Happy New Year!
In 2013:
- We got a new dining set that accommodates our family visiting, with chairs that are easy to wash and cheap to replace.
- The twins got new, big-kid beds from our friend, Jesse.
- The twins turned six and had piñata cookies and banana splits for their birthday treat.
- The twins each lost two teeth.
- We made a snowman with a tiny head.
- A large group of Papa’s family visited during the first week of March.
- S played a season of soccer.
- C Took community center guitar lessons.
At the museum We grew carrots, miniature pumpkins, egg squash and wild flowers.- The girls all changed their hairstyles.
- We went to the museum of nature and science a lot. Papa and I got to see the mammoths and mastodons temporary exhibit and we took the kids to the mythbusters one. We attended a planetarium show and watched a lung dissection.
- A robin built a nest and laid eggs on our back patio and we witnessed bird parenting.
- The girls helped me make several different recipes.
- We went to a little carnival in the mall parking lot. It was surprisingly a lot of fun.
Winter Park - the dresses I made The girls and Papa tried to camp in the back yard, but wound up coming inside to sleep.- The twins started riding bikes without training wheels, and M started learning just before it got cold.
- I made pillowcase dresses for all three girls for our fourth of july trip, blankets for M, the Cub and my niece, play dough, a dollhouse from an entertainment center, a jewelry rack, lots of hats, two pairs of pants, and lots of dinners and desserts, including multiple Christmas cookie recipes.
- My mom, sister and niece visited for a week in June. During that time, we all visited the zoo and (unrelated) C got quite sick. We took her to the hospital and she wound up on antibiotics.
- Jesse loaned us Tsuro, and the girls all love it.
- We chalkboard painted a huge swath of wall in the playroom.
Using the miter saw The Cub got an eleventh doctor costume, including sonic screwdriver.- We vacationed in Winter Park with almost all of Papa’s family in July.
- We watched our street being dug up to fix a water leak.
- The twins became avid readers who read themselves to sleep at night.
- The girls got to use a random orbital sander, a belt sander and a compound miter saw.
- We had solar panels installed, but are still waiting for the power company to install the net meter.
- I finally got a Colorado Driver License, my car title switched to my name, and finalized my divorce.
- We went to the zoo a lot. We saw a baby snow leopard, Grevy’s zebra, Przewalski’s horse, gerenuk, and three lions. We also met two new elephants, Kimbo and Billy, at our zoo.
- We started remodeling the girls’ closet to make room for a reading nook.
- Both twins started taking private guitar lessons and gymnastics classes. M joined gymnastics shortly after.
- The twins started learning to crochet.
at the Gateway Arch We built a pallet playhouse.- We tried to grow apple trees, but failed.
- Papa’s dad visited in November.
- We spent Thanksgiving in St. Louis.
- Papa picked and cut our Christmas tree from a slope on his friend’s parents’ property.
- Papa made hobby horses for the girls for Christmas.
- Papa’s mom visited for the New Year. We saw the Christmas lights at the zoo and danced with the Kwanza dancers.
Of course, the Cub also had his first birthday on December 26th. He’s one year old and there are lots of milestones that lead up to that. He's been right on track at all of his checkups and is the happiest, most curious baby I've ever known. He has eight teeth in his larger-than-average head and he’s so close to walking and saying real words that either could happen any day now. He loves baths and hates pants. He can eat basically all of the same foods we eat, and he loves my chili.
It was a wonderful year full of new traditions and experiences. I wonder what this year will bring.
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