Archive for May, 2008

The Johnstons! (part three)

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

Ok the final batch of photos… On Sunday we did more of the same, hanging out, having drinks and enjoying the backyard. Niko quickly found the three little pigs house (aka doghouse) which was a huge hit. Perfect size for a little boy. After our naps we got dressed up again in some cute outfits [...]

The Johnstons! (part two)

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

Ok, I took way too many photos so I am breaking the Johnston visit into three posts – filled to the brim with photos of the kids On Saturday we woke up and had some play time and a little Sesame Street The Richau’s showed up and we all went on a walk … here [...]

The Johnstons! (part one)

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

Niko, Scott, Jul and Sumo came to Colorado for memorial weekend … we had so much fun. Friday afternoon we headed to the airport to pick up the crew … Elsie was all decked out in her pig tails and ready to see Niko… She even made a sign (with some of my help) to [...]

Montana!

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

More of our mother’s day weekend in Montana … Pat and Shelley hosted a fabulous dinner for us on Saturday so we could spend some more time relaxing and hanging out … here is grammie with Elsie and Finley doing some reading The next day we hosted a brunch for the Mom’s … Mark and [...]

Women’s Run

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

We headed up to Montana for Mother’s day weekend – Grammie, Elsie and I did the Montana Women’s Run – well it was more of a walk with tons and tons of strollers. We walked with Heather, Shelley, Riley and Finley … and thousand more walkers! Here are the grammies! Elsie rode in the front [...]

Tulip Fairy!

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

A few weeks ago (slacker poster here!) there was a Tulip Fairy Parade in Boulder. Mark wasn’t feeling well so we ended up not making the parade … but I did make Elsie some wings and parade her around our yard. Josh and Saffie stopped over for a visit… so we went into the yard [...]

Zinfandel Tasting

Sunday, May 4th, 2008

the spruill’s hosted a Zinfandel Tasting on Saturday and I offered to do some collateral for the event. There were 10 participants tasting 7 wines so I created color coded wine tags and tasting notes. This time I added a colored tag to the notes (after 7 tastings I didn’t want you to forget your [...]

Playgroup

Sunday, May 4th, 2008

Amy has started a play group and this month they met at the Golden Community Center in Golden. This was our first time attending but we couldn’t pass up swimming and social time with other babies. The pool was awesome – it had a walk in entry for the toddlers and was filled with all [...]

Tea Time

Sunday, May 4th, 2008

Elsie got a fabulous Tea Set and Tea hat from the Johnston’s for her birthday. She is still learning how to be a lady who sips tea, and doesn’t destroy the nice tea settings mom has put out… We invited Pink elephant and the Orange Ant Eater to afternoon tea… complete with some delicious pastries. [...]

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