Stark Raving Mad!

You can perform some increadible feats when you are angry! Alicia has become adept at climbing onto the first step of the stairs. Once there she doesn't know what to do with herself because she hasn't quite figured out how to go down. If you do not come to her rescue soon enough she starts to get upset. This day she was already tired and ready for bed, and on the first step she didn't just get upset, she got angry, and while angry she started to climb. I am sure having mom rush for the camera didn't help much either. So, I don't know whether to be proud that she made it nearly to the top of the stairs. Or, should I feel sorry for her pathetic stairclimbing rage.

Matching

We had a soccer party to finish the season with the team this past Friday at Fargo's Pizza. While getting ready, Adrianna was torn between matching with her sister and wearing her soccer shirt, which she ahd worn since Wednesday. Her "perfect" solution was to get matching red socks to go with Alicia's red dress. Unfortunately, Alicia got a bit messy during lunch and so they changed into matching outfits (no soccer shirt, but very cute) for the party.

Alicia even gave her support to her sister when she got sent to time-out, she hung out against the wall with her. I think the writting is on the wall, we are in trouble as these two get older.

Scootin'

 

Alicia certaintly knows how to enjoy a nice new floor. Get someone to pull you across it on a piece of padding!! We finished the flooring on the main level this past weekend, and it looks great. It is nice to be done, and I want to thank everyone who helped me do it. Your assistance was very much appreciated, and I hope to be able to return the favor when it is needed.

Adrianna's perspective

Adrianna shot some pictures around the house the other day (just over 100 and some). It was cute to get a glimpse of her perspective. Here are a few of the ones that were in pretty good focus.

Soccer with Tios

Saturday, April 19th, 2008

We went up to Littleton for a gathering with my family. Adrianna got all dressed up to show off her soccer talent! She had a blast playing with her uncles, though I think the most fun was going after her uncle rather than the ball.

"Your love is better than ice cream"

The other day I made the mistake of letting Alicia have a few licks of my ice cream cone. She is now addicted to ice cream! Now, when she sees the cones she starts clamoring for them. Eating ice cream for Alicia is a whole body experience. I think we spent more time cleaning her up here than she did eating.

More Soccer

Adrianna does pretty well playing Soccer, she has kicked the ball several times during the games and she is so proud when she does that she usually forgets to keep on going. I have an absolute blast with the kids, they have so much energy and it is just amazing to see how much fun they are having.

Friendship

February

Some good friends of ours recently moved from Colorado Springs to Albuquerque :-(. Though we regret not having them as close we have been able to stay in touch and enjoy a couple visits from Tracey :-). What is most impressive to me is how well Adrianna remembers her good friends Ashy and Ty. She is always asking about them and about when we can go to Albuquerque to visit (and yes she can say "Al-bu-quer-que").  We had her talk to her friend Ashy to wish her a happy birthday, and Sarah took pictures, it was a lot of fun to hear and watch her chatting with her friend.

Hair Cut Incident

March 29th, 2008

Adrianna decided it was time to take a little off the top. During her nap she sneaked into our closet where she found some scissors and started cutting. Luckily she didn't cut it all off but Mommy and I were both devastated that she chopped her beautiful hair. As you can see here she took a good chunk out of her bangs, and she thinned her left side pretty well. She also took a chunk out of the back, but it is mostly hidden. I guess most girls either cut their own hair at some point or their siblings hair, so after the horror stories we have heard we are just glad she didn't give herself a buzz, or worse give her sister one!

Demolition, Woo Hoo!

As part of our re-flooring effort in the new house we decided to remove a half wall that was in between our dining room and family room. Adrianna really wants to help with every project I work on and she was a great spectator for this one. As I knocked out the final piece of drywall Adrianna cheered with a loud woo hoo to see the wall come down. Destruction is so much fun! We are now in the process of laying the floor in the family room and kitchen. I want to thank everyone who has helped me in the project. I couldn't do it without you; and I am always seeking volunteers to help.

Happy Birthday Mommy!!!

March 8th, 2008

Sarah and Her Girls!


Adrianna, Alicia and I making Key Lime Tartlette for mommy.

Cousin Kai

March 30th, 2008

Judtih & Kai came over for dinner the other day. He is about 6 months old, and he is a big boy, he is about the same size as Alicia, and he has 4 big chomper front teeth that he proudly showed off. Adrianna had been asking when she could see her cousin Kai, so we invited them over now that Judith has moved back to the Springs. Thanks for the visit, we love seeing the little ones grow up.

First Soccer Match

We played our first soccer match yesterday, and it was a huge success!! The kids braved the frigid temperatures and had a great time. I was amazed at how everything seemed to click for them once we had a lined field, uniforms, and a referee. I had a great time running around and cheering everyone on. I have to say everyone including Adrianna gave it their best effort and played hard even when it started to get dark. I am looking forward to more games, and everyone is welcome to come watch us play! Give us a call for the details.

Easter Sunday

We had a very nice Easter Sunday. Grandpa Fedele joined us for a ham dinner, Grandma Fedele was visiting her mom for spring break. Adrianna helped me make rolls, Alicia raided the pantry and found some of her food jars, and she loved snuggling up with Grandpa. Sarah prepared an increadible diiner and we all had a very good time visiting. The girls enjoyed their Easter baskets full of goodies. Adrianna got a bunch of soccer things, including soccer ball eggs filled with chocolates. Sarah also made some amazing peanut butter chocolate eggs, yum-yum! Make sure to get a tall glass of milk with those.

New Playroom Floor

Over Easter weekend I started the task of replacing the flooring on the main floor. Grandpa Fedele came over to help and after a day of hard work, most of it figuring out what we were doing, we ended up with a beautiful floor in the girls' play room. It was a good start to several weekends of work. The results once we finish everything else should be amazing!

Alicia loves the new floor!

Start! Heart Walk

As part of a work fundraiser for the American Heart Association I am participating in the Start! Heart Walk in Colorado Springs on June 7th. I have made a personal goal to improve my own health for myself and my family, especially my daughters and I thought this would be a fun way to help build awareness to heart disease. If you would like to help me in my effort to raise funds for the American Heart Association you can click on the link below to donate funds online. All funds I raise will be matched by ingersoll Rand!

Thanks, and here's to everyone's good health!!!

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Soccer Girl

Soccer starts next week for Adrianna. I have volunteered to be the coach for her team, so we will see what I am getting into. We went out this weekend to buy some equipment (shoes, shin guards, etc.) We got this ball and Alicia was very interested. She crawled after it throughout the house, it was very cute. We are looking forward to a fun spring soccer season. I will post pictures of Adrianna soon.

Real Snowball Fight!

Friday, March 14th, 2008

I worked from home this past Friday due to the several inches of snow that fell early in the morning. When Adrianna woke up to the beautiful white covering she almost immediately challenged me to a snowball fight. I took her up on it later once it stopped snowing. The snow was perfect for snowballs, as it was very wet. We had a great time throwing snow at each other, and then at mommy! Alicia had to watch from the window, pretty soon they will all be ganging up against me! I can't wait!!!

Abuelos visita

March 1st, 2008

The Abuelos and Aunt Cristina came over to visit with my parents this past weekend. They were in town for Barrett's (my newest nephew) blessing. We had a great time visiting, the girls were especially adorable. We enjoyed a steak dinner, and some brownie bites for dessert. As you can tell from the pictures Alicia put on quite the show in eating the brownie bite. We are so glad that Adrianna and Alicia get to interract with their Great Grandparents. Thank you so much Cristina for driving out here, it was wonderful to see you and we hope to make it out to Utah soon.

We've moved!

A month has gone by since I last posted, it has been a hectic month but we have weathered the storm and we are getting settled in our new home. Moving out was a lot more work than we expected, but we were able to get the old house cleared out, cleaned and the renters moved in. And though we are still unpacking the boxes we love our new house and the space it has given us.

The girls love the extra play area, and Adrianna loves to play in her new fort. I should have pictures of it up soon. Thank you to everyone who helped us clean both houses, and who helped us move. Our home teachers really outdid themselves with all the help they gave us during the move. I look forward to being able to return the favor!

Packing Up

We have been very busy packing up the house to move. Adrianna is very excited for the new house. She is constantly asking if her things, and everything else, will go to the new house. Sometimes the biggest challenge is entertaining the girls while Sarah and I pack up different things. Adrianna was the biggest help this day when she decided to tie up Alicia's exersaucer to her Nemo car and pull her around the family room. Alicia loved the attention and they both had a blast. The only bad part is we had to pause what we were doing to enjoy the fun and take some pictures. Just a week and a few days left until we can move in!

On the move!

January 23rd, 2008

Alicia is 8 months as of yesterday and she decided that it was time to start crawling. She likes to go for books and toys, the trick is getting her sister to not bring what she is after right to her. She is so cute to watch, she will start to get frustrated when she cant get to what she wants. I guess we will get to enjoy a whole new level of baby proofing in the new house.

New House!!!

We have wonderful news, our offer was accepted and we will be closing on a new house for Valentines Day! Here is a picture of the new house:


Floorplan:
The new house is just up the road about a mile from our current home, so we will still be in the same church ward, and it is pretty much the same neighboorhood. The new house has 3100 square feet and should give us plenty of room to spread out as the girls grow up. It even has a fort in the backyard for them to enjoy. We have a crazy month ahead of us but it will be great fun.

CC Tigers Hockey

 

My work did a Customer Service Appreciation event and gave us tickets to a Colorado College Tigers hockey game. We decided to take the girls even though t made for a pretty late night, the game started at 7:30 p.m. The girls did great, and though she was tired Alicia stayed awake through the whole game. She didn't want to miss any of the excitement. We sat in the general admission area with all of the CC students so it made for a pretty roudy night, but it was a lot of fun, and it has given another sport for Adrianna to ask if she can play. "We go play hockey daddy"!!

Lil' Techie

Alicia couldn't resist the temptation to play on the computer. Aparently she is quite adeptat it, because in just a few seconds she figured out how to rotate the desktop 180 degrees so it was upside down. I guess it is more fun to use the computer that way! I had to do a little digging to revert it back to normal. Of course, Sarah was right there with the camera to catch her in the act!

"Jesus wants me for a Sunbeam"

Adrianna moved up to the Sunbeam class in Primary this year. Sunday was her first time in class, and we are proud to say she did great! She was reluctant at first as she wanted to stay with me in my class and the 10 year old boys, but she reluctantly joined the younger kids in sharing time, where Sarah sat with her for a little bit. It is amazing to see your little girl growing up in so many ways.

Sitting Up

 

Alicia has begun to sit up on her own lately. She is starting to do this in her crib and it is very cute. She rolls onto her belly and then she backs up into the railing and pushes herself into a sitting position with her back against the railing. She can then move about a bit by scooting as she pleases. Pretty soon she will be pulling herself up to peer over the railing.

Family get-together

December 29th, 2007

To finish off our Christmas week we got together with my family at my parents house. Judith and Kai came up from Blanca, Kurt came down from Steamboat, and Tamera and Crew came down from Denver. We enjoyed seeing Kai as he has grown considerably, and it was nice to visit with everyone, we even managed a game of Settlers of Catan which David won. Thank you Mom & Dad for coordinating everyone and for having us over. Here's to a growing family in 2008!

Adrianna did such a great job holding her sister and her cousin Kai!


Cousins with their Tio David!


Kurt and his "A" nieces!

Tio y Tia Visit

December 27th, 2007

We managed to keep our Christmas week busy with something almost every night. Thursday we enjoyed having Tio David y Tia Vanessa over for the evening. The girls loved visiting, snuggling & wrestling, with their aunt and uncle. We enjoyed catching up and it was a nice evening, thanks for stopping by!

Boxing Day

December 26th, 2007

The day after Christmas we went over to the Fedele's for dinner. We enjoyed a very nice dinner, then we opened their presents. Yes, the girls are spoiled!! Thank you very much for the wonderful gifts!

Christmas Day

Sarah had a blast taking pictures of the girls on Christmas morning. After we opened the gifts we enjoyed a quick visit from Sarah's cousin Bobby, and some Holiday French toast for breakfast. The rest of the day we spent playing with the various toys and relaxing, we also watched the movie Joseph got "Pirates of the Carribean, At Worlds End."