Thursday, January 2, 2020

July 2019-December 2019


At the Children's Museum


Creating a human-sized bubble

Happy 4th of July!



Afternoon out in Downtown Littleton

Miniature Golfing


Canoeing at Turquoise Lake, Leadville




Sugar Loafin' Campground with the Flemings 

Hazel gets lots of baths!

Inaugural bike ride on my new bike! 

Visit to the Denver Aquarium



Touching stingrays


At the Aquarium restaurant

National Ice Cream Day!

Celebrating Daddy's Birthday!


Sushirama





Outdoor fun


Western Welcome Week fireworks (with Elizabeth)

Picnicking for Western Welcome Week



Lucy and I had a celebration afternoon out together for working so hard on her state tests:
coffee shop and pedicures


Cathy with Hazel during their August visit

This scene happens all the time, occasionally I get photos
4th Grade here she comes!
Look out first grade!
Manitou Springs Incline-3,000 steps up!
Margot's first lost tooth!
Family bike ride, Labor Day weekend
Margot loves the bear family on the trail


Brews and Views
Lucy's contribution to the bulletin board at school about what food means love

Soccer is exhausting

and fun!

Hazel at the park

Dragon Dash 2019-2nd Place girl!



Mrs. Maestas' 1st grade class

Margot, Sierrah, Charis


2nd place girl!

Lucy and Sofie
Both were 2nd place finishers! 
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North Pole (Manitou Springs)


San Francisco 


Lombard Street (the Crookedest street in the US)

Dinner out on the water, delicious! 

on the ferry to Alcatraz (Scott, Lindsay, Alissa, Tai)

Alcatraz


Solitary 


Golden Gate Bridge

Limo! The only way to travel to the wineries.  
MacKenzie Mueller Winery

While we were in sunny CA, Grandma Ellsmore was a zoo chaperone with 1st grade


Honig


Next stop, Mumm Napa for some sparkling

Best Friends for 22 years
Inglenook 


We got a personal tour because the Wards knew a guy

We didn't actually eat at the French Laundry but we did pose for a picture

City Lights Bookstore-San Fran.  Huge bucket list item checked off!

Alissa and I got massages in Chinatown




Also while we were way, Lucy's teacher sent me this picture because she rocked her math facts!

Chinatown followed by sushi at Japanese Town
Mowgli in the Jungle Book




Lucy with Sofie (who else?)

Chatfield Pumpkin patch








Family Movie night to see Addam's Family 
Orange Giraffes


Margot LOVED soccer

Carving our pumpkins



Custom designed face to the left, pattern to the right



Hazel was the cutest pineapple

Trick or Treating at the Flannel Festival


My angel and devil

The Gang

Snowboarding Season has begun!
Margot's 1st Grade Veteran's Day performance



We did it!  Passed our capstone and are now have principal licenses!

Celebrating our big accomplishment

DJ and I became good friends during this past year of classes
Out for Mommy's Birthday


Broke Lucy out of school for her birthday lunch



Lucy's Sustainability Showcase


For some reason animal print onesies make you tough


Swimming at the Gaylord to celebrate Lucy's 10th

Margot's turn
Annual East gingerbread house contest




Thanksgiving Feast at school



Margot won the November Bug (Bringing Up Grades) award

Margot and Mrs. Maestas
1st International Dining dinner out: Russian

Every cuisine has dumplings



Thanksgiving break playdate with Raygan

Margot went through a short lived obsession with green eggs


Sledding!

Family movie night-our favorite!

Happy Thanksgiving!
At Andrea's
Decorating the tree

At the Elf Crawl

Elf Crawl, downtown Littleton

Christmas card photo shoot

Santa's lighting of downtown Littleton



The self selected






Practicing 
 
Making Christmas pretzels


Christmas lights at the Botanical Gardens


Drinking our special cocoas with Mr. Williams



2nd International dinner: Thai


Big fans of the Thai noodles


Margot's turn to volunteer 
Random downtown Littleton Santa sighting


At the country club brunch with the Dalen/Sustrs
One more (out of order) from the gingerbread night


6/8 of our book club, we've been together over 17 years!

Christmas hats for school spirit days

The only two trumpet players in the Beginning Band

holiday concert

Hazel's new sweater

with Nana (and her leg lamp)

With our strings of popcorn/cranberries

Christmas treat making

Ready for Santa!

New desk!

From Santa!

From Santa!

Santa pancakes in her new sweatshirt

Santa pancakes with her new headphones

She loves her new desk

Putting together her Lego set with Daddy

Baby Ethan

New Jammies and robes from Grandma Ellsmore (with Ayla)

With our ornaments

Sweet Cousin Colin


Christmas at the Reid house

Gaming with Austin


Hazel wasn't sure about Sparky (or the 4 cats) so got held a lot


















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