Back door 
Dining room/playroom view into living room
Dining room/playroom view from kitchen
Kitchen, entrance to living room is to the right
Kitchen view from living room entrance
Living room view from bottom of stairs
Living room with view to kitchen from front door
View from the top of the stiars looking down
Bathroom
Our room
Shelby's room, her crib is to the left
Annalee's room. It is great to fit two double beds in there. All guests stay in here with Annalee at night.
This picture is a representation of our daily living. I rarely ever dress Annalee anymore. Before breakfast she has adorned one of her "princess" dresses and accessories. She has been known to dance for an hour straight while Shelby indulges in her carb addiction. Her first and only object word is cracker. She could live on graham crackers, wheat thins and, well, pretty much anything made of flour. I cut her off the other day and then found her hiding in the corner with a box of elbow noodles, gross!!! We try to keep the flour intake to a minimum, so it lends to many a sad face for my little sugar bear, but I am sure she will get over it, I hope.
The girls had a blast playing in ALL the Colorado snow!
My two aspiring artists spent their days practicing their talents, twirling and playing the days away.
Shane's brother, Brett, and his girlfirend Lindsey treated us to a Nuggets basketball game and a private tour of the facilities. It was a fabulous time had by all. Thanks Brett and Lindsey!!
Annalee was a flower girl in our freinds' Bryan and Jenny's wedding. She had so much fun dancing all night with her Daddy. She danced every single song from 7:00-10:00. We had to drag her off the dance floor.
The travel was crazy as we had three snow/ice storms to get through on our trip. Shane is an excellent snow driver and got us to our destinations safely, even if the 6 hour trips took 10 hours. Hey, great family time in the car, right?!
We stopped at the Embry's to play. We ended up turning it into a surprise slumber party. God is so good to bless us with friends we pick up right where we left off. 
We spent many days with Shane's family. The girls felt so very loved!
A fabulous stop in at the Cheek's house to visit with Natalie and Sara! They introduced me to Thai food, which I now LOVE, we chatted about kids, dreads, food, health, babies and more. I drove away sadly, but thanking God for friends that I connect with on such an intimate level. I felt so very refreshed and loved.
JJ and Whitney had a beautiful wedding. This couple is so dear to both of our hearts. They have a beautiful testimoney of God's love, grace and mercy. We are excited for them and all that God has in store. Shane was the best man and Annalee danced the night away, again.
One of our higlight when we visit Nebraska is spending time with our good freinds, the Podany's. Camryn, Shelby and Annalee had a blast in the bathtub.
I have always wanted to host a classic Christmas open house. I think of the candles, goodies, hot drinks, coats and scarves piled on a bed, the music, the door opening and closing each time guests come or leave allowing a welcomed burst of outside cold into the warm cozy home, I love it all. Well, this year I got my wish. I had such an enjoyable (and exhausting) time baking and decorating for the party. It was a beautiful night with lots of friends. Come join us next year.
December is so unpredictable. One day it is 30 degrees and you have to bundle up to get the mail. The next it is warm enough to go for a run in shorts. We took advantage of the beautiful warm weather this past week. The girls love to play in the front yard while waiting for Daddy to come home for lunch.
The many faces of Annalee and Shelby. Please forgive the blurry pictures. They never hold still in the bathtub. Note the tramatizing effects of Annalee on her unsuspecting little sister. Shelby is so very dramatic.
Shane's mother is a fabulous dress maker. She made these beautiful dress for the girls. We get so many comments on them each time they wear them. They have been great for the holidays!
November 20th is mine and Shelby's birthday's. My mother's is the 22nd. It was fun to have us all in close proximity so be could have a big (well, kind of small) celebration! We had a big lunch with the VA family including my sister and Shane's brother. We had a strawberry-cream cheese cake. Hmmm... I wonder when it was that I started making my own birthday cake. Oh, yeah, when I married a man. My parents got the girls a kitchen set. We got Shelby a baby doll which she loves to love. I made my mom one of those super warm double knotted fleece blankets. I could go to sleep just thinking about it. So many goodies!!! It was a fun time by all. Shelby particularly enjoyed the part where she had emerged her hand in a glob of ice cream and began to scream for no apparent reason. We soon discovered the frostbitten fingers and warmed them with love and kisses. P.S. Annalee continues to sing "Happy Birthday" to herself daily. Everyday she asks when her birthday is. We always answer the same thing..."In the Summer." Poor girl has no clue how long away that is.
The other morning, as I was leaving the house for work, I told Shane he could let Annalee play with my makeup brushes that didn't have any color on them. She had been begging me all morning. Here is proof that sometimes, my husband just doesn't listen to what I am saying.
