain. Nico was such a champ and seemed to enjoy the soothing rock of the train! He fell asleep on Papa's lap on the return trip! Since it was prety cold after the train, we didn't walk around Georgetown...instead we drove to Idaho Springs and had Beau Jo's Pizza! It was a fantastic way to start fall and a wonderful memory!

Busy little dude!

Starting the day out with GF Ellis Jane!

Hanging out with BF Laiq

Look what Nanna (Charlie's Mom) got Nico...
A little lumberjack hat! He's all ready for
the winter!

Life has just been so busy, he pooped out!

Playtime with Ellis

Nico's girlfriend has been spending the mornings with us

and the two of them seem to enjoy looking at each other, rolling over

into each other and just giggling together! It's been so much fun watching

these two munchkins entertain each other! (which is very

entertaining for me!!!)

LOVE

Promised Pictures

As promised here are some updated pics of our boy!

I finally was able to download all pics so check out all the posts!

Helping mom with the laundry

Fell asleep on the couch (it's a miracle!)

First time eating in the high chair


Sitting in the rocker at Nana and Papa's

Fell asleep in the swing

(i have to take pictures because it doesn't happen often!)

sucking his thumb and hanging on to his toys!

Time Flies!

Nico is 5 months old!

Well, we have been away for awhile.....but we're back!!! Nico picked up a full time job....GROWING and we have been trying to keep up with this amazing little boy. He is such a happy guy and he has started eating rice cereal! He looks at us when we are eating like,"Hey, you guys get all that and I get this rice cereal?!" He loves to give hugs and kisses and is fascinated with Ellie's wrinkled face! Being a big boy and eating rice cereal comes with a price......a stinky poopy price that scares mommy and daddy very much! Holy Cow....that's all I will say!

As for me, I love being Nico's mom. I know I have said it before, but truly, this is the first time in my life that I feel fulfilled with what I am doing. I told Charlie the other night that the whole time I was in the corporate world, traveling constantly, trying to reach all of my goals.....I never felt complete. Now, I wake up with such a sense of comfort....I don't have to try to fill shoes that were not made for my feet! Being away from such a negative environment has helped me grow so much more than when I was desperately trying to "make it" in my field. I continue to watch in amazement the cycle of life. We are on this earth for such a short period of time and finding our purpose is such a long, extensive walk. I feel restored.

I have had to go back to the doctor for some more B12 shots. I was really feeling tired and I knew it wasn't just because Nico is still not sleeping! The shots have helped and I am starting to feel a pep back in my step! I continue to be in awe of Charlie as a dad. He is just amazing and he makes my heart smile!

I will have to follow up with some pics...I am having trouble downloading them!