Happy Birthday To Mark

This post is weeks late, but my dear husband celebrated his 35th Birthday on October 8th. He was out of town at a tech conference in Texas but we were able to celebrate as a family the next day with our traditional pancake breakfast. I am blessed beyond words that he chose me to be his partner through life. As we get older, it just keeps getting better and better!

 Every year, I let the kids pick out one thing to get Daddy at Target. This was this year's choices:)

We're growing!

 We have had a bunny for a pet going on a year and a half. Cottontail has been the perfect pet! He is easy to take care off and the kids LOVE him! They hold him every day and play with him and take care of him. It's great. He roams around the yard (not fenced in) and never has escaped. He's basically trained.

When we first got Cottontail, I made a cage for him. It didn't have a good roof so I would cover him with a tarp in the winter or on rainy days. We have been looking for some time for a hutch for him but with no luck. They were too expensive or were gone too quickly on Craigslist. I came across this hutch just recently and it was FREE but you had to take the 3 bunnies that came with it. I couldn't pass it up. The lady also gave me a ton of food, the food containers, water bottles, hay... perfect!

The 3 bunnies are females and Cotton is a male so I knew we had a problem because even though I like rabbits, I don't want a rabbit infestation. So, I decided to get rid of one of the females so cotton could stay on the bottom by himself and the other two on top. I told the kids under no circumstances are they to let all the bunnies play together in the yard:) I love that this hutch has a little inclosed section so they can hunker down in the winter:)

Cottontail- tan one

Olive- black one

Cocoa- the spotted one

This is Marshmallow( my neighbor actually wanted her for her daughter Skylar. 

The kids were so excited that they can see her anytime they want next door! Thankful I got rid of her right away so the kids didn't become too attached) 

First Snowfall in Colorado

 It snowed today. Not a lot. But it's cold. 

We all loved it. Although it took forever to get out the door this morning. 

By Monday they are calling for highs in the 70's.

I love Colorado.

That is all.
Although I am wondering if we should turn on the heat.
 Supposed to be 30 degrees tonight. 

P.S.  I got Arianna's Gymboree coat at Savers the the other day for $1.99. Gotta love thrift shoppin!

A walk to the Park

On Sunday, we walked to the river/park at Grandma and Grandpas and it was SO full of water! 

It was moving fast. 

 Sophia is getting so old looking! Love her so much! 

 Grandpa and Elijah- just LOVE this picture! 

 Ella just loves playing with little Natalia! 

 I went darker with my hair last week. And got a nice angled/stacked cut. It was time! 

Family Photo Shoot

For Mark's mom's birthday this year, we wanted to get an updated photo frame of all of the kids/grandkids/spouses. We met at various times to get everyone together. The pics turned out awesome and Lina loved her gift! I am blessed to be a part of this family!

 Love these pics of sweet little Natalia! She is a doll! 

Hop-A-Thon Fun!

Our school's largest fundraiser happened last Saturday. It was a gorgeous day and the kids and adults had a great time running laps around the field. Sarah did an awesome job organizing the event. And it was awesome to see a lot of the staff come out and support the PTO! 

 Elijah won one of the drawings:) 

 The twins ran 65 laps around the field! Elijah had around 45 and Ella around 55! I ran once and then collapsed. (I had a HORRIBLE cold- I should have been in bed! lol)