Smith-Baran Family in Denver

2012-02-11T15:41:00.000-07:00

Powder day!

2012-02-11T15:40:00.001-07:00

Hot chocolate break

2012-02-11T12:36:00.003-07:00

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Breckenridge

2012-02-11T12:36:00.001-07:00

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Luke "shoveling"

2012-02-03T10:35:00.002-07:00

Post snow snack

2012-02-03T10:35:00.001-07:00

Mmmm

2012-02-03T10:20:00.001-07:00

February blizzard!

2012-02-03T10:19:00.001-07:00

Friday snow day, fun day!

Liam's first piano class

2012-02-01T16:31:00.000-07:00

Beaver Creek Fun!

2012-01-29T19:32:00.001-07:00

Lily at ballet

2012-01-29T14:06:00.001-07:00

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Post ski day pizza

2012-01-29T09:25:00.000-07:00

Parmesan appetizer for Luke

Pooped from powder

2012-01-29T09:23:00.000-07:00

Beaver Creek gondola!

2012-01-28T09:02:00.000-07:00

Off to the slopes!

Dinner with friends

2012-01-26T17:28:00.001-07:00

Thank you Ania for such a fun dinner picnic!

Luke is 20 months old

2012-01-20T19:49:00.001-07:00

It's hard to believe that Luke will be 2 in a few months. He learns and says new words on a daily basis, some we understand, others require some intricate translating skills. He is playing and interacting with Liam and Lily more and more, sometimes they all get along nicely but other times he is a bruiser requiring a time out ; ( for hitting...

He is still a smiley guy with a funny and energetic disposition. We can't resist him ...

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Lily's first ballet class!

2012-01-20T15:01:00.000-07:00

Ta da!!!!

Fun weekend in Keystone

2012-01-16T12:30:00.001-07:00

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2012-01-14T11:34:00.000-07:00

Yummy snow!

Keystone for the MLK long weekend

2012-01-14T09:04:00.000-07:00

Keystone

2012-01-13T11:09:00.001-07:00

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Sledding

2012-01-08T10:20:00.000-07:00

Snowy sunday

2012-01-08T10:07:00.001-07:00

Find Luke's button fly ; )

2012-01-06T17:24:00.001-07:00

I think someone needs a new year's resolution...

Happy new year!

2011-12-31T20:23:00.001-07:00

Boulder

2011-12-31T12:05:00.000-07:00

Keystone

2011-12-30T12:59:00.000-07:00

Liam and dad

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Day out

2011-12-29T20:01:00.001-07:00

Skiing Breckenridge

2011-12-28T14:05:00.001-07:00

We all set off to ski today and got to the mountain about 10, but despite it being busy Liam was keen to get going and has been skiing most of the day.

Lily on the other hand did one run with me (a long one mind you) and had enough. We ski'd out (all the way down to the gondola base) and I then had to carry her, her skiis, and my skiis about 1 mile across the parking lot to get to the car. She cried the whole time she was tired. Not easy! But memorable.

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Red rocks

2011-12-27T14:55:00.000-07:00

Some more visitors
Arrived today and we headed to red
Rocks amphitheater.

Uncle John, my godson jeff and his sister Kelly arrived from
Connecticut today and will be staying until Saturday. We r excites they are here!

Visitors

2011-12-27T14:52:00.000-07:00

Lily and Grandpa

2011-12-27T13:28:00.000-07:00

Happy Boxing day!!

2011-12-27T08:55:00.001-07:00

Adult ski day

Christmas Day 2011

2011-12-26T19:14:00.001-07:00

Christmas Eve

2011-12-24T20:16:00.000-07:00

Lily with the mermaids

2011-12-23T16:34:00.000-07:00

Vail ski trip!

2011-12-23T15:34:00.001-07:00

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Chilly zoo day

2011-12-21T18:11:00.001-07:00

We set off all bundled up today for the zoo. Despite chilly temps most animals were out

Ornament exchange 2011

2011-12-21T18:06:00.001-07:00

Every year I host a holiday exchange for a few friends with a pot luck of lots of great food, fun play date for the kids and a nice time to visit with everyone before the holidays. We had a great time!

Liam pajama day

2011-12-19T08:22:00.001-07:00

Liam's kindergarten class celebrated the last day of school before break with "polar express" day. The kids got to wear pajamas for movie watching, hot chocolate and then crafts in the afternoon.

Christmas concert

2011-12-19T08:15:00.001-07:00

Lily's holiday concert at school was on Friday. Even though she practiced everyday and knew all the words to the songs, she got a little case of stage fright and was attached to her teacher Ms. Vicki. During the "hippopotamus" song she got a little brave...

Party for Lily

2011-12-11T15:47:00.001-07:00

Festive attire

2011-12-11T13:13:00.001-07:00

Ross and I attended a party last night that required festive attire.

2011-12-10T14:20:00.001-07:00

Ready to go!

2011-12-10T14:20:00.000-07:00

These three are working hard to be on Santa's "nice" list even Though Luke has been placed on probation by Liam and lily for hitting and pulling hair. Since I have "Santa's email", I am able to send updates daily; )

2011-12-10T14:17:00.000-07:00

Disney on ice!

2011-12-10T14:14:00.001-07:00

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Sleep over

2011-12-09T22:01:00.000-07:00

Happy birthday Lily!!

2011-12-08T21:36:00.001-07:00

Lily turns three!

2011-12-08T19:07:00.000-07:00

Slopeside fort

2011-11-26T12:20:00.000-07:00

Ross and Liam building a fort at the base of the mountain

Princess of the mountain!

2011-11-26T12:18:00.000-07:00

Fireside ski break

2011-11-26T11:58:00.001-07:00

Weee!

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Steamboat Springs

2011-11-25T13:28:00.001-07:00

Liam and Lily had a great time today getting their ski legs. It was a warm and sunny day, so we enjoyed getting out there.

Adriana watched Luke so it was a treat to have one on one time with Liam and Lily. We were happy to see Lily's enthusiasm for skiing. We mainly held her between our legs to get her used to being on skis on the mountain. She was all smiles and asked to go "faster" or by herself a lot. Videos are great!class="mobile-photo">

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First ski of the season

2011-11-25T09:46:00.001-07:00

2011-11-24T14:15:00.001-07:00

Thanksgiving 2011

2011-11-24T14:13:00.001-07:00

Steamboat Springs!

Happy Thanksgiving!

2011-11-24T09:49:00.001-07:00

Adriana arrived safely last night from NJ. This morning we headed to Steamboat Springs to celebrate the holiday and get some early season skiing in!

The weather was warm and sunny, so we had an uneventful yet scenic drive. That day we relaxed and enjoyed the day. We had a casual and untraditional dinner of burgers fries.

The photo our below was an attempt to calm Luke down during our visit with Santa. No such luck but a classic photo indeed

Getting ready for skiing!

2011-11-23T09:26:00.001-07:00

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Lily's last night in a crib, yikes!!!

2011-11-22T20:45:00.001-07:00

Lily has asked for a big girl bed for months and we have finally caved for her birthday. Tomorrow her birthday comes early and we will put it together.

Luke is happier as Christmas approaches

More Christmas previews...

2011-11-22T20:36:00.001-07:00

The kids got Christmas pajamas this week that they could not wait to wear!(Luke is still upset that we are starting Christmas celebrations too early....lol)

Visit to Santa

2011-11-19T17:26:00.001-07:00

Class trip to the Littleton historical museum

2011-11-16T21:09:00.000-07:00

It was a chilly day for the outdoor museum and farm. The kids still had fun!

Swimmer lily!

2011-11-14T11:57:00.001-07:00

Beaver creek weekend

2011-11-04T14:59:00.001-06:00

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2011-11-02T15:40:00.000-06:00

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2011-11-02T15:32:00.001-06:00

First official snow day of the season!!!!

2011-11-02T15:31:00.000-06:00

Kids loved every minute. Sledding, making angels, "helping" shoveling, climbing "my Everest" and hot chocolate

Halloween 2011

2011-10-31T20:43:00.001-06:00

Halloween Weekend

2011-10-30T19:31:00.001-06:00

We had a great weekend celebrating Halloween at the Amsbaugh annual party and then today the weather was
Sunny and warm. We soaked up the sun because they are calling for more
Snow on Wednesday! Tomorrow for trick or treating the weather is supposed to be nice too. Liam plans to skip trick or treating to help mom hand out candy and check out costumes! he is lucky to have candy sharing siblings! Although Ross has had a bad chest cold and a "frog" in his throat, he has held up well

Last soccer practice

2011-10-29T16:05:00.001-06:00

Halloween at Liam's school

2011-10-28T15:15:00.000-06:00

Halloween at lily's school

2011-10-27T20:24:00.002-06:00

Beaver Creek and Vail

2011-10-22T14:56:00.007-06:00

Liam had three days off this year for Fall break so we headed to the mountains. The weather was great and we explored lots of fun playground, fountains and walked around the villages during low season.

T Rex encounter at the Museum of Nature and Science

2011-10-16T18:37:00.001-06:00

Pumpkin festival

2011-10-09T15:10:00.001-06:00

Snow day October 8, 2011

2011-10-08T08:30:00.001-06:00

First snow

2011-10-08T07:16:00.001-06:00

Yummy!

Lily's school picture

2011-10-08T07:06:00.001-06:00

Lunch for Liam and friends

2011-10-08T07:05:00.000-06:00

Frisco day trip

2011-09-25T19:53:00.001-06:00

Happy 5th birthday Liam!!

2011-09-18T19:56:00.001-06:00

Pajama party! Liam turns Five

2011-09-16T21:27:00.001-06:00

Liam requested a pajama party for his birthday with a few(9, yikes) of his friends. We hosted the boys for an evening of games, pizza making, ice cream making, an R2D2 cake and as a grand finale popcorn and a movie ; ) everyone had a lot of fun and Liam is one happy guy after his special celebration.

The "Fighter"

2011-09-16T21:13:00.001-06:00

Luke was a trooper yesterday and did very well during and after the surgery. It was an early morning and we were anxious about him going under anesthesia, but everything went smoothly. The cyst was was removed
And he was patched up with skin glue. Luke looks like a boxer with a bad black eye. His spirits
Are good despite not being able to open his eye ; (

Luke's first swim lesson

2011-09-13T20:20:00.002-06:00

There was no surprise that Luke would love his swim lessons. He has always loved the water and really enjoyed one in one time with mom. Pictures to follow

Hiking and grilling

2011-09-12T20:47:00.001-06:00

We are having cooler and very nice weather here, so we took advantage on Sunday. We took a hike and then Ross got to break in his new "traveling" grill, a belated fathers day gift. It was a great treat!

Fashion at park

2011-09-10T09:26:00.001-06:00

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Pre-season soccer

2011-09-06T22:15:00.003-06:00

Liam has started practicing for the fall soccer season that officially begins this weekend with the Stingers first game in the Real Colorado league. Everyone is very enthusiastic and the pre-season tournament was a success, three games in one day was a feat for all!