Jenn's checkup

Its that time of year when you take a look at things and realize Hey, I've met my insurance deductible is there anything else I need to get taken care of?! Well I figured I should have surgery. Not a fun thing to do at the end of the year, but it had been a couple of years since my last laprascopy so I had to get checked for cysts. Of course there were a couple of them growing and also some other things going on so I got it taken care of. Ivy and I drove over to Portland and I left her there with my parents while I flew to Denver to have my surgery. It was a quick trip, and I had some great help while I was there. It was actually the best surgery I have had as far as waking up from anesthesia and that kind of thing. So I am glad I had it taken care of. Next up is our third and final round of IVF. Hopefully we will be able to have a brother and/0r a sister for Ivy! Ivy had a marvelous time with Grandma and Grandpa and Uncle Cory. I'm feeling pretty good these days and am thankful for really good insurance and really good doctors. Hopefully it will be another couple of years before I have to do it again though.

Winter Wonderland

So after all of my bragging about it not snowing very much in the Northwest we have been hit with a week of snow storms! Its always great to have a white christmas so it has been a lot of fun actually. I think I like it cuz I know it wont stick around until April. . Church was cancelled yesterday so we had a full on snow day. For breakfast we had gingerbread pancakes with lemon sauce. Then we made some cookies and candy and played games. Of course when it snows you have to have chili. Then it was outside for Ivy's first adventure in the snow!

The girls getting ready to play outside. Of course she didn't leave them on but we looked cute!

We really wanted to build a snowman for Ivy since she loves them so much but the snow was just too powdery. More like a really good Utah snow. Although amazing for snowboarding it doesn't pack very well making even snowballs impossible, let alone a snowman. Thats ok though since I don't think she was too fond of the white stuff. Especially standing in it. She was alright when Darin was right next to her though.

I was trying to get Ivy to eat the snow. She wasn't too stoked on it.

Ivy getting pulled on the sled by Darin. She kept saying WEEee!

This is Ivy throwing down her gloves. She was definitely done. Not bad for a cranky 17 month old. I can't blame her for only lasting 15 minutes. It was pretty chilly.

That powdery snow is hard to resist if you have a snowboard lying around and a hill with homemade rails! I haven't been on a snowboard in 2 years and have been chomping at the bit. So I hiked to the top of the hill and with Darin's commentary egging me on I headed down. Not only did I get in some powder turns, but I hit the rail perfect!! I guess snowboarding is like riding a bike. You just never forget. Now I've got to pull out my new board and binding and get all set up. Bluewood here I come!! Darin had to show me up of course on his big boy rail. But thats ok, he is sure hot when he snowboards! (He's hot all the time by the way.) After our little jib session it was back inside to play with Ivy and warm up.We ended the day with an awesome football game and some wassail. I love snow days!

Ivy's Check Up

Ivy had her fifteen month checkup this morning. She has grown a bunch in the last 3 1/2 months! She weighs a whopping 21 pounds and is 31 1/2 inches long. Basically she gained 3 pounds and grew 2 inches. I knew she had gotten taller cuz she is shooting out of all her pants. So she went from the 10th percentile to the 25th for her weight and from the 55th percentile to the 75th for her height. (I think only moms appreciate those kinds of tidbits of info.) She has been talking like crazy lately, and is a master of animal sounds. Even random ones like turkey and snake. I think her favorite is the monkey. She still loves to read all the time, but right now she is obsessed with peek a boo. Not just hiding behind her hands but jumping out of doorways and hiding behind things. I still can't believe she is here after almost 16 months. Mom and Dad love you baby girl!

Hanging out at Greenies

8 Favorite TV shows I love to watch:
1. The Office
2. So You Think You Can Dance
3. Sunday Night Football
4. Pro Football
5. College Football
6. The Hills
7. hmmm
8. thats it.

8 Things I did yesterday:
1. Helped Kristal get her car
2. Dr.'s appointment
3. Went to Target
4. Took a shower
5. Made dinner
6. Played the piano
7. Watched The Office
8. Played with IVY!!

8 Favorite places to eat:
1. Cafe Rio
2. Churro cart in Mexico
3. North in Cherry Creek
4. Ruth's Chris
5. Home
6. Farmer's Market
7. Downstairs at Eric's-Breckenridge
8. Darin loves Backcountry Provisions in Steamboat

8 Things I am looking forward to:
1. The Christmas craft show tomorrow
2. Going to Denver, for a day anyways
3. Thanksgiving in Portland
4. Christmas
5. Going to Mexico again someday
6. Snowboarding this winter
7. Selling our house(s) in CO
8. Buying a house in Washington

8 Things on my Wish List:
1. Having another baby someday
2. Selling our house(s) in CO
3. Most anything at Williams Sonoma
4. New brown shoes, I can't find mine
5. A house on the river
6. Ivy to grow up happy and healthy
7. A white Christmas
8. Greenies to continue to do well

Family Pics Fall 08

Greenies

This is my new favorite picture of Ivy. She is growing up so fast. Anyway. Here are some long awaited pictures of our new business! We have been open for 10 days(although Greenies has been open for over 6 months now.) Business is pretty good. Our busiest day is Fridays thanks to the farmers market that is literally right outside our door. We have sold a few bikes and a bunch of organics. We are working on getting snowshoes for rental and sale for the winter. Thanks for all of your love and support! We couldn't have done this without it.

This is the food side of our organics part of the store. We carry coffee, tea, food, cleaning products, baby products, clothing, skin care and a whole bunch more I just don't want this list to go on forever!

This is the view from the corner. We are one block from the Columbia river. There is a huge park right here too with 26 miles of bike trails and a fun playground for Ivy. We rent the kayaks and bikes so its the perfect location!

The HobieCat Kayaks. SOO fun. You actually pedal them instead of paddling.

The front of the store. Supposedly 25,000 cars pass by every day. How do they even tell those kind of things?

A shot of the awesome Electra cruiser bikes we sell. My sister Shellie will drool over these! We also sell electric bikes and semi recumbants.

Here is Greenies! This is a shot of the back door. Its actually the second front door.

Ch-Cha Changes

Just wanted to post a quick note to let everyone know whats going on. We have moved to Tri-Cities Washington! We have been trying to find a way to move closer to our families since Ivy was born. An opportunity came up a month ago and we snagged it. We bought a business called Greenies. We sell cruiser bikes, sea kayaks and organic stuff. We took over the business on Wednesday and things have been going well so far! Its been crazy completely changing our livers in 1 month. We put our house in Denver up for sale and our condo in Dillon is also for sale. (If you know anyone that would be interested let me know!) We have moved in with Darin's parents until those sell so any prayers for that to happen for us would be greatly appreciated. Ivy loves it here. All of her cousins are so fun to play with, she is just exhausted at the end of every day. We are also much closer to my parents in Portland. Hopefully we will get to head out there soon to see them. So as you can see we have been super busy. We are so grateful for this opportunity and thanks to everyone for your love and support!