Dress-Up Fun

My kids both like to dress-up when they get in a funky mood.  At first they are embarrassed, but then they have fun.  Well, it was Dr. Suess week at Mackenzie's school back in March.  For Wacky Wednesday, we tried to do her hair like Cindy-Lou-Who, but I think it just turned out crazy.  She loved it!

And Mr. Collin likes to become Batman.  And he decided to sneak in the car in this outfit to go pick up his friend for his playdate!  He is just so funny when he becomes his little super-hero idols.  I love these two kids and all their silliness!

Ski Fun Last Winter

We had a few times to go skiing this year.  Tyson, of course, ran off to enjoy his season pass when he could, but we were also able to have our annual meet-up with the Nielsen's at Keystone.  Skiing was great, and afterwards we tried to enjoy the worst over-priced fondue dinner we've ever choked down.  It made for some unforgettable memories for sure!

Always a great time with my dear friend Julie!

And this is how we leave in style. :)

I was able to go on a little ski trip with some girls here in Grand Junction who are amazingly great on the slopes.  They pushed me and Krishawn to our maximum dare-devil speed and we still couldn't keep up with them.  But we had some great laughs and falls and bumps on the moguls.  Again, great memories!!!

Krishawn and me having a good ol' time!

And of course it was a joy to take the kids to the slopes a few times.  Mackenzie decided she was too old for the harness/leash, so we set her off on her own and she did amazingly well.  Well not really on her own, I did follow her all the way down each time, but she always beat me to the bottom.  They think its a race with Mom I guess!

Collin was a whole different beast out on the slopes.  Mid-day one time, Collin convinced Tyson he didn't need any harness or help, and was cut free.  Of course Mom would have never dared let him do that!!! It was enough to give me a down-right heart attack.  He doesn't know how to stop, nor does he go side to side.  He just takes a B-line straight down the hill as fast as possible.  Oh my!  Tyson has had to ski down as fast as possible and grab his coat by the hood to stop him from killing himself!!!  Just when we thought we had him under control and skiing more responsibly later in the day, I decided to video him going down the run as I followed behind him.  He did well, and then...boom!!!  I will let you take a look for yourself... (dang it, I can't figure out how to make the video any bigger!)

And its too bad that after the crash, I didn't have one picture.  But we had 4 ski patrol people show up, one who witnessed the crash.  People who had to come take pictures, mark the tree that he hit, put up trail markers, etc.  He ended up hitting his knee only, rather than his head, so we were lucky, but it sent him flying and his skis.  We asked him why he headed for the trees, and he said he just wanted to be cool and weave through the trees.  Can't help but think that's cute! :) He was taken down to the medical building strapped into the rescue sled, being pulled by the patrol.  He was just fine once he got his lollipop from the nurse.  But we called it a day after that!  It was quite eventful!  Again, another awesome ski memory!

Play Time!

The one thing I wanted in a house was a play room!!!  It was a must!  It's hard to believe it was 3 years ago that we moved in.  And it didn't have a play room, but it had an exercise room that I knew I could transform into one awesome play room.  It was in the perfect location and size!  And I hate exercising, so getting rid of an exercise room was a grand idea for me!  So last fall, I finally finished it...and now I finally get around to posting some pics.

BEFORE:

Awful yellow paint and maroon/brown hotel carpet...and lots of mirrors.  And toys sitting around everywhere.

AFTER:

I love this room now.  I did try some fun turquoise paint at first, but it never set right with me.  So I went neutral paint with lots of pops of color.  Added in some very cushy blue-ish gray carpet and some shelving and colorful bins.  The mirrors are still there, but they have been kind of fun.  This room is absolutely perfect, I love the look and its super functional for the kids.  And I love that the toys stay pretty much in here instead of strung all over the house.

I found some clothespins from American Girl that were all different and fun colors, and glued them onto two 8' white boards to display Mackenzie and Collin's art.  They turned out awesome!

One of Mackenzie's pictures that is pretty cute.  It is a presidential debate between Mitt Romney and President Obama last fall.

This one I LOVEEEEEE!  It makes me laugh and smile so much!

Last Stop: Tulum

The last ancient city we visited was Tulum.  It is the more popular place to visit there because it is right on the coast and only 45 minutes south of Cancun.  It is just as amazing.  But we got there only 1 hour before closing and it was pretty busy, so I don't feel like we got to take it all in.

Entering Tulum.  The main temple is in the distant center.

The people were very methodical in erecting these buildings.  There are buildings that have a hole built in them, in which the sun only lines up through the hole at sunrise on the solstices and equinoxes, and on April 6th. Impressive!

Our tour guide said these handprints are original handprints from the dyes from flowers.

Behind us is the main temple.

This is a close-up of the main temple.  Notice on the left, there is a person upright, representative of Heavenly Father; in the middle is an upside down person, which is the symbol for Christ descending; and on the far right is an empty spot, symbolizing the Holy Ghost.

This is the backside of the temple.  It is built right on the edge of the cliff next to the ocean.

Goodbye Tulum and Goodbye Cancun!