birthday gems

A few birthday shots courtesy of Dave's cousin. 

 
 
 
 

I'm a sucker...

Today Lucy saw a stuffed kitty in a store and shouted, "Abbbba, Abbbba"...which is how she says Asher. I picked up the stuffed cat and she reached out, kissed it then snuggled Abbba. 

 

I tried to put it back but she said NO and continued snuggling. Hmmm... Being the tough mom that I am (ha!) I let her keep the cat and bought it (for Christmas). Or at least that is how I justified buying Lucy this 20 dollar stuffed animal. Sorry Dave! We are done for. But she loves it and I love her and I can't say no when Lucy at age one says Abbbba! And snuggled with a stuffy that does look like our kitty. 

 

My name is Gwen and I've been a sucker for about a year. The first step is admitting I'm a sucker. 

I set a new PR!

This is a bragging post but I have no shame. On Sunday October 19th, I ran the Denver Rock 'N Roll half- marathon. I did not train super hard but I ran with a friend (Julia) and we ran 2 minutes faster than the PR I set in May! I ran sub two hours again! Yay! I'm so proud to have run it in 1:54, that's 8:44 mile pace. Pretty pumped!

 

I also played three games of ultimate frisbee on Sunday. It was the tournament and our team contended for the championship but we lost on the last point. Super fun but super tough to lose. 

Needless to say... I was exhausted! But proud of my hard work. Lucy was a trooper all day. We dragged her to my race and 4 hours of frisbee. She cheered us on and took a 3 hour nap to recover. 

Sunday was a crazy day but it made me thankful for an awesome kid, and an even more awesome husband! Thank you for your continued encouragement, support, love and smiles. You help me lead a better life and strive to be the best for our family. I love you Dave!

Safari Party

Thank you to family and friends for celebrating Lucy's first birthday. Lots of animals helped celebrate Lucy too. 

Lucy was such a trooper during the long day of partying. We played at the park, ate cake, played with toys, talked to many people and had smiles all around. I love this sweet girl. She has such a wonderful spirit. 

Happy first birthday party Lucy!

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 

 

Lucy is ONE!

Happy Birthday Lucy Orabelle! 

I cannot believe you are one. You have made our lives full of joy, laughter, thankfulness, craziness, awesomeness, and down right more fun. I love your sweet, inquisitive, decisive, strong-willed, and beautiful spirit. You are loved to the moon and back. 

So here's to a child who is joyful and clever, happy day, happy year, happy always and ever. 

We love you Lulu!

 

 

Harvest Festival 2014

 
 
 

Fall in ColoRADo!

A few pictures of fall in Breckinridge with Aunt Carrie, cousin Carlie and cousin Tessa. It was great to get outside and enjoy the beautiful blue skies!