He's accepted!

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO MASTERS OF ENGINEERING

LOCKHEED MARTIN ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT

Not that we had any doubt but Daddy was accepted to CU for his Masters of Engineering Degree. His undergrad in Electrical Engineering is also from CU. We are SUPER excited and so proud of him! Go Daddy! =) Another cool plus is that this program was designed by Lockheed Martin for CU and Lockheed Martin is of course where Jake works so who knows - if they continue to take care of him, he may just move up the ladder and become a lifer!? Like his undergrad that was fully paid for by the Government (Jake was a Sniper in the US Army) we again have little to no expenses courtesy of Lockheed. So not only have they given him several promotions and raises over the last 6 months, they're paying for his school! I'd say they're taking care of him just fine! But, Jake is SUCH a hard worker and it shows! It's certainly paying off for him and he deserves it! We are so thankful in this economy that God has been providing for us in enormous ways! We know that Jake will do great - he's a bit worried about how time consuming it will be but, no rush.

Our Frequent ER Trips!

So, in my last post I was mentioning how the girls and I are recognized at a lot of places. Well the new place is the ER! Ugh! When I brought Taylor in for Croup in February - the charge nurse recognized me immediately - impressive I thought - our last visit was when Reagan broke her leg 13 months prior and I don't remember him being there when I went in to deliver Taylor. He's a really nice family guy (isn't it amazing how much people share about themselves - even as complete strangers - I must admit though - I'm guilty as well) so I think I would have remembered seeing him even if I was in pain. Well a month or so later - WE'RE BACK! This time with Reagan's cracked head needing stitches (remember my Bye, Bye Rody Post!?). This time different charge nurse, all new people so whatever - all is good and Reagan is taken care of and on her way. Sooooo, a month later (we're in April now, you following!?) I am BACK in the ER with Taylor again for Croup and Stridor AGAIN (yes, I was doing the Co-Pay math by this time. Oh and the New ER is really nice for those curious. =)) and the WHOLE Gang was there, the nice Charge nurse (he even remembered Taylor's name he said), Reagan's Buff Doctor, The nurse that looks like Sayid from Lost and they all recognized me (since Taylor was with me only 1 of the last 2 times). Of course these frequent trips set off a light bulb in Doc's head - he kept poking around (asking questions and stuff) to see if there was some underlying cause that I would be there so often. But nope - just a rough start to 2008 I suppose. So hopefully we are done with them! Everyone was very nice but 5 hours in the ER - NOT my idea of a fun evening (yeah, Our ER is #1 in the state for treating the uninsured and unfortunately it's first come, first serve insured or not). I'm hoping that the next time will be when I'm in Labor again. Because the ER is really somewhere I'd rather not be recognized!

Hey! Don't I know you!?

So - I didn't really think anything of it when I walk into the Grocery Store and the Starbucks Lady shouts out "Hi Reagan" or we stand in line at King Soopers and the checker waves to us even though we're third in line. Or the fact that Reagan gets treated like a Queen there and given little toys and treats that are supposed to go on ordered cakes. They remember what the girls and I wear - they know how many times a week we frequent. Seriously - I didn't think much of it. I mean - it's the Grocery store in a smaller town (roughly 10K I suppose) and I'm a stay at home Mom. We even take walks to pick up stuff here and there so no biggie well then we go to the Mall with Jake and he was shocked when the woman at Baby Gap knew us! LOL! He thought she was crazy when she mentioned how cute and good Reagan always is when we're there. And then I started thinking about it more that the girls and I are kinda known everywhere - several Mall stores, Target (Reagan even recognizes a "NEW" Target if we go to a different one), the Rec Center, The Library, King Soopers (we're like famous here) and OF COURSE the Doctors Office (I have 2 now so I feel like we live there during these winter months and I have healthy kiddos!) and the new place that we're recognized - THE ER!!!! What is up with that!? Read my next post to find out more about this one!

A day at the park

The weather has been so georgeous lately, we've been at the park so much! It's great having a park just a block away! We are so ready for the warm weather.

Taylor's first ride on the swings - she loved it!

Yay!

My little helper

Reagan met a couple boys at the park (even though we went with our neighbor and her son). They were so sweet and although she's barely getting the whole bike thing down, they invited her to Race with them. They eventually gave up on her because they thought she was too slow. =( She did so well though and they were so cute for including her. I was so proud of her.

Hmmmm, what are those boys up to???

this is them inviting her and explaining the rules. He told her "Since you can't turn (well) you're in the middle". . . . . .

She didn't seem to mind. Here she's turning around to get ready for the race. Needless to say she ate their dust. It was all so cute though.

Bathtime

Everyone takes these pictures so I thought I'd share ours.

Totally posing here

Reagan! Yes I caught you dumping water on your sisters head. =)

She acts so innocent

HELP!

Easter

Easter was Wonderful this year. Service was beautiful and the time with family and home and away was great. Every year we go to my Aunt and Uncle's house in Elizabeth. They have a farm with some animals so it's fun for the girls. Here's a couple pics.

Taylor and her new Bunny that she LOVES!

This is Reagan post hair style. It's a long drive to Elizabeth so all bets are off when it comes to hair and shoes. Reagan had to wear her Christmas shoes because Mommy bought her sandals and there was snow on the ground Easter morning. =(

Cheese!

Daddy and Taylor (isn't it beautiful up there?)

Reagan feeding the horse (this horse was so great because there were several of us around)

Reagan putting an egg in her bag during the hunt and still looking for more

Taylor and Aunti Kim

Our Sweethearts

Church Egg Hunt

After Nemo on Ice - we picked up some lunch, dropped off Mana and Tee Tee and then Reagan (although both had colds), figuring it was outside I thought it would be safe since she wouldn't be too close to anyone but, it was not. I SO hope we didn't get anyone sick! So - she had a blast and collected TONS of eggs! The church had an awesome turnout and did a great job! It was super exciting!

Mid Collection, she's fillin up!

I think I cut her off about here. . . .=)

Reagan and Her "Best Friend" Ellie

Mommy and her Girls

Easter Eggs

Here are the eggs of 2008. We had fun and even spilled dye all over Mana's rug - thank goodness it's plum! Lots of pink eggs though (or variations of)! Anything not pink was because Mom wanted variety - Reagan was fine with all pink. The browninsh looking one (2nd on the top row) Mommy thought looked "Nasty" so the word of the night with Reagan was "Nasty". Goodness - she's at THAT age! We'd better watch what we say huh!?

Nemo on Ice

So let me start with a "THANKS PAPA"!!! My dad bought us girls (My Mom, my Sis, Me, Reagan and Taylor was Free) tickets to Nemo on Ice (both him and Jake worked) and can I just say WOW! I know, I'm a geek but I was just amazed by it all and so was my sweet little girl! The look on her face as she walked up the entry stairs was SO, SO, SOOO priceless and sweet! It seriously made me cry! Just the innocence and delight - it was adorable. I cried happy tears a few times that day. We all had so much fun! Reagan has been talking about it for days! This was the first of anything like this she's done. Both girls did great! The only bummer was that both of themwoke up with yucky colds that morning and we had a long day planned with an Easter Egg hunt after Nemo (I was thinking about skipping but you'll see in another post that Reagan wouldn't let us miss that one).

Here is Reagan with her overpriced Nemo light that Mana bought her

This pic is hilarious - my sis and I were laughing so hard - we just had to take it. So Reagan is pointing out an "I need" while Mana in the background is getting cash from the ATM. HILARIOUS! And can you say spoiled a bit!? =)

Anything with the girls can be an event - I decided to carry Taylor in her front facing carrier and I haven't used it in awhile. She barely fit - it took two of us to get her clipped in. Probably the last time she'll be in that! This is us.

Mommy and her girls. Reagan is obviously captivated by the pre show blabbing.

Taylor and TeeTee Bree

Marlon and Dori (Reagan loves Dori)

Marlon and Crush

Mickey, Minnie and the Nemo Gang saying Good Bye. Reagan was waving the ENTIRE show it was so cute!

Dinner without Daddy

So my Mother In Law brought it to my attention awhile back that I don't post many pics of myself and really - I don't get many taken of me (on my camera at least) so - after dinner one night when Daddy was working late - I took a few myself with the girls. Messy faces and all. We actually had a lot of fun - just being silly and stuff.