Birthday fun

Kash's 2nd birthday party at the Railroad Museum

Kash doesn't have a shirt on cuz he threw up all over his...oh and me. Mostly on my pants and in my flip flop. It was disgusting. 

and this is the cutest picture ever walking around with his conductors hat, red balloon and cake all over his face :)

he got lots and lots of trains for his birthday 

Kash's birthday at Red Robin...they sung to him and he loved it. When he heard them start clapping he immediately turned around and starting clapping with them. So cute :)

he didn't wanna wait for a spoon. It just looked too yummy.

my Colorado work family :) 

Happy Summer :)

It's finally here! The season I've been so excited for since I moved to Colorado. A beautiful, HOT, NOT HUMID, Summer. Man this weather is amazinggg! Hot enough to swim. Not so hot that you sweat from simply standing outside for .2 seconds. I do NOT miss humidity.

I've been having a wonderful, crazy, busy time so far this Summer with the Davis household.

If you didn't already know. This is Kash. He turns 2 on Saturday. 

Yes, he is really cute. And it's a good thing because he is a handful. Welcome terrible twos :)

and this is Kash's big sister, Meadow

Yes, she is really cute as well...also a handful :)

i LOVE them!

Today we played in the pool and had a blast making silly faces while Meadow's friend was here

^that's their "angry" faces

silly faces

hahahaha

yea that's the greatest silly face I've ever made EVER. Awesome.

cutest towel burrito I've ever seen

last but not least. Roll Tide Roll!!!

Thanks to "Gehka" aka Erika for Kash's Alabama shirt :)

A song

So I've heard this song on the radio a couple of times and I was always thinking how much I liked it and wondering what the name was. Well I figured it out and downloaded it. And every time I listen to it I like it a little more. Not only is the music catchy but there's something about the lyrics that I really love.

The Cave by Mumford & Sons (click here to hear it) 
It's empty in the valley of your heart
The sun, it rises slowly as you walk
Away from all the fears
And all the faults you've left behind

The harvest left no food for you to eat
You cannibal, you meat-eater, you see
But I have seen the same
I know the shame in your defeat

But I will hold on hope
And I won't let you choke
On the noose around your neck

And I'll find strength in pain
And I will change my ways
I'll know my name as it's called again

Cause I have other things to fill my time
You take what is yours and I'll take mine
Now let me at the truth
Which will refresh my broken mind

So tie me to a post and block my ears
I can see widows and orphans through my tears
I know my call despite my faults
And despite my growing fears

But I will hold on hope
And I won't let you choke
On the noose around your neck

And I'll find strength in pain
And I will change my ways
I'll know my name as it's called again

So come out of your cave walking on your hands
And see the world hanging upside down
You can understand dependence
When you know the maker's hand

So make your siren's call
And sing all you want
I will not hear what you have to say

Cause I need freedom now
And I need to know how
To live my life as it's meant to be

And I will hold on hope
And I won't let you choke
On the noose around your neck

And I'll find strength in pain
And I will change my ways
I'll know my name as it's called again


I started to hear the beginning as God speaking that he knows your heart is empty without Him and saying He will always have hope and "won't let you choke" and I think the part that says "I'll find strength in pain and I will change my ways I'll know my name as it's called again" is whoever's answer to God. I don't know...listen to it a few times and maybe you'll understand what I'm trying to say. hah. I just really like the song and wanted to share. I love how music can be interpreted to have so many different meanings to different people. 


It just made me think how amazing it is that God will always be there for me and the things I have to go through are all a part of His plan for me...whether it is painful or joyful.

A little bit of Heaven on Earth

getting your first spa pedicure in months with your sister who you haven't seen in months :)

Heaven

hiking at Chautauqua Park in Boulder on a BEAUTIFUL day

Heaven

skiing in the mountains the next day on fresh powder

Heaven 

watching the Rockies beat the Dodgers on one of the best fields in Major League Baseball

Heaven

eating delicious sushi that's too big to fit in your mouth(that's what she said)

Heaven

so I'm really sad Erika's trip is over but I'm so excited to fly home in less than a month and see everyone again :)

Sleepy babies

Poor little Kash got sick this week. He's super cute and cuddly when he doesn't feel good. I tried to put him down for a nap in his crib and he was having none of it. So I gave up and let him lay on me and watch tv...and he eventually fell asleep....

There is something so relaxing about a baby sleeping on you. It just gives you such a warm feeling inside. I love it.

But it's not like babies can't fall asleep wherever...

like in carseats

or in strollers at Disney World

or in the floor at a restaurant

and there's just something about a car ride that can even put a 6 year old to sleep

Well now I'm sleepy :) Hope everyone has a nice, relaxing weekend.

Wyoming Vacation

Wyoming??? Seriously who vacations to Wyoming? Well, we did and it was so much fun! It's basically a Winter Wonderland up in Jackson, Wyoming. Mountains, elk, antelope, snow, snow, and more snow!

We stayed in town in Jackson Hole which is such a cute little town. We did all kinds of fun things...

We played in the snow fort at Jackson Hole ski resort

We went snow tubing! SO much fun! thats me!

We saw moose!

We went to a cool art museum across from the elk refuge

Looking out the window at all the elk

We did a little shopping and walking around town

We went on a sleigh ride at the National Elk Refuge

and man was it cold. brrrr!

The best part of the trip was when I had my snowboarding lesson. I lucked out and got a one on one lesson since I was the only first day beginner there that day. I picked it up fast and did so good! It was so freakin fun! I have no pictures of that day unfortunately :( But I'm going snowboarding again this weekend and I'm sooo excited. It was more fun than skiing and the boots are A LOT more comfortable which is a HUGE plus haha

That's pretty much the gist of the trip. Lanae and Jason went on a snow mobile tour in Yellowstone National Park to see Old Faithful. How cool is that? That day me and the kids played on the computer and watched some classic kid movies like Matilda and Dunston Checks In :)

Kash was so funny. He kept looking at himself on the screen and saying "baby! Uh oh!"

The end!

A Colorado Christmas

Sometimes Santa needs some help. So on Christmas Eve I helped Santa by puppy sitting this precious little puppy since she couldn't go to her new home until Christmas morning.

This little fur ball and me just layed on the couch and she slept on me....ALL DAY! 

Such a cute little lap puppy.

Later that night after Christmas Eve dinner with the Davis family I got some mail from my most favorite Birmingham kiddos...

and it made me cry like a baby. They are all so cute and getting so big and I just lost it when I saw this.

I miss them. A LOT.

Christmas Morning

I was very excited because we were planning to go skiing on Christmas. I was awake pretty early since Santa had to come pick up the puppy. Well, I walked into the house and immediately found out that Lanae was sick and throwing up. BUMMER! There goes skiing :( So we opened presents...

Meadow with all of her and Kash's presents except for her new bike.

Meadow and myself rode our bikes around the neighborhood and Skyped with my family a few times that day. Meadow fell in love with my nephew Logan in about 2.5 seconds and kept asking "Where's Logan?" She's only 5 and already boy crazy. Fun teenage years are in store for the Davis family haha.

Later that afternoon Jason, me and the kids went over to their friends house. It was the friend that got the puppy for Christmas. I was excited because I already missed that little girl. They named her Ginger. Kash was the cutest thing playing with her. I think he was so excited about seeing a Kash size puppy since he's used to his big Snoop dog, who is a lab. Kash would just look at her and laugh and when she'd run towards him and he almost looked scared, too. It was hilarious. And then when Meadow and the puppy's mom, Maddie, would pick her up Kash would get mad and kinda yell like "no that's my puppy" It was so funny.

So Christmas was good even though I wasn't in Alabama and even though we didn't get to go skiing. My best present was the first thing I opened that was stuffed in my stocking.

Yep! Jason and Lanae got me lessons for a day. I finally get to learn to snowboard! I'm SO excited. We leave this Saturday for a week long vacation in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. It's going to be so pretty. I can't wait!