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Hugs

-- — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 22:57:59 +0000

Me: Marah, I want a hug.
Marah: I gave all my hugs to someone else.
Me: What?!
Marah: I’ll make more hugs.

Grinchy

-- — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 23:48:39 +0000

Marah: Daddy, can I have one of your cookies?
Dave: No, that’s my secret stash.
Marah: I’m going to start calling you, “Mr. Grinch”.

Bieber Fever

-- — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 07:15:26 +0000

During Marah’s most recent Parent-Teacher conference, I learned that the kids love to dance to Justin Bieber’s Baby song . You should know, as a mother, I’ve been doing my best to shield Marah from “The Bieber”. With that, I politely told Ms. Cheryl, “If Marah gets Bieber Fever, I’m going to blame you”. And so it begins…

9-9-1

-- — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 23:20:29 +0000

Marah loves firefighters, (what girl doesn’t…right?)! We visit the fire station every single time we’re in downtown Castle Rock. The firefighters are kind enough to show Marah around the station, let her sit in the fire engine, and they always end the tour with safety tips. When she found out her teacher’s husband was a firefighter she was super excited! (Attached is a picture of Firefighter Chris’ latest safety education visit to the class.) With all of this “safety training”, she still think she should dial 9-9-1 in the event of an emergency. Let’s just pray we don’t have to rely on Marah to call for help!

Curious George

-- — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 21:40:02 +0000

Marah really loves this little monkey. I have to admit he’s pretty darn cute! Ahh!

Star Power

-- — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 23:01:42 +0000

There’s Brangelina, TomKat, Bennifer, Spederline… Marah made up her very own celebrity name for our superstar couple. When she’s not calling Allison, “Alexandra”, the preferred name is “Allisandrew”. Yep, Allison + Andrew = ”Allisandrew”.

Yogi Bear

-- — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 22:30:32 +0000

We celebrated cousin Mikey’s 5th birthday with a camping trip at the Yogi Bear Campground in Estes Park. Happy birthday to the sweetest 5-year-old I know!

Breckenridge

-- — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 00:01:39 +0000

I’ve said this before, but really, there’s no better place on earth to be than the Rocky Mountains in the summertime! Casey, Marah and I met up with Andrea and Eva for some girl time in Breckenridge. After lunch at the Breckenridge Brewery, we went shopping! Marah picked out this cowgirl hat from all of the hats at the hat store. (Pretty sure it made her papa proud.)

We had a stroller vs. tree mishap on Main Street. Luckily, Eva is one tough little cookie! (Note to self: Do not let your 3-year-old push another child in a stroller she can barely see over.) Conveniently, the nearby cupcake shop provided treats to help ease the pain and drama.

Aside from the crash, it was the perfect afternoon in one of the cutest little towns in Colorado. Looking forward to a winter visit from the Folgers?

Rocky Mountain High

-- — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 21:57:09 +0000

Our trio of 3 year olds enjoyed lots of activities on our 2nd annual girls’ trip to Crested Butte. From the kids’ concert to the crafts fair, Ms. Sarah outdid herself as hostess with the mostess. Lexi Lynn perfected the art of the cannon ball while Marah learned to swim with a noodle at the WestWall pool. Little Ella is one year older and preparing to be a big sis! All the while, Tami and I managed to escape with a bit of rest and relaxation. I’d say the trip was another big success!On a side note…Marah has been performing magic tricks ever since the debut of the Mysto the Magician on Elk Avenue. If the whole artist career path thing doesn’t pan out, we may have a backup plan?! Tada!

Freedom and Fireworks

-- — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 22:11:19 +0000

We kicked off the holiday weekend with great BBQ and carnival rides at the 1st annual Castle Rock Freedom Festival. Friends and family filled the rest of the weekend with lots of laughs, games, fireworks and even a horseback ride. This was Marah’s 3rd Independence Day in Lake City and it may have been the very best. Happy Birthday America!

*Photos courtesy of Ms. Kami and her new fancy camera!