Chavez Family

Long time away.

2009-12-14T18:28:00.002-07:00

I have been missing my blog so much lately. Right now Kaylee and Jillian are galloping around the living room. They are getting so big. Kaylee is in Kindergarden and loves it. Jillian is so her own little person. Much like her mother I guess. I love my family. We had a ladies bible study here on Saturday and we studied Joy. They sure bring me more joy then words could ever explain. It is almost Christmas and I cant wait to see their little faces as they open their presents this year. As Kaylee gets older she is starting to really appreciate her gifts and is so thankful. Jillian will be happy with probably anything. Time to go for now. My New Years goal will be to keep up with my blog better!

We're still here

2009-05-26T14:50:00.003-06:00

Well, we have been so busy. Jillian turned 1 last month. Kaylee has now lost 2 teeth and just graduated pre-school. We have been having a lot of fun the past couple of months. Kaylee is very excited that she is on summer vacation now. I would love to share tons of pics on here of Jillian's b-day and others but our computer will crash and die if I try to put one more pic. on her. As soon as we get another computer I will be adding more updated photos. We miss you all!

Finally a much need new vehicle

2009-02-20T15:40:00.006-07:00

We were lucky enough to be able to use tax returns and some extra money from Nick's work to get a new vehicle. Thank goodness for that. The poor Honda was so small inside and just falling apart. We love our new van. Now we can hopefully travel more b/c having a dog it was almost impossible to go anywhere too far from home.

KK lost her first tooth

2009-02-20T15:36:00.003-07:00

I cannot believe she already lost a tooth. It was so funny the other day after I picked her up from preschool I told her I brought her tooth fairy money and was wondering if she wanted to go spend it. She said, "mommy, you don't have to call it tooth fairy money, just call it cash." Woah. It was so funny. She bought a stretchy turtle with her money and has been taking it everywhere.

Look how big she is getting:-(

2009-02-20T15:18:00.002-07:00

Almost 10 months now. My lttle baby is going to be 1 soon. She is so different then Kaylee was when she was a baby. She has quite the temper. Speaks her mind already. It is cute now but I dread the terrible two's. She can wave, give high fives and dance. Sometimes if there is a good song on the radio she will just be sitting in the back dancing away in her carseat. It is so cute. She is a big time mama's girl. KK was too so that is pretty similar. She loves yogurt and bananas. It is so cute, when she finds stuff on the floor like little crumbs or something like that she will save it in her hand and crawl around with it forever. If she see's us she will hand it to us like she knows that she is not suppose to have it. Her favorite toy right now is proably baby dolls. She loves them and will give them hugs. She so desperately wants to be a big girl and do the stuff that KK and Morgan do and KK and her friends. She is my sweet little baby.

Finally, back to the blog

2009-01-24T16:04:00.003-07:00

Sorry it has been so long. Well, it has been a crazy couple of months. The Holidays were good. This was the first year that we went out to go cut down our Christmas tree. It was so much fun. Kaylee just started preschool and is having a great time. It is sad for me as her mom to let her go though. Jillian is getting so big and crawling everywhere. SHe has two teeth. I just can't believe that she is already 9 mos. Time goes by way too fast. Nick is traveling more with work so that isn't very fun. He has to travel to NY about every 6 wks now. He loves his job though and they love him. I am babysitting 2 little girls 2 days a week so that is fun for Kaylee. I also just started selling Tastefully Simple so that has been fun. Nick went hunting this year with daddy but they never got anything except for frostbite. J/k I am going skiing next weekend and am pretty nervous b/c I have not been in about 8 yrs. Well, that is it for now. I will write again soon. All my love!

Special Olympics charity dodgeball tournament

2008-11-03T21:15:00.003-07:00

On Sat. Nick competed in the chick-fil-a dodgeball tournament to benefit the Special Olympics. It was an all day event and he had a lot of fun. KK loved to watch him in action as you can see her in the pic. cheering him on.

Halloween

2008-11-03T20:41:00.004-07:00

We had such a wonderful Halloween! We got to go trick-or-treating outside this year b/c it was so warm. We didn't even wear jackets. It was fun but I sure wish Halloween was what it use to be. Nick and I both say every year how when we were kids the streets would just be filled with people and every house would give out treats and every other house would be a haunted house or something exciting like that. KK doesn't know the difference though so she had a blast. After we went t-o-t we went to a great Halloween party. Friends Aimee and Derek threw it and the did such a great job! They had such great festivities for everyone. They had pin the face on the mummy for the kids and halloween twister. The adults all played roll the mummy, trick or treat which ended up being mostly tricks as you can see in the pic. of me wearing the beard. Some bobbed for apples. It was a BLAST! O', by the way, for those of you wondering what we were all dressed as - Gang green. Get it? We won the most original out of the costume contest. We then went home and crashed.

I don't think we're in Colorado anymore toto.

2008-11-01T21:34:00.002-06:00

Meaning, it was actually hot the other day. It has been so beautiful this month that we have been trying to enjoy the outdoors as much as possible. Everytime I take KK to do something outside and she doesn't want to I tell her that we need to enjoy the warmth b/c it will be gone in a few days. Well this month I have eaten my words several times b/c the cold has yet to come. I am so excited for these wonderful warm days. I very much dislike the cold and snow so this is WONDERFUL! I may become a fan of this whole global warming idea. J/K

The Incline

2008-11-01T21:04:00.002-06:00

Well, I have now made it to the top of the INCLINE twice. My goal was to make it up by next summer but I was determined. I loved it both times. If I could I think I would do it every weekend. The incline is a mile of old railroad ties which goes up the side of a mountain. The incline grade varies from a 41% to 68%. It is in total about 2,800 ties. In other words it is crazy! Very challenging but so worth every wanting to puke moment. Marci and I did it about 1 month ago and then Nick and I did it a couple of weeks ago. Don't worry, we dont take all of the steps back down. There is a beautiful 4 mile trail of switchbacks that takes you back down.

Cute pics I had to share!

2008-10-02T18:46:00.001-06:00

Busy, busy, busy

2008-10-02T18:20:00.003-06:00

Where do I start? This has been a busy but fun month. Jillian is getting so big. As you can see from one of the pics she is eating baby food now. She can also sit up all by herself. I cannot believe that she is already 5 months old. KK has had a busy month with friends and enjoyed every minute of it. We have done a lot of stuff outdoors this last month to try to soak in the rest of the days that have warm temps. Nick has been busy going hunting and shooting and all of that GUY stuff. He has had a lot of fun. I have just been being a mommy. I did take an afternoon off one day and went with some frinds to go hike the "incline". It is a fairly steep climb up a mountain. There are a total of 2,500 steps or so and I made it to 750. I am now hooked and want to go all of the time just so I can make it to the top. Marci and I are going on Sat. I will keep you posted if we make it to the top. I will try to keep up with the blog better to keep all of you far away from us updated.

Already 4!

2008-09-13T15:52:00.002-06:00

My sweet baby KK turned 4 on Tues. I cannot believe she is already 4. Time goes by too fast. I keep thinking that in the short time she has already turned 4 she will be 8. Does that make sense? Well KK had a wonderful party last Sunday where she had several of her close girlfriends come over for a princess party. They played outside, we ate octopus hot dogs on top of mac 'n' chz, decorated tiara's, tried to pop balloons with stickers inside, blew out candles and opened gifts. Busy day but so much fun. I love home parties. On her actual birthday she went and played with her friends Gracie and Kenzie and then we went with Morgan to get their ears pierced. They both did so good. Not even a hint of a tear. I had the worst gut wrenching feeling b/c I was so nervous but in the end it was wasted energy. After ears were done we went to Chick-fil-A for dinner and then to get gelato for dessert. The last pic. you see is her having so much fun decorating a jewelry box that she got as a gift.
KK is such a wonderful little girl and I could never imagine life without her. She did not want to turn 4 b/c she knows as she gets older it is closer to time for her to get married and then move away. She talks about it a lot and always asks when she gets married if she can still live with mommy. I always tell her of course knowing that in a few short yrs. she will not want to live with her mommy anymore and will want to go explore the world on her own. I wish that my girls would stay little forever but as long as we are always as close as we are now I will be the happiest person.

Fun Saturday afternoon

2008-08-24T22:19:00.003-06:00

On Saturday afternoon we went to a farm in Longmont, CO and had a lot of fun. The little girls all got to feed a lot of animals, ride the pony, play in the sand, climb a cool tree house, ride bike's, run on top of hay stacks and swing in some really high swings. I think that was it. We had so much fun. On the other hand, the guys had gone fishing in another town about 1hr. away and believe it or not got caught up in a tornado. Well they didn't exactly get caught in it but close enough if you ask them. They were on their way to go fishing when Nick looked up in the sky and saw the startings of a funnel cloud. They stayed away from it as best they could. Luckily they did not see the worst of it. The next area up from them had quite a bit of damage. They eventually got to go fishing but never caught anything. Nick said he had a fun time just hanging out with the guys though.

Kaylee loves ballet class

2008-08-24T22:09:00.002-06:00

Well as most of you know Kaylee will be 4 in a couple of weeks. For her b-day gift we got her ballet classes. She has a 45min. class every Sat. morning. Her first class was this Sat. and she had so much fun. She did so well listening to the teacher and trying to follow what the teacher was doing. She also does about 10min. of tap at the end which was a lot of fun for all of the little ones to get to make so much noise. Aunt Tina got her all of her ballet clothes so she was all set. She loves her clothes and wants to wear them all of the time. Thank you for all of the ballet gear Tina...

Jillian tries rice cereal

2008-08-24T22:04:00.001-06:00

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say she didn't like it..

What Kaylee wants to be when she grows up...

2008-08-21T13:14:00.002-06:00

KK has told me various things this week that she wants to be when she grows up. A "Saver Girl" and she is going to save people and wear a saver outfit. She also wants to be a "Jungle girl" and collect "aminals" from the jungle. The last thing is a chef. She loves to watch food tv more then I do. She knows all of the chefs names and sits and watches them cook and tells me what they are cooking. I would be a proud mama if she becomes any of these things.

My fav. pics of the month

2008-08-07T10:46:00.002-06:00

Garden Glory

2008-08-07T10:32:00.003-06:00

Ok, this is more for me to remember my first garden. Ofourse those of you who are interested go ahead and read. This summer I planted my first garden. I spent quite a bit of money, a lot of time and most of all care. I love having a garden and taking care of it so when we decided to move in the middle of the summer the thought of all that going down the drain broke my heart just a bit. Well we decided to dig as much up as we could and move it to the new house. We were pretty sure it wouldn't make it after the transplant but instead the opposite happened. I actually have veggies growing now. I am so happy that it is doing so well and cannot wait to taste the fruits of my labor.

The infamous thumb

2008-08-07T10:26:00.002-06:00

See how cute this is!!! We will just wait it out and see I think. Thanks for all of the advice!

Thumb sucking

2008-08-04T18:42:00.003-06:00

This weekend Jillian discovered her feet and how to play with them. She also started sucking her thumb. She has sucked on her hands since birth and I wondered if she might start sucking her thumb. Well it has happened. I am not sure that it will continue but she seems pretty hooked. I need every one's opinion. Should I let her do it or should I stop her and give her a binky since thumb sucking is a much harder habit to break? Thank you! I would have put a pic. on here of her doing it but my camera is still packed somewhere. It is so so cute...

Jill's first spill

2008-08-01T12:21:00.001-06:00

So today I put Jillian on our bed to play and I knew to put her away from the side in fear that she may push herself off. Well I didn't put her far enough from the edge I guess. She is stronger then I thought. I saw her head dangling off the side and ran as fast as I could to catch her but I was too late. She did a complete back flip off the bed and landed right on her poor face and tummy. I felt so so bad. She is OK though. I think I may have been more shaken up then her. She cried for a bit but then big sister KK cheered her up. We all ended up having a good day and now I can hear Jillian downstairs gabbing away to Nick.

Zoo Day

2008-07-25T19:33:00.003-06:00

I know - what am I doing at the zoo? I should be packing. Well today my dad wanted to take the girls to the zoo before he goes back to work. It was a lot of fun. We fed the giraffes. Well I did b/c as you can see in the pic. KK was freaked out. It was very hot so after that we went and stood in the misters which felt really good. We ate lunch and then fed the birds, saw the new Rocky Mountain wildlife exhibit, walked a lot more, rode the carousel, saw the hippos and monkeys and headed home. Busy day but a lot of fun.

Thank you Nonnie

2008-07-25T19:21:00.005-06:00

Nonnie - press play to see the video

Jillian loves her first dolly and plays with it a lot. It is so cute and she will keep it forever. We love you

Then and now

2008-07-24T22:43:00.002-06:00

WOW! Where has the time gone? It seems like my little baby Jillian was just born but yesterday she was offically 3 whole months. She is getting so big and can do so much. She is one strong, determined little girl. She talks so much and loves attention. She is so happy and loves to smile. She is a wonderful baby who is already sleeping 8 hrs and I am so thankful for that. She weighs 11 1/2 lbs right now and seems to get bigger each day. Really, when we wake up every morning she always looks bigger to me. When I was looking at her tonight I was thinking how wonderful God is. I pray everyday that my family will go to Heaven and that our little ones will always follow the path that will lead them there.

Just pictures - for your viewing pleasure!

2008-07-20T15:37:00.003-06:00

Nick's Surprise Party - the BIG 30

2008-07-20T15:12:00.002-06:00

We really surprised Nick for his 30th b-day. He had no idea. It was so much fun. We ate tons of Mexican food which is his favorite. Everything was so yummy. We had a big cupcake cake for dessert which was red and black. The kiddos were covered in black frosting and some of the adults. I felt bad but Nick said he loved it b/c it was pretty funny. We sat around and talked for a while and then the guys played what Nick called Jungle ball. They took the kids tunnels and used them as basketball hoops and used a big ball as the basketball. It was funny to watch. Nick then opened his gifts. His friends and family know him so well. Thank you all for everything!

4th of July Fun

2008-07-06T07:09:00.003-06:00

We had such a fun 4th! The Taylor's had a big bbq/potluck at their house. The first thing we did was a big scavenger hunt which was sooooo much fun. All of the ladies put their name in one bowl and guys in the other. They then picked a name from each bowl and then those two people were partners. My partner was Brian and we really had good team work. We were the first finished with the first task but then slowly got behind. We ended up finishing in 5th place I think. Ok with me. Afterward there was a balloon toss which I did not participate in but KK said she had a lot of fun. All of the food was delicious! After eating Rob played his guitar and Hugh played his banjo. They sounded great together. Slowly some people left but a lot of us stayed and played frisbee. Well I didn't play but I watched as I chatted with friends. Nick played and won a game of 500. We then played scrud which is a fun pool table game & dance dance revolution. Then a few of the girls (including me) had a push up contest that I did not win and a arm wrestling contest which I did win... KK did good all night and had so much fun. My friend Emily who is expecting held Jillian most of the night. KK ended up falling asleep a little after 10 watching a Bugs Life. This will always be a 4th of July that I will remember.

Celery

2008-06-26T22:49:00.003-06:00

So today when I was walking along side KK while she was riding her bike I unfortunately bit the dust. Jillian was in the front pack so when I fell, to prevent myself from falling on her I caught myself on my knee. Well tonight when we were at home I was rubbing my knee and KK came up and offered me some of her celery that she was eating and said to eat it b/c it will go into my tummy and then down to my knee and make it all better. That was so sweet but I HATE celery. I tried to get out of eating it but she insisted. I put on a brave face and put it in my mouth. I kept smiling to hide my slight gagging but got it down. You know, my knee does feel better!

No longer a toddler

2008-06-26T22:32:00.002-06:00

Ok, I know she is not a toddler anymore but she is an actual real kid now. She roller skates, rides a bike doesn't need my help with hardly anything anymore. This morning we went to our friends house - Gracie and Kenzie and they all rode their bike's. This was KK's first time riding with other kids and she kept up pretty good. KK got too hot with her helmet on so they decided to take the Jeep for a spin. KK did good when she was in a wide open space but she will have to work on staying on the sidewalk. (Little scary) Gracie graciously drove KK all the way back to their house. KK was in charge of finding a radio station for them to listen to.

Tonight we went on a family walk and KK rode her bike and did so well. We went on a fairly long walk and she stayed on the entire time and kept up so well. There were a few close calls but Nick saved the day! I am thinking she is going to sleep pretty good tonight.

Roller skating

2008-06-26T19:12:00.004-06:00

This week for playgroup we took the kiddos skating. It was the first time for KK and she loved it and did great. After going around once she wanted to do it all by herself so I let her. It did take about 5 min. to make it around the entire rink but she did it. We had a lot of fun! It took me back to the 80's when I use to love to skate. Yesterday I had such an urge to just go out there and race around so once KK was done and took her skates off I went around a couple of times. Jillian had a good time too I think. She just laid in her car seat and watched everyone and all of the bright lights flashing around...

After skating we went and played with Morgan at my parents house and stayed for dinner with all of them before Nannie and Ba bop were off to Arkansas.

Meeting new cousin Lila

2008-06-24T21:15:00.004-06:00

KK and Jillian got to meet their new cousin Lila. She is so cute and looks a lot like her brother. This is the first time they all got to meet Jillian too. Tina flew in from Chicago and got to meet both new babies. It was a fun couple of days. Jillian and Lila are only 7 wks. apart so I am thinking they will be very close as they grow up.

Kaylee's first big girl bike

2008-06-24T21:02:00.002-06:00

Kaylee got her first big girl bike on Sat. She is growing up so fast. Thank you Nannie and Ba bop for KK's early b-day bike so she could enjoy it during the summer. Nick took her out for the first time on Mon. afternoon and she loved it as you can see. She picked out a very pretty purple disney princess bike and was mostly excited that it came with a water bottle. :-) She ran through the store to Ba bop screaming that it had a water bottle and had the biggest smile on her face. Very cute.

Summer fun

2008-06-20T17:52:00.004-06:00

We went to Denver today with my friend Kristin and her girls Gracie and Kenzie. Kenzie got her 1st haircut so that was exciting. You can sortof see her showing Jillian her haircut in one of the pics. The place we went was called Lollilocks and was too cute. They were decked out for kiddos. The girls had a lot of fun, including Jillian. This was the furthest she has been away from home so far and she did really good!

She still sleeping good

2008-06-20T17:48:00.003-06:00

Well I guess it wasn't a one time sleeping through the night thing. She has been doing so good every night. We go to bed at 10:30 to 11:00 and she has been sleeping until about 4:30 to 5:00. Hey, 6 hrs. I am happy with that. Thank you little Jillian....

Full night sleep :-)

2008-06-18T07:14:00.002-06:00

Guess who slept all night. Yipee!!! Maybe just a one time thing but we will see. Jillian was awake all day yesterday. I cant remember her taking even a little nap so I was hoping she would sleep last night. I didn't wake up until Nicks alarm went off at 4:45. Jillian woke up shortly after.

Guys day out...

2008-06-14T20:42:00.003-06:00

The guys - Nick, my dad and friend Ryan all had a good guys day today. They went fishing up at Crystal Lake. They all caught fish but it sounds like my dad and Ryan were the winners today.

Who's counting though? (Nick ;-) Such a competitor) Nick said he had a lot of fun!

Friday Fun...?

2008-06-14T20:25:00.002-06:00

Well, well, well... What a Friday we did have! We started the day by having a playdate at Chick-Fil-A with Marci and Morgan. The girls had a lot of fun. We then headed over to Target b/c I had to grocery shop. Luckily Marci came with me b/c half way through Jillian was no longer having it so I had to carry her while trying to push the shopping cart and while trying to get groceries. I gave Marci the produce list and we made it through. Well I ran the groceries home and then went back to my parents to hang for a bit and get Kaylee. Well we are sitting there and Jillian has a BLOWOUT. I am holding her in the air while my mom is trying to delicately take her clothes off without getting poo all over her. We get the clothes off and I rush her into the bathroom to get her cleaned off and give her a bath. Morgan then comes in and from the smell throws up all in her hand. I am sitting there watching Morgan clean vomit off of her hand and am trying to clean baby poo. My gag reflex starts by this point but I managed to hold it down. Well we all get squared away and not knowing that Morgan had gotten some of her goodness on the floor Kaylee then stepped in it. I guess they don't call it Friday the 13th for nothin'... We all had a good laugh by the end of it all.

Where does the time go?

2008-06-11T15:31:00.003-06:00

Today Jillian is 7 wks old and I truly cannot believe it. It seems like I just had her yesterday. She is changing each and every day. She smiles now which is the absolute best thing ever. She is starting to watch and observe things around her. She loves to watch Kaylee play and jump around. Kaylee loves her so much and loves to dance around for her. I love my girls so much and love watching them blossom but I sure wish time would slow down some. Before I know it they are going to be all grown up and I will only be able to look back at these days. Right now I am living in these days so I want to make each day count. I love you girls!

We love our Wed. playgroup

2008-06-11T15:13:00.002-06:00

Today we went to playgroup as we do every Wed. and had so much fun as we always do. As soon as we are done with playgroup we are already looking forward to next weeks playgroup. Today it was at our great friend Madisons' house and her mommy - Kim planned a fun Father's Day craft where all of the kiddos made home made cards. Afterwards they all played outside and ate popsicles and then played musical chairs.

It is playgroup for me as much as it is for KK b/c I get to hang out with other moms and have adult conversations. It is especially fun too b/c there are 4 of us who have little babies within just weeks of each other. The oldest being 8 wks and the youngest at only 3 wks. Thank you Kim for starting playgroup and for thinking of all of the different activities we get to do.

Fun with friends

2008-06-11T14:58:00.002-06:00

Yesterday we went and checked out the new Lil' Biggs on Powers and KK and her good friends Gracie and Kenzie had so much fun! They played for hours. KK finally happily rode the carousel and talked about it all afternoon. Normally she will not get on a carousel because she is scared so hopefully the carousel counseling we put her in this last yr. helped. J/K ! She loved it though and even pretended that our computer chair was one last night and kept spinning around. They jumped in a bounce house and played dress up. Thank you to Gracie and Kenzie for being such fun friends for KK to play with...

O', the innocence of children

2008-06-07T12:09:00.000-06:00

Today KK asked me if my belly was all better (meaning after having Jillian). I said yes, it's all better. She asked, "then how come your belly hasn't gone down all the way?" ;-)

Goin' Camping

2008-06-06T21:51:00.000-06:00

So it is only in the backyard but still tons of fun. O' and did I mention I am staying inside. :-) Well Nick decided earlier this week that it would be fun to do a backyard camp out. KK has been so excited! They set up the tent, we grilled hot dogs and we even roasted marshmallows. (I lost a few taste buds in the process - hey, its been a long time since I have had a roasted marshmallow!) I just put Jillian in bed and am sitting here by the window waiting to see if they come in but I actually think they are sleeping. I hope they sleep tight tonight under the beautiful sky.
P.S.Camping in the backyard sure saves you a lot of gas money.. ;-)

Proud Mama

2008-05-31T17:48:00.000-06:00

I just wanted to make a quick note to say how proud I am of Kaylee. As we were sitting together painting water colors in her Dora book I was just thinking about what a wonderful little girl God has blessed me with. She truely has a good heart. She loves her friends and family so much and often speaks about it. She is a wonderful big sister, always kissing Jillian and asking to give her hugs and if she can hold her. She is truely a thoughtful person, always concerned about others. She is so friendly and bubbly is what people often tell me. She is not always on her best behavior but who really is. I am not trying to be one of those gloating moms but I rarely ever gloat about my kiddos and she really impressed me today so I thought I would give her props. :-)

New hair cut

2008-05-29T10:52:00.000-06:00

This if for those who haven't seen KK's new hair cut. It is so cute and she loves it. She likes it b/c she thinks she looks like Dora.

Memorial Day

2008-05-29T09:48:00.000-06:00

I hope everyone had a wonderful Memorial Day. We did! We went fishing with some good friends.

I have a blog!!!

2008-05-28T18:06:00.000-06:00

I love reading my friend Kim's blog and I was telling her this today and in the conversation she convinced me to start my own. I hope you all enjoy. I will try to keep up with it and will try to keep updated pics of the girls on for those who rarely get to see them. They grow up so fast.