Breckenridge 2015

Wow, what an AMAZING trip we had to Colorado this year!  I didn't realize how many pictures we had taken until I started this blog post, geesh!  Lots of firsts this year:

*Chandlers first plane ride

*Sterlings first time to play in the snow!

*Braydens first time snowboarding!

We had a fun filled and action packed trip, here are just a few pics :)

Bags are packed and ready to go, at the airport!  Brian and I are clearly outnumbered so luckily we had Aunt Christi there to help us out on the plane ride there.  GaGa and PaPa had most of our luggage so we didn't have to check any bags either.

Awesome pilot!  Brayden was amazed!

Sterling, a little unsure!

All set to go!

All smiles!

Brayden was great, he was able to watch movies and play games the whole flight, Chandler slept pretty much the whole time and Sterling had a bit of rough go!  She wouldn't sit for a movie and got pretty squirmy and had her moments poor girl!

GaGa and PaPa picked us up from the airport and these two were able to catch a snooze!

WOW SNOW!

 We had an amazing house walking distance from the lift with just gorgeous views.  We definitely got our fair share of snow while we were here!

Day 1:  Headed out for the slopes.  I am so thankful for our GaGa who so graciously stays home with the girls so I can go out and snow board for a few hours!  I am still nursing Chandler girl every 3-4 hours though so I had to come back to the house several times to feed my girl!

Oh I am so lucky for this one!  Unfortunately my phone fell out of my pocket on the lift and Christi, bless her heart got out in the snow and hiked around with me for about an hour looking for it without complaining once!  Luckily someone had picked it up and returned it to lost and found and I was able to get it right back.  Better believe that is NEVER going to happen to me again!

Brian and his snowboarding buddy, Brian was INCREDIBLY patient and took Brayden out to learn to snow board our first morning.  He did great and was a natural,  Brian was very sore from hefting him all over the hill though!

Oh how I love to hold her while she sleeps and I just don't get to do it enough!  Perfection

Brayden took snowboarding school all day the second day and did terrific!

I love this!  Little Chandler is just a little bundled up for her venture out of the house!

More than anything else Brayden really just loved shoveling snow!  He could have done this for hours!

GaGa and Tootie walking the slippery walk to the bottom of the slope

My loves taking a little cartoon break

My snowboarding buddies for this trip

BEST Dad!

Is this not the cutest thing you have ever seen?!  Such a tiny little snowboard!

So proud of our boy!

PaPa gave snowboarding a try too!

And THIS is why Brian was sore!

Gondola!

Nothing like some good food and drinks at the bottom of the mountain!

We played in the snow a lot!  Brayden LOVES it and seems to have no feeling when it comes to the cold!

There was an awesome theatre room in our house

 We headed down the road to do some tubing.  Unfortunately Sterling was not tall enough to go down so PaPa and GaGa just pulled her around for a bit!

The boys headed out to snowboard/ski on our last full day there so GaGa and I got these girls out of the house and took them on a Gondola ride into town.  We took them to the Breckenridge Childrens museum and it was so cute!  Sterling had a really good time there and there was a lot to see and do.

She loved this little slide and "bears den"

I love this pic, cool guys!

SUCH an amazing trip and so many memories made!

Group pic!

Chandler is 3 months old

 

*Side note:  Our sweet and silly Brayden was helping me with Chandlers pictures and was trying to make her smile.  He was being so silly and guess what?  It worked!  She had this little smirk on her face like what is this kid doing?!  Here is Brayden behind the camera:

After I got pictures of Chan by herself I finally let the other two join in and got a couple cute sibling pics too :)

OK, and now here is what is going on with Chandler and three months old:

*She is sleeping okay...I nurse her for the last time of the day between 8-8:30, put her in bed about 9:00.  She has been waking up between 1-3:00 for me to feed her again and then once more sometime between 4-6:30 for me to feed her another time.  Between 8-8:30 am I always feed her to start our schedule for the day.
*Chandler is taking four naps a day.  She takes a short 30-45 min nap on the go in the morning in her car seat or at the gym, a good two hour nap after lunch at about noon, about and hour nap in the evening before dinner, and one more cat nap in the evening for about 30-45 minutes before she gets her bath and goes down for the night.
*She had her first cold this month which affected her sleeping a little and was so pathetic.  It is so sad to hear a baby this young with a cough!  We took her to the doctor and there was literally nothing wrong with her, just a cold thank goodness.  I cleared out her nose several times a day for weeks because she was so stuffed up.  Thank goodness for saline drops and I finally gave in and bought the nose frida because the regular bulb syringe was irritating her nose.  Oh my goodness that thing is pretty awesome and I have to admit I kind of have fun using it on her and feel very satisfied  when I get her nose cleared out!  Oh the joys of being a mommy!
*When we went to the doctor she weighed 11.8 pounds so I am happy to see she is still gaining weight good which is always a relief when you are breastfeeding and have no idea how much they are actually eating every day
*Chandler is really a good baby.  She goes with the flow, and usually only cries when she is hungry or tired.  She takes a paci when she is in her carseat and we are out running errands but we don't give her one for naps or at night.  She is really trying to find a finger to suck on so I am crossing my fingers that she finds one to soothe herself soon.  She is so sweet and her whole face just lights up when she sees you or when you talk to and smile at her.
*She is "talking" more and more and it is just the most beautiful sound
*She started smiling this month, melt. my. heart

Oh how I love watching these sleeping babies, just look at those beautiful lips!

Hanging out with her girl Blair at the gym

She is doing great building strength in her neck and back

Look closely, can you see her crazy hair?  It literally always sticks straight up no matter how many times I get it wet and lay it down!!!

Sterling "reading" Chandler a book

One of her first bottles!

Digging the bumbo!

Sure do love this precious baby!!!

Christmas 2014

Each year as the kids get a little bit older, Christmas is that much more fun!  The anticipation was so exciting for Brayden this year and Sterling was able to enjoy Christmas morning and opening presents this year!

Christmas Eve we made and decorated sugar cookies for Santa and went to Christmas Eve mass with Grandpa, GaGa, Papa, Christi, and Keith.

Santa came!!!  Brayden's favorite gifts this year were his big boy bike and his big remote control truck.  Sterling's favorite was her new car so she can ride around the house like Brayden!

Chandlers first Christmas, she spent most of the morning lounging!

Hard to know who was most excited for this!

Time to play!!!  It was so funny to Brian and I as the kids were opening their gifts so slowly, they just wanted to play with each of them and it took a while to get them all opened!  

Race around the world!  We all love these cars!

Remote control truck!

Around lunch time we headed over to GaGa and PaPa's house to spend the rest of the day.  We ate, opened presents, played, and just enjoyed each other.  Such a blessing to have so much great family nearby!

Oh how I'll miss this!  That little paci just hangin  on the edge of her barely opened mouth as she has just fallen asleep!

The kids loved their new sleeping bags from Aunt Christi!

And as the day came to an end, lots of snuggles and maybe a few nappers here and there!

Whew, what a couple of long and eventful days!  We'll be at home recovering, resting, and playing with our new toys for the next few days if anyone needs us!