tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-335543762012-01-10T18:38:00.236-07:00this blog chronicles our journey into parenthood, while giving our far-flung friends and family a way to keep posted on the latest developments and chime in with their thoughts <br><br><b>click on comments or fans to let us know you were here!</b>Heather Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00542856524306573245noreply@blogger.comBlogger2831100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33554376.post-8512749875858980012011-11-08T11:34:00.003-07:002011-11-08T12:56:29.226-07:00

A little belated, but here's our recap of Halloween. We had a ton of fun this Halloween. Lolli, G-Pop, Grandma and Grandpa were in town (for at least some of it). Arwen, Jen and Micah were out of town, then came back into town. People were coming and going, but suffice it to say we had lots of fun with everyone.We had 3 different trick or treat outings. Roan (naturally) modified her costume

Heather Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00542856524306573245noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33554376.post-13361340282491019222011-10-12T21:11:00.012-06:002011-10-13T09:31:07.530-06:00

Wow, hi there Blog. Oh how I've missed you. And oh how I've missed you, Dear Reader.I compose imaginary blog posts in my mind pretty much every day, going about my normal routine and reflecting on the ordinary wonders. But for months on end, these fantasy blog posts are as far as I've gotten. It's just hard to get to the computer and get them in. I'm not going to bore you with the details of my

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I haven't managed to catch it on video yet, but yesterday Maddox rolled over from back to tummy three times right in front of my eyes. He's quite pleased with himself - it's cute.So I guess this is the beginning of a new phase. The start of mobility. And I am thrilled but also a little sad. I'm not sure if you can tell, but we are completely smitten by this little boy. He's made for such an

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... and Happy Mother's Day, and Happy Birthday to G-Pops, and Happy 5th Anniversary to the Longs, and Happy 12th Anniversary to us. Happy happy happy![Editor's note: I started this post a few days after Maddox turned 4 months. It's taken me until after he turned 5 months to post it!]At 4 months old, Maddox is weighing in at a stout 19 pounds. He has dropped to the 95th percentile. (2 months ago

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Maddox turned 3 months old this past week. I'm posting a bunch of photos and videos of him, so you can see what he's up to. These days he'sstarting to make cooing soundsfinding his hands - especially to chew onoutgrown his swaddle blanketkicking his legs a lotloving hanging out in the "barnyard" toyable to roll onto his side, though not get from tummy to back or back to tummyInterestingly, I have

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You may be wondering how things are going at home with the new bambino. Given that it's 4 in the morning as I'm composing this, and you haven't heard from me in months you can probably guess. I'm sure you've all given up ever hearing from me. But since I couldn't fall back to sleep after Maddox's last feeding I figured I might as well make use of the time.Things are going great. Sure, it's true

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If I had been more on the ball, or if I could have stopped the space-time continuum long enough to get a blog entry posted, you would've read several different posts from me, summarized as follows:This having two kids thing isn't as hard as I thought! Babies are so easy! They just eat and sleep...I think Maddox had his first growth spurt. I can't wait till his sleep patterns return to normal...Oh

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We are literally 10 minutes from heading out the door to the hospital. We finally get to meet this little guy today!I just wanted to post a quick note to say that we are feeling great heading into this. With Mom & Stephen in town the last couple of days, and with Jen and Micah helping out as well we have managed to get the house in order, get his and Roan's rooms reasonably well put together,

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10 days from now our lives will be turned upside down once again. We'll finally get to meet this little mystery person, welcome him into our family and start to unravel just who he is. We'll once again subject ourselves to sleepless nights, endless laundry, messy diapers, and inevitable worry. And I can't wait!Remind me I said that in a couple of weeks when I'm boo hooing at four in the morning

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Here's hoping you had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday. We sure did. This year in particular I feel like I have so much to be thankful for. A wonderful husband who never stops thinking about taking care of our family; a bright and beautiful daughter who brings sunshine to my life; a wonderful home that is a joy to wake up in and will be a place to make lots of lasting memories; a sister and

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It's three weeks out, and we still don't have a name for this kiddo. Not for lack of trying. We started trying to land on a name as soon as we found out he's a boy. (We waited till the 20 week ultrasound to cut out 50% of the arguments.)Arwen was pretty excited to learn that the baby is a boy. Right away he started throwing out name ideas. Here are some examples.ThorHammerArchimedesNeonYou may

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Roan asked me to take her picture tonight. What a smile! She was all camera happy tonight, so all the photos except the one above are courtesy of Miss Roan.I had my 36 week checkup today. They went ahead and did an ultrasound to take a peek at the baby, since they suspected he's big. Now why would they think that?!The ultrasound confirmed what we all suspected: he's large and in charge! The first

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It's been a while since I posted a belly photo. Here are two Arwen took this morning.With the shirt down didn't seem to fully capture the eye-popping, gravity-defying spectacle that is my midsection, so we did a retake. This kid is like a torpedo shooting out of my belly.And he's still just as active as can be. I tried to catch some video of his "sackful of cats" routine he likes to do in the

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4 weeks and 6 days to go until our Baby Boy is here. Can you believe it?! The C-Section is scheduled for the morning of 12/16. We have to get to the hospital by 5 AM (not thrilling) but by that evening I may be able to take my first steps, have solid food again, and have Roan come visit. In the mean time, we keep working through our to-do list and I try not to have a panic attack about all that

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Wow, it sure is hard to keep up the blog when you're in the midst of a move. I found this post from a couple of weeks back (9/30):I woke up the other morning and hopped on the scale, only to discover - to my horror - that I managed to gain 10 pounds in 20 days! Now, if this change in weight were going the other direction I'd have a new hit diet on my hands. Instead I'm wondering how I've managed

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Howdy there. Missed me? I've been missing the blog, that's for sure. We are living out of the old house as the renovations continue at the new place, and we only have an Internet connection at the new place. My work schedule has shortened to just 5-6 hours per day, so I can't manage to squeeze in time to get any blogging done. And it's been killing me because there's been so much exciting stuff

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Life is chaotic but good at the moment. Roan had a rough start to her second week of school but caught her stride by the end of last week. She is doing GREAT. We are so happy, and feel like we've found a new second home for her.We closed on the house last Thursday!!! And since that time we've hardly been able to tear ourselves away from this place. Initially the plan was just to move our basement

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A lot has happened in the Vaughan household over the past week. Last Friday (well, two fridays ago now...) was Roan's preschool graduation. It was such a sweet ceremony. I will admit I was a bit dismissive of it initially. Before we left for it, Arwen asked me whether I was going to cry. "Oh give me a break. The whole thing is silly to begin with." But wouldn't you know, the minute I saw her

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Today was a really nice day. We have our friends Xave & Ginger in town, which is always fun. I got to go to yoga today, which always puts me in a good frame of mind. We had our first Compass Montessori playdate - fun! And then we went to a wonderful backyard BBQ at Kelly and Lee Ann's house with the Wagners and the Longs. Now we're pooped and I can't wait to go crawl into bed.But first I realized

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Well today was the big day: We had our 20 week ultrasound, and we got to find out what we're having: A BOY! I am so surprised! I didn't have any strong feelings, but I was leaning towards girl. It is such a trip to know I'm growing a little boy in there!Roan went with us. She was really excited to come along. Everyone at her school knew that today was a big day, and everyone had a guess as to

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We got the official bank acceptance of the short sale offer today. And they pushed back the foreclosure date (and closing deadline) from 8/31 to 9/10. And then our realtor called us back to confirm the bank has taken foreclosure off the table completely until the deal closes. It almost sounds too good to be true. We're still going to shoot for closing by the 31st just in case. I would be jumping

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Yes that's right. I'm counting down to the big ultrasound on Thursday. Although I'm not sure whether I'm more excited about that or getting the official welcome packet for Roan's new school - something else I'm eagerly awaiting. She's starting Compass Montessori on the 17th, and it's like REAL school, oh my gosh. If we don't get her there by 8:10 she's tardy for goodness sakes. There are lists of

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Here are some photos from last weekend's trip to Lakeside Amusement Park. Gracie & Roan - love those looks on their faces!Audrey & Gracie on the merry go roundRoan, Gracie & Audrey - 3 little buddies out waaay past their bedtimes.And here how things are shaping up for me this week:Still growing, but feeling good. The belly is quite a wonder to behold, in a carnival side show sort of way. I'm

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Here's the latest belly photo. I've decided that in the interests of modesty and decorum, I will no longer be posting any "shirt up" belly photos. Just too scary!!!This week it feels like things have accelerated a bit. I think the baby had a growth spurt or something. Because for a couple of days I found myself panting, trying to catch my breath, even while sitting at my desk. It's pretty common

Heather Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00542856524306573245noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33554376.post-58562281789971204002010-07-19T21:46:00.006-06:002010-07-19T21:54:01.181-06:00

Sunday morning Jen and Logan came over to cook breakfast for Roan and me. How did I get so lucky, you ask? I'll never know!The little bugger was so dang cute I just had to snap a few pictures and a video of him.Hopefully you should actually be able to watch this video. I *think* I figured out the security settings.

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Here's this week's belly photo.And this is how things looked like last time around at week 17, with Roan.No takers so far on the poll guessing the baby's sex. Come on you guys! I know everyone has an opinion on this subject.I'm feeling good this week. I have a little more energy. My belly button has gone outie on me (can't believe it!) and I did have to invoke the Fortress of Pillows last night

Heather Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00542856524306573245noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33554376.post-59905509377263136952010-07-14T22:06:00.010-06:002010-07-16T13:00:12.455-06:00

I promised a baby update, and here it is. Tomorrow makes 17 weeks! Just 3 more to go before we find out what we're having. Yay!Here are a few photos I thought you might enjoy. Here is me at 13 weeks with Baby #2. I looked much smaller in the picture than I felt at the time.Compare that with Week 13 when I was pregnant with Roan. Not a huge difference it seems.Here is me last week, at Week 16.

Heather Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00542856524306573245noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33554376.post-55264838422202032352010-07-12T22:57:00.005-06:002010-07-12T23:24:18.044-06:00

Wow, could it be that I'm actually starting to get caught up with this blog? Maybe sort of... I can't believe I'm already 16 weeks pregnant and I've hardly uttered a peep about it on here. I guess being preggo has been one of the contributing factors to my lackluster showing on the blog though. I have been tiiiiired. Chasing after a 3 year old really cuts into my nap time. But it's starting to

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Here are the videos that go along with my last post about our trip to Texas for Uncle Johnny's wedding. I hope these videos work for you. I'm switching to a new system. Feel free to leave feedback in the comments as to whether viewing them this way (through YouTube) works better or worse than the old video provider.This is from our stroll down the creek at Great Sand Dunes National Monument. It

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A couple weeks back we took a road trip down to Texas for my brother John (Uncle Johnny to Roan) and his now wife (!) Angela. We took our time and did some camping in Colorado and New Mexico along the way. Jen and Micah caravaned with us for the first few days. Here are some photos from Part I: The Road TripWe spent the first night and next day at Great Sand Dunes National Monument. That's a lot

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Get ready to welcome a new little bean into this world, because we've got another one sprouting. As of Thursday, I am 12 weeks pregnant! The baby is due on Christmas Eve, and we could not be more excited. So Merry Christmas in June everybody!I will post some ultrasound photos soon. I've been rather behind on the camera and video front, because I'm trying to make a technology shift. And since I

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Did I mention we got 4 chickens? About a month ago. They were 4 and 6 weeks when we got them. They are all laying hens. Two barred rocks, one buff wyandotte and one gold laced wyandotte. (Not that that should mean anything to you.) And until last weekend, pretty much every spare minute after work and on weekends has been spent getting a coop built for them. Arwen designed it and did 99.9% of the

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We were so fortunate to be able to share Roan's birthday with so many friends and family - both those that were with us in Denver as well as those with us in spirit. To everyone who sent or thought happy birthday wishes to Roan, thank you!I can't believe my baby is THREE! I will tell ya, on April 1st I was looking at the clock all day thinking about what I was up to at that same time 3 years ago

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Oh man I am so behind! I'm going to try and get caught up a little at a time. There's so much to update on - a trip to California, Roan's birthday, and a visit from Gramps & K. And my computer crashed, so that threw me for a loop. Tonight I finally got all the photos loaded, so updates to come soon. In the meantime here's a video of Roan and her littlest cousin. He's such a happy little guy!

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Look at my twirl!Here's a video from Roan's ballet class last week. She just started taking lessons through the local community center. It's surprising to me how much I'm enjoying seeing her in that tiny leotard and little pink shoes, and thinking back to when I was taking my first ballet lessons. As you can see she's really enjoying herself!Here are a few more photos from class.

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I love this age. Roan is really shaping into her own person. Here is a look at her world. She took all of these photos, believe it or not. The stuff she says cracks us up all the time.For example, the other day she said she wanted to play basketball with Daddy. But by her rules. Putting the ball into the hoop was simply not part of the equation. She wanted him to sit in a particular spot and

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Our little Valentine was so cute! Here she is with her buddy Audrey dressed up for their school party. I took an hour off work to attend and was so glad I did. The kids were adorable. Each had decorated a paper bag to collect valentines, and each child took turns handing their cards out. One of the parents had sent a giant fruit arrangement, and another sent a boxful of beautiful homemade cookies

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Yes there is life outside of what's going on with Baby Cousin, Aunt Jen and Uncle Micah. Although I will admin our whole family has been laser focused on our newest family member. It's been challenging at times to "be there" as much as I would like for Jen, Micah and Logan while still maintaining a sense of consistency and stability for Roan. I will admit, her bedtime has slipped quite a bit this

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Just a quick update. Baby Logan and Mama are doing great! They have been home since Saturday evening. They had a couple rough, sleepless nights at first but now things seem to be on track. He had a checkup at the doctor's office on Monday that confirmed he's gaining weight! Yippee! Now that he's getting a full tummy he seems to be able to sleep for longer stretches. Jen and Micah are just amazing

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I'm glad to report both Mama and Baby are doing better. Looks like Logan will be released from NICU tonight, and the family may be able to go home as soon as tomorrow. He is a great eater, he's very alert and strong, and you can tell he just can't wait to show off his personality.

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Our Little Long, Logan James, was born Wednesday February 3rd at 10:30 AM. He weighed 8 lbs 14 oz and was 21.5 inches long.It was a bit of a rough journey getting him here. Jennifer started feeling contractions Tuesday around 11 AM. She labored at home like a real mama goddess for a while. I tell you, I was really in awe of her. She was the picture of tranquility, strength and determination. By

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Oh man, I have been missing the blog. I basically have been behind since early November. It's terrible. But it's just been a constant onslaught of deadlines. Two baby showers in November and two weeks out of town around Thanksgiving set me up to be horribly behind for Christmas. I still have a pile of photos I'm trying to get mailed out that were supposed to be Christmas presents. And I have had

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Roan: "You are such a cutie Mama!"Me: "Thanks Roan!"Arwen: "Am I cute, Roan?"Roan: "No only Mama is cute."Roan: "Mama, do you have a big hoo hoo?"Me: "Um... it's not really nice to talk about your hoo hoo Roan."Roan: "Yes it IS nice to talk about your hoo hoo."I guess I will have to rely on her word on that.Arwen said I should not post that conversation excerpt because it might embarrass her. But

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Last night I had a terrible dream. Actually it was more like 3 terrible dreams all strung together. It was one of those that was so bad, even after you wake up you still keep crying for a while. I was wide awake and too disturbed to settle back down to sleep, so I wandered into Roan's room to make sure she was ok. I cozied her blankets up around her chin and she snuggled into them contentedly. It

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I can't believe I haven't posted in so long. Well, when I think back over the whirlwind of the past two months, yes I can. We had two baby showers for Baby Long, a two week trip to Houston, Thanksgiving, an avalanche of work deadlines, two rounds of out-of-town company, and oh yeah, Christmas.It's been a lot of fun. I will gradually be getting caught back up. There are so many photos I want to

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This has been fun week. As most everyone knows, last week we got a big snow. It started snowing Tuesday night and kept on going through Thursday. Roan's school was closed on Wednesday, which made work interesting. It's not ideal trying to talk about databases over the phone with whining, crying, and glass breaking in the background (she dropped a bowl).So I gave up on work and we met our friends

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Where does the time go? So much to catch up on...As some of you may have deduced from the photo slideshow on the panel at right, we went to a pumpkin patch a few weeks back with the Gilpins. The girls were so freakin adorable it was ridiculous. Here's a slideshow. ... and a couple videos...Hi GoatPony rideWe also have undertaken a variety of improvement projects around the house. What's new,

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More pictures soon, I promise, but I thought I should post this blog entry from this past Monday that's already getting old.Today was my "off" day with Roan. I can't help but use those annoying air quotes every time I say that because inevitably I am completely exhausted and on the edge of demoralization by the end of my so-called off days with Roan. How stay at home moms (or dads) do it is

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This morning-"Mama, you're my sweetest big girl for ever and ever. I need to give you a hug!"Yesterday on the way home from school-Me: What does manzanilla mean, Roan?Her: I don't knowMe: Sure you do. It means apple in Spanish.Her: No Mama, apple is MANZANA!Me: Oh.I have a feeling I might as well get used to being corrected by my little smarty pants. At least she's a sweet one!

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Last night we were putting Roan down to bed. Arwen came in to give her a goodnight kiss. The lights were low; sleepy time music was playing; it was a tender moment. "Daddy," she whipered. Arwen leaned on closer to better hear her. "Your breath stinks." We collapsed laughing.

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On Saturday, we all went to the Sustainable Living Festival. It was loads of fun but also exhausting. We went with our friends Adam, Elisa & Ethan (and Adam's mom Chris). I caught (at least parts of) some interesting talks on backyard chickens, coldframing, and medicinal herbs (no not that medicinal herb!). It was a long day, with an hour each way to Fort Collins, a beautiful but very sunny day,

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Two weekends ago we went to McKinna's birthday party. She turned 2!There were kites and cupcakes and lots of fun. It all went down at the coolest park in these here parts.Roan made McKinna a birthday card. Arwen put to work the principles he's learned building wind turbines in getting a kite flying. He tied the strings from 3 kites together and had it waaaay up there. Condolences to the poor kid

Heather Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00542856524306573245noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33554376.post-7821493565942492092009-09-20T10:36:00.003-06:002009-09-20T10:38:56.785-06:00

Jen and Micah have an exciting annoucement!!! You can read all about it at their new blog: http://ourlittlelong.blogspot.com/

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This labor day we were lucky enough to enjoy a visit from Lolli. And she got to see Roan and Baby Sarah in the matching dresses she recently sewed (and embroidered!) for them. That morning Roan first resisted having her hair brushed, and then insisted I fix it exactly as she specified: "Want a braid. And a flower bow. Not there. Over here."While Lolli was here we did a couple fun things. We

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I have had two back to back internet discoveries that have me SERIOUSLY PUMPED!This is a web site for people into books. It lets you create a virtual bookshelf, write book reviews and participate in discussions. http://www.shelfari.com/ When I told Arwen about it he straight up laughed out loud. "Isn't the point of a book club to actually talk to people face to face about books? Isn't reading

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We signed the official "no thank you" papers on the triplex today. The best the sellers came back with was to remediate the wiring rather than replace it. Unfortunately remediation, even when done well, is a half measure that only incrementally improves fire safety. It's too bad because the property is about as close to a complete package as I've seen over the last year. To add insult to injury,

Heather Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00542856524306573245noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33554376.post-29173500119806075172009-08-30T22:22:00.000-06:002009-08-30T21:22:31.079-06:00

Here are some of the latest happenings with us.We're under contract on a triplex here in the neighborhood. We weren't planning on making any big moves right now. Just been kind of keeping an eye on things coming on the market. When this one popped up it seemed like just what we'd had in mind. It's 3 units side-by-side, one of them being a 1700 sf 4 bedroom 2 bath that we could actually live in.

Heather Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00542856524306573245noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33554376.post-30427726387001412892009-08-27T23:05:00.000-06:002009-08-27T22:49:41.464-06:00

At the end of July we snuck away for a quick trip to visit Gramps and K in Miami. It was a belated surprise for Dad's 55th birthday. We hadn't been to Miami in 5 years, so it was time! Dad thought he was picking up up Jen & Micah at the airport. Surprise!We had such a great time, and did so many fun things. We spent time in the pool...Went to the beach...Played around in the backyard...Had fun at

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Sorry folks. Time has gotten away from me. I'm still working on a post about our trip to Miami, Roan's new status as a (mostly) potty trained preschooler, my latest knitting conquests, and an exciting possible real estate opportunity we're exploring. I've just been a little unmotivated in the writing department lately. Much as I hate to admit it, summer is winding down and fall will soon be upon

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It's been a while since I posted photos of the house. Last summer our big project was renovating the backyard (putting in grass, flowers, and a veggie garden) and turning the squalid shed into a proper garage. Then the house next door put up a new fence. This summer we're reaping the benefits of that hard work. We still have a ways to go but it's a big improvement over what was there.Here's the

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Brief aside: In case you missed it in the last post, I'M GONNA BE AN AUNT!!! Jen and Micah are due at the end of January. YAY!!!! Roan is learning about having a baby cousin. She says she's going to teach baby cousin "how to run real fast." She's also going to teach baby cousin its colors because, according to her, "I know ALL the colors." You may've noticed that the videos I post end up lagging

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Usually the subject of most photos in our house, Roan has decided to try out the other side of the camera and take some pictures herself. Here's a snapshot, if you will, of Roan's world. I think she's got quite the photographer's eye.As you can see, Baby Sarah is featured prominently. Baby Sarah has been growing up fast lately. Recently she's learned how to throw a ball. Roan will sit with her on

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We love you Gramps! Happy 55th birthday! (Sorry for the dark video)

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Happy 4th! We weren't sure how the weekend was going to pan out. The camping trip we'd planned hit a few snags right before we were set to leave town. Jen came down with a cold and wasn't well enough to go, so she and Micah were out. When we checked the weather the forecast was thundershowers for our entire stay. Then the day of our departure we learned Roan had a double ear infection and spiked

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First a note of (belated) happy father's day wishes to all the daddies we know out there, especially the ones that belong to us! You may enjoy this funny article about how Father's Day gets short shrift. Dads, we may not say it often enough because we're too stressed out, too exhausted or too busy but it's true: You matter to us. You matter to your kids. Your involvement, love, and especially

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This is the actual conversation overheard at our breakfast table this morning.Roan, looking up from her cereal bowl: "Want a popcicle, Mama."Me: "No, I'm sorry Roan--"Roan: "Want popcicle Mama! Please!"Me: "Sweetie, popcicles are something we have after we eat a good healthy dinner."Roan: "Want some dinner, Mama."Outsmarted by a two-year-old, as usual.

Heather Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00542856524306573245noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33554376.post-71472029851007749542009-06-19T14:09:00.008-06:002009-06-23T08:57:53.702-06:00

A happy Father's Day blog entry is coming soon. In the meantime, here's one that's been sitting around unposted for some crazy reason.It's weird. I've composed at least 3 blog entries in their entirety in my head but never managed to get 'em typed in. And by now I can't remember what I wanted to say.I guess we have some good progress to report. Roan is back to her regular angel self at bedtime,

Heather Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00542856524306573245noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33554376.post-4286247121166524762009-06-12T20:55:00.004-06:002009-06-13T13:48:48.641-06:00

Here's an update with what's been going on with Roan lately. First of all, she is freakin adorable. The videos don't even do her justice. Whether she's playing on her own with her toys or putting her arms around my neck to give me a big ol hug, she is as cute as a button. The other night I wasn't feeling well and was resting up in bed. She came in with a sheet of Dora the Explorer stickers (a

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We've been enjoying the company of Uncle Doug this week, as he was in town for a company event. We've been putting him up in our basement (really he's been putting up with us), so as a thank-you he wanted to take us out to dinner tonight. We settled on something low-key, affordable, and with a great patio. As we were sitting outside enjoying the evening light and sipping margaritas, a table of

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Videos, videos, videos.We've had a lot of rain in Denver over the past few weeks. Here is Roan discussing her observations about Sasha's fear of thunder.We have been playing inside quite a bit. Roan is focused completely on her babies. She just has no interest in legos, trucks, puzzles, playdoh or even painting. She spends a lot of time singing to them, rocking them, changing their imaginary

Heather Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00542856524306573245noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33554376.post-90675113310913605422009-06-02T23:41:00.006-06:002009-06-03T14:43:08.664-06:00

Hey there, been offline for a little while. I was getting bored with the old look and feel of the blog so I thought I'd spruce the place up a bit. Surprise! What do you think? I must've looked at a million templates. I finally settled on this one because it's a little chaotic, a little messy (notice the coffee ring) and a splash feminine without being overly girly. Now if it just incorporated dog

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This past weekend we celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary (again!). Jen and Micah kept Roan for 4 days while we snuck away about 2 1/2 hours to Mt. Princeton Hot Springs Resort. Yessss! Arwen had made all the arrangements (a gift in itself!). The whole drive out there was stunning. It's out near the Collegiate mountain range and has gorgeous 14ers towering over the place. When we drove up we

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What a weekend. This may turn into the world's longest post because I have so much to report!Friday, as I mentioned, was our 10th anniversary. Coincidentally Roan's daycare had scheduled date night for Friday. And Jen and Micah agreed to pick Roan up for us, so we were able to go out for margaritas, dinner, ice cream and a movie! Arwen also took me shopping for a couple of things I've been pining

Heather Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00542856524306573245noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33554376.post-40112894915118930092009-05-08T16:22:00.009-06:002009-05-08T16:57:46.484-06:00

Today is Arwen & my 10th wedding anniversary. Can you believe that? Holy smokes. What a ride. Here are the last 16 1/2 years in review...Langham Creek High School Prom, 1993Huntsville State ParkOur first apartment together in Austin, TXFlorence, Italy, 1998Our wedding, 1999Honeymooning in CozumelChillin in Miami Our first day on the Appalachian TrailThe end of the trail: August 19th, 2004Adam &

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This morning we did the Tri-4-me, a sprint triathlon here in Denver. It involved a 500 m swim, a 12K bike ride and a 2 mile run. And we survived!To get ready for the big event we did virtually no training at all. Neither of us had even been in a pool in a year, and then that was just holding Roan in her floaties, not swimming laps. I do not even own a bike, and on my one attempted training ride

Heather Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00542856524306573245noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33554376.post-91436050973297286532009-04-27T09:27:00.009-06:002009-04-28T08:30:39.724-06:00

We had a good time this weekend. It was Jen's birthday on Sunday so we did a lot of hanging out together. Although nothing quite seemed to go as planned. Friday night was supposed to be game night, but by the time Roan went down to bed we were all too pooped to play anything, so we watched a couple episodes of The Office instead. Then Saturday day kind of got hijacked by our friends Jay and

Heather Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00542856524306573245noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33554376.post-32223557837246885322009-04-24T09:06:00.009-06:002009-04-24T15:15:12.748-06:00

We've been having a lot of fun lately. Denver has been enjoying some beautiful spring weather. Day after day blue skies, lots of sunshine, the smell of cut grass and flowers in the air. All of a sudden I want to be outside ALL OF THE TIME. The lure of the outdoors is relentless. Weather so beautiful it almost hurts. After the cold temperatures and intermittent snows of winter, which really

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I'm back on my 4 day/week schedule, with Wednesdays off. Working full time just wasn't sitting well with Roan. There's a big difference between 2 days on, 1 day off, 2 days on versus 5 days in a row on. She was making it knows that she wanted more time with Mommy. And I was really missing her too. Things are a little calmer at work, so I felt like I should take the opportunity.So this past

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Wow, we have been having far too much fun lately. We had an awesome time this past weekend with Lolli & G-Pop in town. We started the visit off right, with a yummy breakfast, a trip to the park, and spa manicures and pedicures for Mom and me. What a treat! I thought I was never going to get my hands any softer than sandpaper, thanks to the dry Denver climate. But they melted under the parafin

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Roan had a great 2nd birthday yesterday! I wish I could post the photos I captured of her daycare's web cam, but for the privacy of the other families I'm not going to. Picture 10 toddlers sitting together around a big table, with Roan at the head, wearing a paper crown decorated with her handprints and stickers each of the kids picked out. They sang her happy birthday, gave her balloons and a

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You are standing over a mixing bowl at 10 o'clock at night with one firm vision in your mind: purple cupcakes with sprinkles on top. You are steely-eyed and nothing could divert your focus. You have arrived at this point through careful planning and preparation. The potato salad you need for tomorrow's potluck at work is already made and cooling in the fridge. Why you insisted on making it from

Heather Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00542856524306573245noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33554376.post-68041172400772015992009-04-01T14:30:00.005-06:002009-04-01T14:36:52.870-06:00

Just a quick note to say I'm so excited about Roan's 2nd birthday tomorrow. She is too! We're not having her birthday party until a week from Saturday, but we'll have a little family dinner and a few gifts for her. And I'm making her daycare class cupcakes with purple frosting and rainbow sprinkles. Gotta have rainbow sprinkles!Roan tells me she's excited about her birthday too. I've been asking

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We woke up to forecasts of 8-16 inches of snow in the Denver metro area, and 12-24 for some suburbs. That was a little hard to believe first thing this morning when there was only a light dusting on the ground, but sure enough by 11 AM the skies unleashed. This is a good day to be working from home.Which would be great if I could work, but as soon as we got home from dropping Roan off at daycare,

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Last weekend we were lucky enough to enjoy a visit from Uncle Johnny & Aunt Angie. I have some photos, but haven't been able to post them yet because I'm over my limit at Flickr. So here are 2 quick videos to tide you over.This is Roan brushing Uncle Johnny's hair. You would never guess by his sweet demeanor with her that he was suffering from a vicious tummy bug. This one is going to take a

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We survived our first family hut trip! It was a blast. Here are a ton of pictures.Here we are at Vail Pass packing up and getting ready to hike up to the hut. It was less than 3 miles in, but at about 11K feet elevation and our first time on snowshoes with backpacks. As you can see, Roan was thrilled just to be able to drink "backpack water" as she likes to call it.Here's a sample of the amazing

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We were fortunate here recently to enjoy an impromptu visit from Grandma Feefa. Eating is always a popular activity in our household, so we headed over to our new favorite waffle shop, Lakeside Waffles. Daddy enjoyed a cup of coffee. Notice Roan's bed head. As you can tell I pretty much just give up on the weekends.Here's Feefa watching her waffle being made.Roan, maybe you should give Feefa a

Heather Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00542856524306573245noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33554376.post-88418570210124692462009-02-26T21:08:00.004-07:002009-02-26T21:33:48.128-07:00

Lately no one in this house it seems can drag their sorry butts out of bed in the morning. Arwen and I should be up and at 'em by 6 or 6:30, but instead we've been snoozing till 7:45. Same with Roan. Every morning instead of waking up to her adorable chatter, she snoozes long past us. I throw open her curtains and change her out of her wet diaper before she's even fully conscious. As she comes to

Heather Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00542856524306573245noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33554376.post-86577836336605172812009-02-23T09:09:00.006-07:002009-02-23T09:30:25.880-07:00

It was a long dark week, but finally we seem to have a break in the clouds. After having a fever for the past 5 days she woke up with a temperature of 98*. Thank goodness! Had her fever not broken it would've meant a trip back to the doctor. She was feeling pretty rotten all weekend. She ran us ragged fetching her juice, popcicles and honey water (a homemade concoction to soothe her throat), but

Heather Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00542856524306573245noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33554376.post-4997270747399690982009-02-20T16:08:00.003-07:002009-02-20T20:29:52.228-07:00

Roan has been home sick since Wednesday, and so have I consequently. She's had a fever and a cough. We talked to the nurse early on and she advised us to just wait it out with the normal home treatments - honey, warm drinks, the humidifier, etc. But this morning after when her fever jumped to 103.5* they had me go ahead and bring her in. Turns out she has an infection in both ears, so she's

Heather Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00542856524306573245noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33554376.post-23115263280453225662009-02-16T18:46:00.003-07:002009-02-16T20:25:14.477-07:00

Nothing profound to say... just wanted to post a quick update. We all survived last week - my first week back at work full time (I had been at 4 days/week since last summer). I've been keeping an eye out any extra clingyness or insecurity in Roan, but she seems fine. It seemed like it was time for both of us. She seemed to miss out on the fun stuff the other kids were doing on the one day a week

Heather Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00542856524306573245noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33554376.post-75551321028474261182009-02-08T08:29:00.009-07:002009-02-12T14:34:11.488-07:00

I forgot to tell you about the Goo Goo Goggles. Roan got some Dr. Seuss books for Christmas, which she loves. Her favorite is Dr. Seuss's ABC's (followed closely by The Cat in the Hat). For those of you who haven't read it lately, the general format of the book is to go through each letter of the alphabet enumerating a list of silly things that start with it. The most controversial of these is

Heather Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00542856524306573245noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33554376.post-20198006141125991282009-01-31T14:24:00.009-07:002009-02-01T16:05:09.981-07:00

Here are some pics of Roan in her new fairy outfit, and also some of us just hanging around the house."Yeah I can grant you that wish, but what are you going to do for me?"Abra cadabra! I'm adorable!Sorting rubber bands with Daddy. Notice she's still wearing the wings.No, I don't want my picture taken!I love my blue bathrobeAnd then here are a couple of videos too. Here is Roan (mis)identifying

Heather Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00542856524306573245noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33554376.post-2843816844149567612009-01-28T18:10:00.009-07:002009-01-28T21:40:44.920-07:00

Well I'm not sure how it happened but nearly the entire month of January has zipped by in a flash. Things here are good. We've been having a lot of fun, working hard, you know, the usual stuff. Roan is growing and saying and doing new things all the time. Here are some photos from this month.This is at an indoor playground some friends recently turned us on to. Really comes in handy when it's too

Heather Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00542856524306573245noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33554376.post-79470313418171570852009-01-23T13:57:00.002-07:002009-01-23T13:58:10.076-07:00

Wow, that is just mean. Someone should beat me up.We're going to Winter Park this weekend for a company retreat, so hopefully we'll snap some cute ones of her on the sledding hill.

Heather Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00542856524306573245noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33554376.post-27844280101637613762009-01-06T16:10:00.004-07:002009-01-15T22:57:19.035-07:00

First I would like to say to my faithful readers out there, thanks for not shredding me a new one for the long pause since my last post. I didn't want to publish this one until I got some videos posted, but since that's taken longer than I expected tonight I'm just going with what I've got.Warning: This post is a lot of words with no pictures or videos.I love this time of year. The New Year - a

Heather Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00542856524306573245noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33554376.post-92143853734448162552008-12-25T14:41:00.008-07:002008-12-26T09:13:53.570-07:00

From the Vaughans and the Longs, best wishes for a very Merry Christmas/ Hannukah/ Kwanzaa/ Festivus! You know it's been a good Christmas when you've managed to stay in your pajamas all day long.On Christmas Eve Jen and Micah joined us and we had another couple over for dinner. There were supposed to be 9 adults total, but at the last minute three had to drop out due to pink eye. You've got to

Heather Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00542856524306573245noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33554376.post-8506893275466414412008-12-17T14:42:00.007-07:002008-12-17T17:26:19.862-07:00

Lolli & G-Pop came to town for a nice little visit. We managed to cram pack all kinds of Christmas fun into the weekend. Lots of dinners in, a few strolls down the cute little commercial districts in the neighborhood, a holiday party at Roan's school, multiple Santa sightings, two tree trimmings, and cocoa and cider aplenty. We even had an early Christmas Eve and Christmas Day celebration.Such a

Heather Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00542856524306573245noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33554376.post-77631224721908892812008-12-12T09:53:00.005-07:002008-12-12T15:08:44.085-07:00

Here are some belated highlights from our trip to San Francisco the week before Thanksgiving.This is in the airport just before we got on a purple airplane. She was very excited. She's into purple. (Not as much as pink though...)Reading books with Feefa in the car.Playing in the discovery room at the Academy of SciencesDinosaurs go "Roar!"Dim Sum: Yum Yum!Feefa and Roan in their hatsAt the

Heather Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00542856524306573245noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33554376.post-41001558529275338962008-11-27T00:02:00.004-07:002008-11-27T01:04:48.839-07:00

This was how Roan summed up the situation on Monday night as we made our way back home from our long weekend in San Francisco. It was 9:30 at night and we had been on all manner of trains, planes and automobiles since 2:30 west coast time. She had exhibited patience and grace throughout. Though she remained awake through the entire 3 hour plane ride home, she had played quietly in her chair

Heather Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00542856524306573245noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33554376.post-34858179024588630012008-11-10T21:41:00.007-07:002008-11-10T22:00:52.797-07:00

It looks like a bunch of the photos in that last post are broken links. I'll have to fix that when I get a chance, sorry.To compensate you, dear reader, for the pain and suffering the aforementioned broken links no doubt caused, I am uploading a couple of videos. Here is Roan this weekend discovering the fun of leaves piled up. She didn't quite understand jumping in with full gusto, but she's

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