“alive” shows

ballet | sleeping beauty

We had the laziest of mornings. We watched the first Harry Potter movie and then waited way too long to get up and ready. We were scrambling to get out the door and didn’t even have time for lunch. It took us almost an hour to get downtown which is twice as long as normal. We were pretty stressed getting to the theater. Traffic was a nightmare!

We arrived to the doors of our section 5 minutes late. I always get to the theater early so I was so incredibly disappointed and anxious. The usher informed us we couldn’t go in for 30 minutes!! I laughed because people are always showing up late and climbing over us. We had box seats right by the stage so we had to wait.

I started laughing and our afternoon instantly turned around. We cozied up to the bar and ordered some drinks and snacks (which was kind of a blessing because we didn’t have lunch).  We watched the ballet on the tv at the bar and giggled and acted silly and didn’t care at all that we lolly-gagged this morning and missed the beginning of the show.

Annabelle bit into a Mike and Ike and out popped her tooth.

Our amazing seats!
The show was beautiful! We had such a lovely time.
We grabbed an early dinner at Corner Office. 
The many faces of Annabelle…
The food is just ok. It’s all about that cotton candy. 
We headed to our friend’s 50th birthday party and then back home for a Harry Potter movie night. We were exhausted from a long, busy day. 

broncos vs chiefs

The girls were rather bummed that they couldn’t join us for Monday Night Football tonight. We were worried about school the next morning and getting home too late. Our friends, the Billeras joined us for a fun night at Mile High. The game was a blast with great friends and the only bummer was that the Broncos didn’t pull off the win. 

health fair and mamma mia

Our family volunteered at the 9Health Fair and we had to be there bright and early. B left the house at 4:30 and the girls and I left around 6:30. B provided breakfast for all the volunteers and worked the check out table. I was tasked with form checking. 
Annabelle was a greeter at the front door. 
Gwyneth ran the kids table
These kids did a great job. I was really proud of them. 
It was a cold, early morning and as soon as we got home G jammed up. 
After a restful afternoon we went to the Arvada Center to see Mamma Mia. The girls are hooked on these movies right now. They loved the show! 

rockies vs philly

We only have two Rockies games left in our 10 game pack. Our plan was a little September heavy, but it’s turned out to be a blessing since the Rockies are playing so great this time of year. 
The girls both have dance on Monday nights. Gwyneth is done at 6 pm, but Annabelle dances until 8:30. We tried to talk her into skipping class, but Tap is her favorite so she was not interested in missing it. 
B was super nice and offered to run the girls around all night and let me take a friend to the game. Lisa met me downtown and we had a great time! The Rockies were a blast to watch. We stuck it out to the end and the Rockies won big. As they entered the final inning the skies opened up and it started pouring rain. All the fans started running for the exits. It was pretty funny to watch — it was just a little rain!
I took a Lyft downtown because I didn’t want to mess with parking. After the game, the Lyft spiked up to $77 — what a rip off! I walked Lisa over to her car and then walked to Mortons. I had a beer in the bar for $3 and waited a half hour. The price dropped $50 and it was so easy to get home. Crazy!

mary poppins

The girls and I had front row seats for opening night of Mary Poppins. We’ve seen it at the Performing Arts Center and it’s always been one of our favorites. This performance didn’t disappoint. The story is a classic and we love the music and dancing. 
B had a catering event so he wasn’t able to go with us and we sure did miss him. He’s not a fan of the Disney musicals so I’m fairly certain we missed him more than he missed us this evening. 
I asked the girls if they wanted to share a peach cobbler with me, because the peaches in Colorado are beyond amazing right now. They declined and each ordered a scoop of ice cream. When the desserts arrived guess which one they liked best…. 

rockies vs giants

We have just a few more Rockies games for this season and they are looking good. I do believe they are in first place going into September. Not too shabby for our Rockies. We’re big fans and love going to the games. 
Tonight they played San Francisco. It was kind of chilly but that didn’t bother us much. We grabbed some jackets and enjoyed the game. Annabelle was a bit worried about school work and asked to leave early. (so responsible!) We left after the 7th inning and listened to the rest of the game on the ride home. The Rockies pulled off the win! 

rockies and pancakes

We hopped right back into the swing of things around here. The early morning alarm clock is not welcome, but the return of schedules and structure sure is. I like to have a plan and being back in school and in a routine certainly helps with that. 
We had tickets to the baseball game Tuesday night but only B and Annabelle could attend because Gwyneth had dance classes. They got there early…but not too early. There should have been more people than THIS. They had the place to themselves and it never really filled up that night. It was a pretty dreary night for a baseball game. Besides B dropping his hot dog right on the ground after one bite, they said they had a great time and didn’t mind the lack of other fans. (I had a good laugh when he texted me that little tid-bit about his hot dog…it may have included a few choice expletives, but he was good natured about it and Annabelle shared her nachos with him.)

Gwyneth has PE and three hours of dance on Tuesdays. Mentally she’s up for the challenge, but physically her leg is giving her a hard time. I’ve asked her if she would like to skip class until she has surgery, but she won’t have it. Her BFF is in all 3 of her dance classes and since they don’t go to school together she would never miss the opportunity to see her.

After class I had planned to make dinner at home, but Gwyneth mentioned pancakes so….

That girl loves her breakfast!

She’s a tiny little thing, but she can eat! I watched in amazement as she polished all of this off…

broncos vs bears

What a night!
Our fab friends, the Tylers, sold us their Bronco season tickets for this season and we have been so excited planning for our first game. The Broncos played the Bears which could not have been more perfect for the girls’ first NFL game. 
Annabelle sported her Bears gear, but she was rooting for the Broncos right along with us. The girls asked lots of questions and were hooked on the action. It was actually just a bit chilly, nothing like our December games will be, but our seats are pretty high up and felt a bit of a windy chill. 
We had such a blast! The Broncos lost but thankfully this was just a pre-season game. Our first regular season game is in just two weeks and we can hardly wait!! Go Broncos!!

milwaukee | day 2

My sister, Becky and her family drove up to Milwaukee to spend the day with us. I was so glad to have them join us! The girls were thrilled to have the day with their cousins. It was kid day at the ballpark so we were able to get some pretty cheap tickets for the game. We had so much fun and the day was full of baseball and laughs…and everyone fighting to hold that little baby. 
Luckily we are Chicago bound after this, because Becky and her family headed home for the night and the girls did not get enough time with their cousins!