Preschool here comes Carter!
Yesterday Carter had his first day of Preschool. He ran right in...said hi to his teachers and hung up his Cars backpack...even forgot to give us a kiss good bye:)
Some great things he said:
In the morning he said, "Mom, I'm really excited for school"
When I picked him up, "Mom, preschool is 3 hours long, I painted, I played duck duck at the gym park and I cried a little bit" Why did you cry Carter? " I wanted my apple juice"
Well..he got apple juice when I picked him up and he went down for a record early nap at 12:30....He has school tomorrow hopefully it will go as good as it did on Tuesday along with some apple juice!
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Easter Egg Hunt..Jesus Has Risen!
Happy Easter to everyone! This Easter Carter participated in an Egg Hunt in Library Park, Fort Collins. All the eggs were gone in less than 30 seconds. Carter got one himself and I grab a few for him. The other 2 year old's in the egg hunt were super competitive maybe Carter did not inherit that gene from Andy or I. The minute the egg hunt started Carter just froze... but he was so cute! Afterward, we enjoyed walking around downtown and eating yummy sandwiches at a great restaurant then off to Church. On Easter day we had our friends over with their 4 kids and enjoyed a yummy dinner. The egg hunt in the house was a blast!
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Play House Disney Live Show
Last night we went to the Play House Disney Live Show at the Budweiser Center (Like Arrowhead Pond) and the show was amazing! You may ask why was the show so great? This is WHY:
1. Andy was more excited for the show than Carter was.
2. We sat 9 rows center stage.
3. Handy Manny was hot..j/k!
4. Carter ran to the front of the stage and danced..it was so cute:)
5. The $10 cotton candy was yummy!
6. Landon slept through almost the whole show.
7. It was a fun family night...I love seeing Carter so excited!
Check out the photos above:)
Things I like and dislike about Fort Collins, CO
Likes:
1. It is sunny here almost every day:) Besides a few snow storms...but it really is sunny here a lot which makes me very happy:)
2. It is very quite here...the number one sound you hear here is geese flying in the sky.
3. I love Miramont Gym....it is like a my own Burke Williams every day and the child care there is unbelievable. I started going to spin class, swimming laps in the indoor pool, yoga classes to relaxing from the mist room to the sauna and ending it with the spa.
4. I love the 45 min drive to Boulder. Boulder is an amazing small town with fun shops to yummy food: BJ's Pizza, CPK and Cheesecake Factory
Dislikes:
1. My car gets so dirty here with the snow and sludge. F.Y.I- don't buy a white car if you live in Fort Collins, CO
2. There is no frozen yogurt places.....Golden Spoon I miss you and will see you in a few weeks!
3. It is hard to bundled yourself up and then the kids.....so exhausting:)
4. I'm to far away from my family.....and of course friends....Frontier Airline is loving me right now!
New Videos
Andy got me a flip camera for Christmas and I love it! I added two videos to the blog so far...I only have had the camera for two days now so get ready to video blasted:) We are officially moving in our house this weekend. I will upload a video of the new house soon. I hope you all are having a wonderful week! I'm coming back to the OC the last week if February..yeah..miss you all.
God Bless, Julie
We got our keys..we Closed!
Last night...we closed on our new house! It was such a blessing and we are so happy to get settled into our new home. I'm still in a little shock as I write this but since we have the keys all I want to do is jump up and down! Thank you JESUS...just in time before our loan expires today! I will update some pictures in a few weeks when we get settled! Yeah- Julie
Happy Birthday Jesus!
Check out our pictures above of our Family's First Christmas here In Fort Collins, CO!
Some Highlights:
1. Watching Carter's face Christmas morning...Who came last night Carter?...."Anta Claus!"
2. Watching Carter sprinkle reindeer food on the porch for Santa's Reindeer (Christmas Eve)
3. Enjoying Landon's First Christmas...he loved sitting on daddy's lap and watching his brother
4. Caught Landon's first real smile on camera
5. Confirming the fact that my husband can't put anything together...after 30 minutes of trying to put Carter's Thomas the train ramp together I took over and completed the project in 15 minutes!
6. The 42 degree/sunny weather! Thank you Jesus!
7. Hanging out and eating Kami's yummy food with the wonderful Gilmour Family....it made missing family not so bad:(
8. In the midst of moving three times the last three weeks I felt grateful for a nice condo to live in, my wonderful family, and a peace of knowing Jesus Christ
9. Oh yeah my FLIP camera that Andy got me:)...videos will be coming soon to the Blog once I get my camera from Amazon
We hope you all had a very Merry Christmas! MISS YA and love you all so much- Julie
What I have learned so far in CO!
The Brazelton's are trying to get settled into life here in Fort Collins and I wanted to share a few things I have learned the past few weeks:
1. It is very cold here...the other day our car read -7....we were shocked it could go to negative. Everyone says it is the coldest winter they have ever remembered but I really don't believe them. I really just dream of 40 degree weather...wow what a funny wish.
2. Ok....people ice fish here. This weekend we drove by Lake Loveland and people were in the middle of the lake (crazy..all I was thinking is that is so scary standing on ice and thinking you might fall into ice water) They put up tents in the middle of the lake and sit around a fire ...on the lake. Then they tie bells at the end of there poles and when is rings they might have a fish:) I think I rather be inside sipping on hot coco. You never know next winter I might be ice fishing!
3. Carter loves making snowballs, throwing them at you and then eating them.
4. The Nearest Nordstroms is 40 minutes away. Tomorrow my only friend Mellisa and I are driving there and taking the kids to Pottery Barn Kids Story Time....then off to lunch at Nordstroms Cafe. Tomorrow will be an amazing day
5. Elk are real.We saw Elk for the first time this weekend. We took a road trip 1 hour away to Estes Park. It is amazing national park and I can't wait to return in the summer!
6. My 1000 cell phone minutes are not enough here in Colorado. I upgraded to the the unlimited plan...so cool. So please feel free to call me any time:) Miss you all!
SOLD --176 Calle de Los Ninos
Thank you Jesus our house sold! We ended barely breaking even but we are just so happy it is sold and we are ready to start our new adventure in Colorado! God is so good..after falling out of escrow twice ..yes two separate times our relator ended up buying our house for a real estate investment property. With a 14 day escrow our lives have been pretty busy. Andy drives out on the 26th of November with the U-Haul and I fly out on the 28th with two boys and two dogs. Thank you all for all your prayer and support it this huge transition for us. I know God has amazing plans for us out in Colorado! We will miss you all so much that my heart breaks when I think of all the friends and family we are leaving here is California.
Two offers...please pray!
Please pray for us! We have had two offers so far that are super low ball. This had been a really hard time for me. So many transitions all at once. In the midst of chaos.. I do have a praise. Andy and I went to Fort Collins last weekend and I fell in LOVE with it. Now...I'm still nervous about moving but I can really say I'm also super excited. Thank you JESUS!
Moving to Colorado!
Yes....the rumors are true! The Brazelton's are moving to Fort Collin's Colorado! Even when I type this journal entry I'm still in shock! Andy received a promotion at Group Publishing ( The same company who own's Simply Youth Ministry) sooo the Brazel's are packing up and taking a Leap in Faith! Please pray for us: 1) Our house sells 2) A smooth moving transition 3) We find and get plugged in a church that we love 4) I get plugged into a moms group at a church 4) I meet friends.......:)
Thanks for your love and support!
God Bless, Julie Brazelton
Trying to Relax by Walking
Well...since I have 3 weeks left to go running I'm trying to get a few miles in a day walking with my two boys. I love to work out! I know many people think I'm crazy. Before I had two boys working out for me was a great way to relax, clear my mind and spend time with God. Now, last week when I tried to take a nice peaceful stroll around the block there was not one moment of silence between the two boys. If Landon was not crying...Carter was whining about something. I did find one thing that work last week. Landon fell asleep so I took Landon's pacifier and stuck it into Carter's mouth (Carter has never taken a pacifier ) and it actually worked for about 10 minutes! Thank you Jesus! I pray this weeks walks will be more successful than last weeks!
Now Mother of Two Boys
I have to admit I'm a little scared for tomorrow...Tuesday September 2nd 2008.
Why? Because Andy is going back to work. Tomorrow will be my first official day alone with my strong willed, energetic, loving two year old son Carter and my 9 day eat/sleep/fuss/dirty diaper/adorable son Landon. Pray that I will survive the highs and lows of what tomorrow brings!
Out- Julie Brazelton