Alright I'm back. I have let the blog slip this year and it saddens me. I just caught up with my friend on Wednesday and I hadn't seen her daughter in 3 months so the fact that she grew so much in that 3 months made me sad. Luckily, she keeps up with her pictures so I can see her. But still its not the same. So I told her that we needed to start blogging again. So I am starting today. This blogs for you Kellie :)
January
What a month! I celebrated my 32nd birthday. Yes sir! I am 2 years into my 30's and boy has it been a ride. The kids and I went to our 2nd Girl's basketball game at CSU against BYU. Sadly, the girls lost again this year but the game was really good. We are hoping to make this a tradition. We had a sleepover with the Klosowski family. Katelyn got to spend some much needed time with her dearest friend Lilly and I got to catch up on several hours of Jersey Shore. Also, I got to meet their new dog Whitney. Such a sweetie! Kayne celebrated his 5th birthday and he had a Ice Skating Party at Centerra. After Skating we went to Culver's and enjoyed burgers, fries and ice cream :) After indulging in a much needed nap, we headed down to Aurora to have a birthday dinner with the Hayden and Pell family. Grammy went out to dinner with me and the kids and we ate at Bono's BBQ. It was delicious and topped off a wonderful month for us.
February
This month was uneventful. We took up a new activity, Letterboxing and this got us exploring Loveland. We searched for 3 Letterboxes but only found 2. We tried to take up Letterboxing before we moved from Denver but spent all day looking and couldn't even find one. So after we found our 2 we ended our day at McDonalds. I started a Letterboxing scrapbook so hopefully we can add more pictures and stamps.
March
Was the Molly and Jason wedding. I was so appalled when he broke up with Melissa on television and I was refusing to watch the wedding but yea...don't judge me I broke down and watched it :) I am glad though it changed my opinion about the both of them. You can't help who you love and yes we all are imperfect and are capable of making bad choices. And Jason did. He let the little bird on his shoulder tell him that Melissa was 'the one' but deep in his heart he knew better. So all's well that ends well. The kids and I got into a new show this month. The Big Bang Theory is hilarious. We have gotten through Season 1 and 2. I think this might Kenyon's favorite show. Also, I promised my brother, Tony, that I would scan all the pictures I had of him growing up and send to him. The project blossomed into a trip down memory lane. I scanned all sorts of pictures and posted on Facebook. They were hilarious to see. Funny how time can make you forget about so much. Katelyn and I watched My Sister's Keeper and cried our eyes out. I am glad that I waited to watch it on DVD. I was a wreck after seeing that movie. It made me realize how much I miss my sister :( But we are taking a trip to Dallas to see her and my niece and nephew. Sniff Sniff
April
Easter weekend we headed down South to enjoy some of the Easter fesitivities. We went to a church in Westminister and the kids enjoyed the Easter egg hunts, Easter bunny, free hot dogs, popcorn, lemonade and music. It was a nice day. And they loaded up on free candy. Their baskets were so heavy. I even got to have a couple pieces of laffy taffy :) And double bubble gum! After the Easter Egg Hunts we went to little Aaron's 3rd birthday part at Chuck E. Cheese. The kids had a blast and I was able to catch up with all of my friends. Then we spent the evening with the Pell family. And had General Conference on Sunday. After General Conference we went and picked up Grammy and headed to the Park to have a Easter day lunch. Kenyon taught us a fun basketball game and all the kids came and played with us. We had a ton of fun! My brother, Tony, and his wife Karissa announced this month that they are going to welcome and third baby into the Alexander family. He told me after April fool's day so there was no way that I believed him but it wasn't a joke. So I am so excited. Our family is getting bigger and bigger. I've always wanted a bog family but now they are so spread out. Veronica in Texas and Tony in Arizona. But I guess now we have a reason to visit. Katelyn and I took a mommy and daughter day and headed down to World's Largest Crop at the Merchandise Mart. I was working but Katelyn got to scrapbook. She was spoiled. My customer, Laura, brought her gifts and they spent the day together gabbing. I didn't get much done but I enjoyed the time just us girls. The boys went to Grammy's and got spoiled themselves. Kenyon got his much anticipated Webkins and Kayne got some G.I. Joes.
May
This is where the year kicked off into high gear. School ended and the kids headed off to daycare. We welcomed a new member to the family, Pumpkin. A cute little kitty. She is 2 and 1/2 years old. She hid under the bed for the first couple of the nights but once she showed Boo who was boss she stopped hiding. The kids and I spent an afternoon at Lake Loveland on the swim beach. It was so nice. I could lay back read my book and the kids could splash around in the water. This kicked off our time in the water. We headed to Glenwood Springs Memorial Day weekend and got to the pool at 9am. The Pells met us at the pool and we spent the entire day at the pool. Unfortunately, all of us got sunburned and it made for a bad nights sleep. We ate dinner at the White House and headed to Rifle Falls on Sunday. We had a picnic and watched the Falls all day. Went in the caves and hiked up the Falls. Sunday night I got a call from Tony and Veronica and we were united with our half brothers and sisters, ShaRhonda, Aubrey and Aleiisha. We have planned a reunion for later this month. Isabella G. turned 1 years old this month and Kenyon and Kayne and I went to the birthday party down in Highlands Ranch. Katelyn went to the Colorado State Education day and competed for the Boys and Girls Club of Larimer County. She competed in Spelling, Science, Georgarphy, Math and Trivia. She won 2nd place in Spelling, 1st place in Sportsmanship and 3rd place all-around. She received 2 medals and 2 certificates. We also received a letter in the mail stating that one of her poems has been selected to be published in a book. My little girl is excelling.
June
Free movie night started up again at Centerra. They have tons of games and activities for the kids and give free popcorn and cotton candy. At dusk, they play a movie and the kids and I lounge on the grass with blankets and lawn chairs. This year we watched:
~Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
~The Spiderwick Chronicles
~Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
~Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
July
This month has been crazier than ever. Katelyn turned 9 years old so we threw a birthday party for her down at Washington Park in Denver. All our friends and family came out to celebrate with us. My half sister, ShaRhonda, and her kids came to the birthday and this was the first time the kids had met and ShaRhonda and I as adults. After the party and reunion we got into the car and headed to Grand Lake. It only took an hour and a half. Unfortunately, we did not get there until after dark so we were not able to do anything on Saturday. Sunday we hung out with The Herman family and my friend Liz and went into town and had lunch. Sunday night we went out on the lake on the boats and enjoyed the fourth of July fireworks. We had a wonderful time camping but Kenyon liked to remind us that he is not a WILDERNESS boy :) Ron, Isabella and Adriana headed into town from Germany and it was great spending time with them. The time flew by too quickly. Then the following week, Miss Kellie and Dani came back to Colorado. We will enjoy some much deserved time with them before they head back to Iowa :(
