Poor Nanner's

Poor Nanner's  

We decided to spend Memorial weekend in Montrose.  For those of you who don't know where that is located ... it is about one hour south of Grand Junction, Colorado.  We had a nice, relaxing time there hanging out with Chiki's family, friends, and fly fishing (future post).  

Anyhow, Sunday rolled around and since Chiki & I were going to be running the Bolder Boulder Monday, we had to leave.  We decided to take a more scenic route on the way home that passed just west of Aspen.  We were all enjoying the ride and the breath taking views, when I came up with the "brilliant" idea to get out of the car and check out a waterfall.   Chiki & I spent minutes getting the little ladies shoes and socks back on, along with their jackets.  We crossed the street and took in the waterfall, walked back thru all of the mud to get back to the car, where the scene of the crime occurred.  As I opened the car door for Nanner's to get back into the car, she happened to turn her head just right and bashed right into edge of the door.  At first sight, I thought she had just got a little scratch.  At second glance ... I realized that she had some white stuff showing and had punched a hole through all layers of her skin in the middle of her forehead.  

Since we were in the middle of the mountains, I threw myself into panic mode.  All the while Chiki was trying to keep Hannah calm.  We whipped out out little handy, dandy GPS to search for the nearest emergency room.  

The drive to the hospital in Glenwood Springs was about 20 minutes away, so we put a band aid over the hole.  It wasn't bleeding but she thinks band aids make everything better, so we put one on to comfort her.

Hannah was such a trooper.  She hardly cried, never complained of her head hurting, and continued to play while in the waiting room at the hospital.  To make a long story short ... after waiting over 4 hours of no one being called back, Livi having a break down because there was no food in the vending machine/ cafeteria closed at 1pm,and the life flight bringing in a new patient ... we consulted with a nurse who said that we would be OK if we were to take her back up to the Children's Hospital in Denver.  

Hannah ended up not having to get stitches and was able to have her forehead glued.  Sorry no pics, but she is doing great and has more energy then ever.   Who ever said that we wouldn't have to worry about all the broken bones and many trips to the hospital because we don't have boys?  

My Little Performer

This past weekend, Hannah got the chance to perform at Thorntonfest.  She had been talking about that day for sometime, and when it finally rolled around ... she was beyond excited.  This was Hannah's first time dancing in front of people, and she did great.   

I couldn't get the video to upload thru blogger so you will have click on the link below if you would like to check it out.  Make sure you click on the video option  

Family web page

Can you tell by the way Hannah moves her hips, that she is has some Latino blood in her??  Shake it baby, shake it!!

Posers

My kiddos are the biggest "posers" sometimes. 

 

Each thursday, when Hannah gets ready for dance class ... Olivia also insists on putting on a leotard. The only thing, is that she REFUSES to wear it any other way then on top of her clothing. More likely then not, this is how we leave the house. My little "posers" totally crack me up!!

Granny Time

My mom made a little visit over this past weekend. We love having visitors, especially our grandmas & our grandpa. They always give the girls their full attention, which Livi & Hannah love every minute of. This particular trip, my mom was able to visit Hannah's preschool and was also allowed into her dance class. Hannah has been talking about showing each of them off to grandma for weeks.

Thanks Grandma for the dance picture. Since Chiki & I are parents, we have to wait to see her at the next performance

Proud Hannah & Grandma at preschool

Next, Hannah requested that we go to the zoo. We go there on a weekly basis, and love to show it off to any who want to attend. Since I am TERRIFIED of snakes, I refuse to take the girls into the aquarium when I am alone with them. So, Hannah kept insisting my mom take her into where the snakes are (Livi was throwing one of many tantrums and had to stay out with me). My mom said they walked in, Hannah saw the first snake and came running out. What can I say, other then that's my girl. I am getting the heepy creepies just talking about the nasty things. 

It just happened to be school day at the zoo, so there were many, many, many kids running around. Between all of the kids, the many meltdowns that Hannah had, and the many tantrums Livi threw ... me and my mom still managed to get in some good laughs and had a great time.

Hannah & Grandma in front of the giraffes

Hannah & Livi playing the African drums

We spent Grandma's last day, at one of the malls. Shopping is always fun, right? Well it should be fun, but this leads me into one of my biggest issues right now ... mega tantrums in public. My youngest Olivia seems to be throwing them everywhere we go, and the day we went to the mall just happened to be chuck full of them. I know every child goes through this "terrible two" stage at one point, but these tantrums are awful. She refuses to wear her monkey, knows how to get out of her stroller when buckled in, and will not allow anyone to carry her. This causes a huge problem when we are in a busy environment, which is basically everywhere we go. If anyone tries to pick her up she thrashes her body around, screams at the top of her lungs, and hits. So, so stressful. Anyhow, back to shopping. We had great success and went home with many bags

How can such a sweet little person, create such a ruckus??

Mom, we were sad to see you go :(  Thanks for the nice adult conversations, the emotional support (handling Livi in public), the good laughs, and the much needed helping hand with the girls who I know loved every moment of it!  Come back real soon!!

A Litttle R and R With Some Friends

Since my mom was in town, Chiki & I were able to go out with some friends over the weekend.  We had a blast cooking it up at the Melting Pot.  What's not to love about that place ... you get a little bit of salt & a whole lot of sugar!  

YUMMY!

I have a new found love ... Banana Foster Chocolate.  White chocolate, with brown sugar and pieces of banana

Fish Anyone??

So apparently, out of the last batch of fish we purchased ... one of them just happened to be pregnant.  The only word I can think of right now, is WOW.  Our fish population has more then doubled since this morning, and continues to keep growing with each hour.  

Since the fish are Chiki's project, he will be so excited to come home to a trillion fish.  Most of which are going to have to be taken out.  Have fun Chiki, and I hope that you really enjoy your newest project!!

10 Years Later

Columbine High School  

It has been 10 years today, since the Columbine Massacre.  Chiki & I have a friend, who at the time was attending this particular high school and was directly affected.  I just wanted to say, Matt we are very proud of you.  We will never understand what you went through or what you think about each year on April 20th, but you are a strong person and this experience has made you an even greater person then you were before.