Late Spring

Spring finally sprung around here.



We've been spending a lot more time outside.



With friends. And Sabine found the first ladybug of the season! This year, she doesn't seem to be as scared of animals and bugs.



We've been practicing bike riding. Sabine's not close to balancing or anything yet, but she still enjoys practicing, especially with the Big Girl neighbor trying hers out regularly, too.



And just strutting around in the gear.



We also had our first trip of the season to the ice cream shop!



Sabine's still very into dress-up.



And dolls. (She's holding a new one from New Mexico, in this picture. Sabine spent her first weekend up at Grandmom and Grandpa's house while we went to Santa Fe for Dustin's work conference. She had a great time, and sufficiently wore them out.)



Then Uncle Eric came through town for about 24 hours, so we met him at the Museum of Nature & Science to see the dinosaurs,



gemstones,



and explore the space exhibit. Sabine particularly loved the mars mud. (Red sand with water running through it.)



Then we brought the family over for dinner and a roaring game of Hungry, Hungry, Hippos.



We've been going to birthday parties, and at the most recent one, Sabine got a ride in a car with her friend who is a boy. If, someday, it turns into boyfriend, there will be no more rides.



But for now it is good fun.



We've been just hanging out



and had some popsicles for Mother's Day.



All in all, we are very happy to see the warmer weather!

Monthly Mash-Up

We're a little behind on posting, but I think that's because there's been a little of everything and not much happening recently, all at the same time. No big events to document, but life is certainly continuing on! Sabine is going through a bit of an introverted phase. She's normally very gregarious and independent, so it's been a little hard to adjust just because we are not used to it, but we're definitely not turning down the extra cuddles! (If she would go back to sleeping through the night, though, we would not complain.)

Without further ado, I will mostly let the pictures show what we've been up to.



We went cross-country skiing in March with some good friends. Sabine got the luxury ride. (Luckily our friends took the first shift hauling Sabine, while Mommy and Daddy got their legs under them!)



Sabine and Tatum continue to be close, and Sabine finally can hold still long enough now that Tatum will rest on her. It's very sweet.



Sabine got a new bike helmet, she picked out a Spider-Man one. A neighbor has lent us a big girl bike to practice on, but first we need to procure some training wheels.



A babysitter did some fancy braids in Sabine's hair, and it was the highlight of the week.



We've done more baking--both bread and cookies.



And we made it to the zoo with cousin E! That was a great time.







We've gone swimming



And in between beautiful days, we've gotten three separate snowstorms.




It's been fun, but we are ready for some warmer weather.

At one point Sabine attempted make-up...via markers.



We celebrated Mommy's birthday



And just because it's worth sharing, even though Sabine was stuck at home with a sitter, Mommy and Daddy were invited to the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame banquet by an old co-worker of Daddy's. We briefly met both Peyton Manning and Missy Franklin, who were both inducted that night. Quite an honor!







(Yup, that's Peyton at the table next to us.)

Happy Easter!

A few days late, but we had a great Easter celebration, and hope you did too.

We dyed eggs last week, with much success.




On Saturday we had an egg hunt at a friend's house. The big girls had a blast running all over the yard.







On Sunday the Easter Bunny delivered, and we had another egg hunt inside our house.









Some gel decals that stick on our new glass door were a big hit. They are already falling apart from so much use. But it is fun while it lasts!



Then we had a nice brunch with the whole family.







We attempted another kiddo portrait this year, but they were a little too excited to sit still long enough to snap a photo together. This is as close as we got.



Then we headed up to Longmont to Aunt Diane and Uncle Nat's house, for yet another egg hunt! (First we had to check out all of their fun, vintage toys.)



It was a perfect day for an egg hunt. Right around 70 degrees and not a cloud in the sky.
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Uncle Nat even offered wagon rides. Sabine was a little unsure about all of it, but Ethan was game!



There was still plenty to do, besides hunting for eggs, including the swing. Sabine still loves swinging. All in all, a great holiday!