Back to Blogging!

I have been a BAD blogger!  Although, I have an excuse (sort of).  I was having issues with my computer, so M fixed it, but my pictures got all jumbled in the process.  Also, the camera on my phone stopped working. Being a great husband, M purchased me an awesome new phone.  So with a fixed computer and new phone, I am back to the blog-o-sphere!  I'm truly to my many (ha!) readers out there who have been missing the adventures of the Pretekin's!

Bookin' It

Like his Mama, Graham loves to read. We have been visiting the library on a weekly basis (do the perks of being a stay-at-home mom ever end?).  I love that he knows lines from his favorite books by heart and is "reading" to himself!

Wordless Wednesday

Light It Up

Michael, Graham, and I went to the Trails of Lights at the Denver Botanic Gardens.  The Trail of Lights is out at the Chatfield location, which is just 10 minutes from our house.  It was pretty cold, but we bundled up and had a great time seeing the lights.

Holiday Roundup

We didn't take a ton of pictures over the holiday season, but here is a few moments that we did capture!

Family picture at the Winter Festival at Tagawa

Checking out a reindeer at Tagawa

Santa and Mrs. Claus at the Evergreen Winter Festival - they arrived for the festivities on a fire truck!

G loving the live music at the Evergreen Winter Festival

Making the traditional Christmas Eve pizzas

The perfect Christmas scene (snow was falling outside too)

Opening presents with the help of Abey

I apologize for my serious lack of holiday pictures.  I have nothing of Hanukkah and none of our dinner on Christmas Day.  I definetly need to get better about remembering to take pictures!!

The Little King Gets A Queen...

...sized bed that is!  We decided to move Graham into a queen-size bed (with a rail).  He really enjoyed napping in the larger beds at both sets of grandparents' houses, and we were finding his toddler bed a little small to fit the larger stuffed animals he was wanting to sleep with.  The mattress (mine) and bed frame (Michael's) had been set up in Michael's parent's guest room for the last few years.  They were nice enough to let us have them back, so we didn't end up having to spend a bunch of money on a new bed set.

Last sleep in the toddler bed

Somehow M got everything loaded onto and in the Prius

First sleep in the big bed

G's room

G's room

G's room



The Artist

Angie, Graham, and I painted Christmas ornaments, did apple stamping, and ball rolling art (is that even what it's really called?). It was Graham's first time painting, and he jumped right in!  Definitely something we will be doing again in the future, maybe we'll even make a tradition out of ornament painting with our favorite Aunt!