Snow daze

After a long 48 hours cooped up inside the house, we were thrilled to finally see the sun after the big February snow!

The kids had fun making up their own indoor games before that...

But once the weather cleared, we packed up the kids and ventured outside.

Emma Rose is quite the little snow bunny!

The kids loved the slow jog to the sledding field.

Then Corey showed the kids just how much fun going fast on the sled can be.

Porter promptly decided to walk the rest of the way.

...Until the next big storm!!!

Tebows, Piglets and Sharks, Oh my!

2012 has brought a whole lot of smiles from the Colorado Sowa kids.

They're starting to be just adorable, playing and laughing together.

Porter enjoyed bringing in the start of the New year by celebrating Tebow's victory against the Steelers.

And he got to enjoy a special day with Grandma and Grandpa at the Stock Show.

"Mama, will you let me grow up to be a cowboy???"

The kids had a blast at the swimming pool.

(This is Porter's 'Baywatch' pose....

(...this is Emma Rose's...)

It's fun to see both kids (even Emma Rose from the get-go) adore splashing and playing in the water.

Both kids really enjoyed Ocean's Journey, Denver's Aquarium

(which Porter called the Crarry-Rum)

Porter LOVED the turtles!

He wasn't too sure about the sharks, though.

Emma Rose cooed the whole time.

(Porter called this fish "Tiger":)

What's been really exciting is watching Emma Rose grow up. She's now 9 months old, and weighs 21 pounds (a mere 6 pounds lighter than her big brother at this age.) She is close to walking on her own, happy and sociable, enthusiastic, happy and loved.

Christmas 2011

What a great Christmas celebration of gifts, family and smiles!

Christmas Eve started with the Leavitt side of the family, where Santa stopped early at Nana Ne's and Papa T's!

Emma Rose LOVED all the pretty presents.

She finally has some of her own toys that Porter actually will let her play with now!

And Porter had a blast playing with all of his new finds!

You'd have never guessed that Porter went his first day without a nap!

He was SO excited for Santa to come to his house Christmas morning.

And the proof was when he found the half-eaten cookie left.

I don't know if he was more excited that Santa came, or that he got half a cookie for breakfast!

Emma Rose was more excited about packages than anything, and enjoyed the entire day.

Grandma Sherry & Grandpa Jerry came over to celebrate as well.

Emma Rose chewed every new toy she could get her mouth on.

That night we went to Bryn & Tim's, where Holden & Porter had so much fun playing together.

The next morning was a ski day!

Porter had an absolute blast.

The whole time, he said, "WEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!"

The next day the kids got to get together with the Roulier-Leavitt cousins again.

Charlie, 5 weeks Emma Rose's senior, gave her a run for her money up the stairs.

Alec - 4, & Ansley - 5, took charge while Porter tried to keep up and Avery - 7, played referee.

They had a blast riding the bed down the stairs.

Emma Rose would say that it the best Christmas she's ever had.