"Capture"

So my word for 2012 is capture...meaning to capture our little moments more on this blog and physically in a book.  Going back to the beginning of this blog I am so glad that I have written down some of these special memories.  I am doing it a bit differently in 2012 but will still update this blog as well.  So here it goes starting back in the beginning of 2011 I am going to try and catch up ;-)

Cabin Explorations

Amy and Josh rented an amazing cabin the month of July so we got to go up there for a few days and play!  We didn't get to do a whole lot because I was on crutches. Matt was walking down a hill with Madyx on the second day we were there and split his knee open and had to get stitches and a tetanus shot.  So we were a bunch of duds but it was a beautiful place to just sit and be! ;-)

My Dear Friends

My cute little friend Erin (in stripes)  picked up and moved to Minnesota to follow her boyfriend.  We had a fun little going away lunch for her.

My dear friends from work.  Sarah on the left moved to Colorado awhile ago and flew back in town to wish Erin farewell.  It was so much fun!  I am happy to report that Erin's man is smart and put a ring on her finger ;-)  She deserves the best and I am so excited for her!

Fathers Day

Fathers Day 2011 breakfast included eggs, potatoes, donuts and coffee for Matt...  Matt loves to make the kids waffles and pancake so he got waffle plates for our griddle and an instant read meat thermometer ;-)

Summer Water Fun

The kids got a hand me down slide from a family friend and so Matt rigged this water slide.  They put the hose at the top and were flying down into the pool.  They LOVED every second of this little adrenaline rush!

Cousin Summer Sleepovers

Summer sleepovers with the cousins is always on Avery's summer requests.  She LOVES her cousins. 

Madyx loves them too but is not sure when he gets dressed up
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They opened one of Avery's pretend make-up and entertained themselves for quite awhile ;-)

                                                           Madyx loving on Stella!

Princess Breakfast

A cute little coffee shop near Anthem was putting on some summer programs for the kids.  This was the princess breakfast.  These young kids sang some songs from Disney movies while the little ones aet breakfast.  Avery insisted on putting on her princess gown! And of course Madyx had to be her prince ;-) 

Avery loved every second of it and when the princesses would come around to talk to her she would get extremely shy and didn't have much to say.

Madyx on the other hand didn't know what to think of the princesses.   They all wanted a picture with him so he would let them pick him up but would just look blankly the other direction as if the princesses didn't exist!