Walking to Cottage Park

Climbing at Jumping Jordys

Daddy's Home! At 6:15! On a Tuesday!

'Nature Trail' behind our apartment

We have been in Colorado for one month now and are completely loving and embracing this change for our family. Bill started his new job several weeks ago and is very enthusiastic about the company and his position there. While Daddy is away at work, us girls have had plenty of time to play! Each day we do two outings which can include anything from a trip to the Butterfly Pavillion, burning energy off at Jumping Jordys, playing with dinosaurs at Flatirons Crossing, a nature walk on the trail behind our apartment, play time at one of Westminster’s 65 parks, or a girls lunch out.  Toting two little girls who both need and deserve my full attention around town by myself has been physically and emotionally exhausting (getting them in and out of the car is the hardest part of my day – if you have multiple young children you know what I mean!) but I’m loving every minute of it and am so proud and amazed by both of them.  My ‘mommy confidence’ has certainly reached new heights! 

Bill has been home for dinner and/or to put the girls to sleep EVERY NIGHT (except one) since we moved here!  I feel so relieved and happy to have him home and keep thinking that I’m on vacation!  I didn’t realize how much having Bill gone during the week (Monday through Thursday for consulting work) affected the girls and me until we moved – only my closest friends know what a hard time I was having.  It has been a very positive change for all of us. I’ve even been able to work out at the gym after putting Robin to sleep!

Colorado is absolutely beautiful.  We’ve always heard about how much sunshine they get here (more than anywhere else in the US – who knew!?) but wearing sunglasses and sunscreen in the dead of Winter continues to surprise me!  While the girls are napping I have been busy preparing for our new home and scheduling the move.  We close on the 19th and move in the following Friday or Saturday, after the bedrooms and bathrooms are painted and a few minor handyman fixes.  We are waiting to paint the rest of the interior (currently in good condition and neutral but we’d like some changes) and the exterior later in the Spring after we get a better feel for the house.  Very excited about closing the back porch in a bit for extra play space and creating a play house under the stairs for the girls!