baptism weekend

we had a fun weekend celebrating kate's baptism with mimi, granddaddy, nana and papa.  kate wore this sweet dress that mimi made with her monogram (also mimi's monogram). 

kate's precious silver baby cup - a gift from the fuquays.

getting ready to go up on stage for the baptism.  both kids did great!

watching the next family - there were about 10 little ones getting baptized.

all tuckered out after the service.  we never got around to a full family picture.

brooks in his church clothes after playing at the sand table - not the best combination! 

we had a fun lunch celebration with family and friends sunday afternoon. 

first family beach trip

after our wonderful 4th of July weekend in atlanta with the family, we drove to Gulf Shores, AL with nana and papa for a few days at the beach.  richard and i had not been to the beach together since Costa Rica 3 years ago!  the florida white sand was a total treat and with lots of sunscreen and breaks from the heat in the condo, we all had a great time.

brooks liked playing in the sand and "building" sand castles with daddy and papa.  he said that he prefered the pool though and spent time everyday practicing his jumping and climbing the ladder.  brooks also slept in a queen bed (bunk beds) for the first time and really loved it.  he fell out once but didn't seem to mind!

kate proved to be a great traveller again - this picture is from the evening we got to the beach.  she is sound asleep under a make-shift tent, as happy as can be. 

brooks ready to go to the beach - he has become very eager and determined.

brooks's first round of mini-golf.  this was the coolest place to be in the middle of the day because the course had so many shade trees. brooks made a hole in one all by himself on one hole and another with some help.  now he pretends to play mini golf everywhere and shouts "hole in one!" after every pretend shot.

a little bit of heartbreak when the ball disappears after hole 18 - oops, i forgot that happened!  had to whisk him on to something else very quickly.

thanks nana and papa for a great beach trip!

little fishies in atlanta

we spent a fun weekend in atlanta escaping the heat going from one pool to the next!  little kate wore her swimsuit for the first time and seemed to like the float.

brooks has turned into quite a little fish jumping in over and over with no fear, going underwater without help and starting to kick his legs more.  we start swimming lessons again this saturday thankfully - hopefully we can instill some respect for the pool to go with his enthusiasm.

fun with moompa and boompa enjoying the pool and lots of special snacks.

crested butte

Fuquay family vacation 2011 took us to a new spot in Colorado - Crested Butte!  After 3 years in Breckenridge we ventured to central Colorado and really enjoyed it.  it seemed greener, more open and somehow even more beautiful than the front range.

we enjoyed an easy family hike one day with brooks in his backpack and kate in the snuggli.  the kids loved the mountains and even shared a room for the whole week with no trouble.  brooks loved riding his trike in the driveway and playing golf in the backyard.  we also found a park in town and the house had a play fort with swings.

christmas card?

two nights we made a bonfire in the backyard fire pit and toasted smores.  it was brooks's first smores experience, and even though he can't eat the chocolate, he really liked the rest.  even kate wanted in on the action - she said "forget rice cereal, i want the good stuff."

maybe we'll be back in 2012 - this place was amazing!  thanks mimi and granddaddy for an incredible week. 

weekend getaway

so fun that we were able to spend mother's day weekend (and also richard's birthday weekend) in vail.  it was a great getaway - wonderful weather, beautiful scenery and lots of time to just relax.  no laundry, no chores, no yardwork, no shopping - just watching basketball (go mavs!) and baseball (come on rockies, pull it together!) and spending time together. 

playing with daddy in vail

kate on her first "hike" - we really only made it about 300 yards before it got too snowy on the trail and we had to turn back!  not our best effort.

kate happy to be in beaver creek for the afternoon

brooks all tired out from our "relaxing" weekend

"more eggs"

these have been the most said two words of Brooks's life so far - this little man is totally into eggs!  funny, considering he is allergic to them.  but wow, easter eggs, dying eggs, coloring on eggs with markers, putting stickers on eggs, hunting for eggs and especially opening up the plastic eggs to find jelly bean treats - brooks loved it all! 

as you can tell from our easter clothes, we did casual and cold easter here in denver this year!

thanks to mimi fuquay we had great treats for the kids in their baskets.  brooks is really enjoying his easter bubbles and bunny coloring book.

sweet baby kate in her easter dress and bunny ears - she was so smiley all day and did lots of "talking"

our "best" take of a kids easter picture.  "puppy" made an appearance and wouldn't go away for the pictures.  there's always next year!

What a great Easter celebration with family!  This is always my favorite holiday of the year.

visitors

we have had a revolving door of visitors to see baby kate for the last 6 weeks, and we love it!  this week kate got to meet her "boompa" and "moompa" brooks who came in from atlanta.  they arrived with a special gift for baby kate, and we had a fun time going out to eat (brooks's favorite) and playing with the kids. 

my dad quilting!  what?!?

kate's baby quilt from boompa - i can't believe he made it himself!  it's beautiful - thank you dad.

kate meeting boompa for the first time - he's a natural

fun with boompa

dad & carol - thanks for coming to visit - we had a great time as always and love the quilt!

cuteness

just had to throw up a few new pictures of the cuteness that is our house right now.  i can't believe we have two little redheads! 

I could not be more thankful for these two.