Holiday Season

This means Die Hard, Home Alone and Elf.  It means overpaying for a crappy tree from a tree farm in Greeley, crock-pot stews roasting all day, Mariah Carey, Christmas Shoes (the song), stockings hanging on our NEW mantle, and looking forward to working, oh I mean spending time with family.  With Dave and I both in the medical field, the holidays are rough.  Dave works Christmas Eve, I on the other hand work on Christmas Day.  Perfect.  But, we will enjoy the time we have together and when we are with family.  Thank goodness for family being 1 hour away in two different directions.  It is a blessing to have people close this holiday season.

Cutting our tree down.

It's a beauty.

David and Beth's Charlie Brown Tree

Family Shot!  Asher was sooooo pumped!  Ha.

Happy to be spending the evening together.  Merry Christmas.

Operation 2 Cars-in-the-Garage

Mission complete.

We got both cars and all our crap to fit in the garage!  Successful winter season.

Asher loves the new place...

Asher loves the windows of the new place!

I never realized it, but Ash did not get to see much action at the old apartment.  Now, we are across the street from a park and there are tons of dogs and squirrels that she stares at all day.  She is such a sweetie and has blessed our lives immensely.












And here is a picture of Ash enjoying the sunshine.

Incredible Weather

November 30th, 2012: Dave and I went on a bike ride and had a picnic outside.  It was almost 70 degrees and sunny. Absolutely incredible!
December 1st, 2012: Hiking and walking around Golden in a t-shirt and pants.  Wow.


The weather has been beautiful and warm.  I guess it is concerning and not ideal for the ski resorts, but for Dave and I, it was a blessing.  We were able to spend a few great days together and get a little sun on our faces.  It was glorious:)

Workin'Girl

I started work at Swedish Medical Center in Denver on October 29th.  I am enjoying the work and have lots to continue to learn, but I am grateful for the full time job and my wonderful coworkers.

Bemis Girl's Weekend

I ventured down to Phoenix for a long weekend to watch my two nieces while Carrie and Joe enjoyed a weekend sans kids in San Francisco.  On Friday, Carrie was able to show me the routine and point out where everything in the house was.  On Saturday, I was on my own with two beautiful girls...

I was brave and decided to take Carlie and Tessa to the zoo.  Actually, the Phoenix Wildlife World Zoo and Aquarium.

It was only 15 minutes from their house and I anticipated a short adventure, but we were there for 3-4 hours!  We walked around the entire park, petting zoo and aquarium.  The petting zoo was filled with tiny deer and goats.  Carlie loved the baby deer and the goats were busy trying to eat our clothing! The zoo had lots of trees, greenery and many exotic animals.  We saw a baby giraffe, baby leopard, tons of macaws, albino crocodiles, kangaroos, and penguins that mimicked Carlie.

On Sunday, we ventured out to Carlie's Christmas play rehearsal.  Tessa and I enjoyed the music and lovely weather while Carlie practiced.  Carlie got a snack after practice which consisted of Cheetos and juice.  So, I got a picture of the two Bemis girls chowing on Cheetos!

Carrie loved it!  After that, we had a movie afternoon!  Filled with Tessa napping, CareBears Movie circa 1985, candy, popcorn and PIZZA for dinner!  It was great to spend time with just Carlie and snuggle since the movie is a little bit scary.

Monday morning was filled with music, singing and playing upstairs with toys.

Carlie sang, danced and Tessa giggled and mimicked her sister.  It was a beautiful sight.  We also went on a bike ride, played in the back yard and cleaned up for mom and dad to come home.  They arrived in the afternoon, followed by me leaving:(

Tessa enjoyed dragging my purse around the house!  Too cute!

I miss those girls so much!  It was such a wonderful, special time with the two of them.  I got to snuggle Tessa each night before bed.  I got to read and sing to Carlie before her bedtime.  I got to see Carlie ride her bike, read stories to me, care for her sister, beat up her sister, watch her play with fairies and enjoy life.  Tessa was a joy to see walking, playing with dvd's and anything else she shouldn't play with, adore her sister, mimic her sister, eat all day, and smile and laugh so beautifully.   Those two girls are very special and I am thankful for the weekend together   Surprisingly it was not too hard and I can't wait to go back and see them!  Love you Bemis Family!

Casa Del Sol No Longer...

We moved from the Casa Del Sol on November 3rd.  We are now renting a townhouse about a mile from where we were living.  We are enjoying the new digs and are mostly done unpacking.  I have some pictures to hang, but it feels like home already.