Spring Visits From CeeCee and PopPop

Every spring, Sue and Larry come out to Colorado to ski, and for the past few years, they have come out twice, usually once in February and once in late March. They were able to spend a lot of quality time with Emily and Addison during their visits this year.

The girls got to stay up in the mountains during the first ski trip 

Emily's going to buckle Addie's boots for her so she can go skiing with Pop Pop and Daddy

Emily wants to try on the boots too!

When we got back home from the mountains, the girls took Pop Pop to see their favorite park

A swing session isn't complete without a little double time!

When Cee Cee and Pop Pop came out for their second visit, they brought Sesame Street friends for the girls

There was another fun excursion to our favorite neighborhood playground

This time, we tried the slides! Fun!

Pop Pop and Grandpa Hicks helped Dad cut down our dead aspen tree. Emily enjoyed the show while Addison rested inside with a stomach bug.

With baseball season starting up, the girls donned their Tigers garb

We decided to have an early Easter egg hunt in the front yard. The girls were interested in the eggs, and picked them up, but didn't explore much of the yard to find all the eggs, so we ended up bringing most of the eggs to them.

Emily found two eggs and immediately began tapping them together to make music

As most things do, Addison's eggs went right in her mouth

Kodak Moments

Years before the girls were born, Chris worked for Kodak in Windsor, CO. Before leaving Kodak, he bought some baby shirts. Good thing he bought two in the same size!

12 Month Photos

The pack of photo cards came with one card per month up through one year, so on the girls' 12 month/1 YEAR birthday, we took the last card around with us, kind of like we did on their 5 month birthday, to document the day.

Good morning!

This is how we often find the girls in the morning or after naps, chatting with each other through the bars and chewing on their cribs. 

Hanging out in the bathroom while Mom and Dad get ready for the day

Playing with our party balloons

Ready for breakfast!

Yummy bagels and cream cheese 

Opening Uncle Eric and Aunt Cathy's presents over Skype

Off to the mall for lunch and playtime with some friends

Our friends came to play

Playing with the big kids

"Hey Mom, look what I can do!"

Waking up from afternoon nap

Playing with our new xylophone

Post-dinner kitchen play

Posing with the 1 Year sign

The last sign of the pack, and we both want a piece of it

Dad brought us flowers for our birthday

Happy Birthday Dear Addison

Happy Birthday Dear Emily

What could be a better way to end this day than with a lovely bubble bath in the big tub?

Bumbos

We have mani/pedi day about once every week or two around here. How do I know it's time for mani/pedi day? Scratches begin appearing on the girls faces and/or Chris and I begin feeling the wrath of the claws.

Ever since the girls were able to sit in their Bumbos, I've used the seats to help keep them still while I clip their nails.

I always give the girls a choice: square or rounded? Long, medium, or short? But no matter what they choose, I always give them the same short rounded look. It's safest.

We had a long winter of mani/pedis inside, which meant some loud and obnoxious dustbusting always followed the clipping. Now that glorious spring has returned, we're able to enjoy our pampering outside once more.

What Is It?

A little puzzle for you to solve...what do you think this is?

Big Hint:

(I challenge you to try to solve the mystery before scrolling down.)

If you guessed a melted jelly window decal, you were right! These went up for the party a month ago, and this pink butterfly was no match for Colorado's blazing sun.