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Well, Glenwood Springs didn't happen either. Seriously, I don't need more reasons to dislike the snow. Oh well, such is life and a part of me was prepared for this to happen, because, after all, it is still winter. Ryan still went for work, but just for one night as the snow is supposed to start tomorrow afternoon. I think we might try for next week. Fingers crossed for there to be a few snow free days so that we can make the drive.

B's cousin, Aryka, came over and watched/played with her for a couple hours after school. The two of them had a blast together and I made significant progress in tackling the mess in our guest room. B was happy and I was happy. I'll call that a win-win situation right there. :)

After B went to bed, I painted some shelves to put in her room and just relaxed. I enjoy a little time to myself every now and again, but I do hate going to bed by myself. I miss my hubby!

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I'm not gonna lie. I'm a little bit bummed. We were supposed to drive to Denver today for the week, but the weather has a different idea. Too big of a chance of bad weather through the mountains both today and on Friday when we were going to come home.

Seeing a couple of good friends that I hadn't seen for quite a few years was going to be the highlight and is the biggest reason that I am sad. Although, I was also looking forward to the shopping and yummy food, as well as, swimming in the hotel pool for those few days. Hopefully, we will be able to make the trip soon.

The silver lining is that we will still get to take a shorter 2 day trip to Glenwood Springs leaving tomorrow, which will be fun as there will still be shopping at Target, yummy food and the hotel swimming pool. I'll take it.

So, for today, we hung out at home. Since we weren't going to go anywhere today, B picked out what she wanted to wear. Usually on days like this she opts for just a diaper. :) Today, however, she picked out a few things to wear as she would see something she wanted to put on.

First, she started with shoes (she had socks on already) that she saw and liked, which turned out to be a pair of tennis shoes that are at least one size, if not two sizes, too big.

A little bit later, she saw her "Broncos" shirt hanging in her closet and insisted on wearing that. This is the Peyton Manning jersey Ryan and I bought for her on our trip this past fall that is a couple sizes too big so she can wear it for a couple of seasons. :) On went the shirt.

Then she wanted the pink "jacket" (hoody).

And while she won't wear head bands anymore, if she sees her Broncos one she will and must put it on...herself.

We never did end up with any pants. Oh well.

It was quite the outfit which you can see below. :)
  

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The following conversation occurred this evening with B. She was all ready to go with her star sunglasses on and carrying her purse (phone and keys inside).

B: Lella (Briella) work later.
Me: You're going to work later? Where do you work?
B: Castle
Me: What is your job? What do you do at the castle?
B: Princess!

Oh my! Too funny!

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Picture-less today, but we had another fun day of ice fishing out at Pelican Lake with all B's cousins on Ryan's side plus Uncle Jeremy, Auntie Crystal, and Grandpa.

B even caught a fish, which nobody knew until someone reeled in her line after she put it down and walked away!

While the younger kids enjoy the fishing for a little while, really they are there just to be pulled on sleds behind the 4 wheeler. Ha ha! Oh and to play in the warm hut. Having an ice hut is great, so they have a place to warm up after playing in the cold and snow.

A great day outside!

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I had the sweetest moments with B today. She grabbed a giant blanket and brought it to me asking me to wrap her in it like a baby, which I happily did and plopped her in my lap. We just sat there, the two of us snuggling while I rubbed her face and prayed over her. Rarely will she sit in my lap and just sit not talking or wanting something or wanting to watch a show or getting up to play. This lasted for a good 10 minutes and I soaked in every minute of it! What a blessed time!

Then, it was DATE NIGHT! Oh, how I look forward to date nights! Time to just be with my hubby. I am so thankful to Ryan's mom for offering out of the blue to watch B so we could have a date. She was missing B as it had been a while since she last saw her. So, this worked out for all of us. B had time with her grandpa and grandma and Ryan and I had time together to enjoy each other's company over a nice dinner. So refreshing!

I actually did my hair in preparation for our date! Usually, seven out of seven days my hair is pulled up. Ha!

My date! (I have to sneak pictures...lol)

Salmon over polenta fries in a divine spiced salmon tomato sauce and topped with a parmesan crisp. Yum! I had to take a pic because you don't see food like this around here very often. :)

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So, reality is that most of my life is spent with this sweet one and most of my book of 2014 will feature her. And I am ok with that! I cannot think of anything else that I would rather do with my days!

I know there will come a day when she will be starting school and then moving on to make a life of her own. While that seems so far away, I am trying to take everyone's advice to cherish each moment for they will fly by so quickly. To that end I am attempting to think of this through the fits and tantrums and trying to teach her what is ok and what is not. Thankfully, though, overall, she is sweet and silly and funny and happy and likes to cuddle.

Today, she played with her shape/color sorter and sorted them all in to colors, putting the blue shapes on the blue peg, yellow shapes on the yellow peg, etc., even throwing in a little humor when she'd put the wrong color on a peg and then laugh, say "no" and put it on the correct one. :) After that she decided to put them on her toes. Love the look of concentration on her face!

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Another day with this sweet baby!

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Fishing... no, we didn't go fishing today, but for some reason B was stuck on the idea of wanting to go fishing. I mean, seriously wanted to go fishing. She kept requesting it and would get upset when I told her we couldn't go. Too funny and that makes her daddy happy. :)

To help ease the disappointment and to get out of the house, I asked her if she wanted to go for a ride in the truck. Well, of course! But in order to go, she had to get dressed. I went upstairs to get some clothes and when I came back, she was ready to go with her hat and gloves on (as you can see below). You know, to "keep warm" as she said. Ha ha! Never a dull moment! 

Her Broncos hat. She did NOT want her picture taken here.

Walking in daddy's shoes. :)

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Another jammie day at our house!

I think B is almost better, but we're still playing it low key. That, however, does not mean that we can't go outside! She loves to be outside and doesn't really care about the cold. I guess she was meant to live in the cold weather (unlike some of us...ha ha ha!). Actually, it was a pretty nice day around these parts. The sun was shining and it made it above 30! That's incredible for January!

So, out we tromped in our jammies, jacket, and hat. I'm sure the fresh air and sunshine did wonders for both of us. B could have stayed out much longer, but I didn't want to spend too much time out there. Although, Ryan took her on a walk with the dogs when he got home, too. :) The unfortunate part is that major fits are thrown when it's time to come in. We're working on it, but it makes it hard to want to take her outside. But, of course, we still will.

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B and I stayed home from church this morning since she is still fighting a cold.

But, the afternoon was filled with excitement! The Broncos beat the stinkin' Patriots in the AFC Championship game to make it to the Super Bowl! Yahoo!!!!