Tessa and Finnegan Sink

Dinnertime pictures

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Tessa's church choir: Snowtime Fantasy

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Tessa's church choir: La Fiesta - her first solo

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For Santa

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Some chocolate and a beer. . .
Some cho

Winter fun. .Finn and Dylan ..

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These boys were vogue-n' it up!

Winter fun. .Finn and Dylan .

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Gazing at some passing geese

1st Christmas Pageant - St. Luke's Preschool Performance. .

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Here are some close-ups of our littlest angel.

1st Christmas Pageant - St. Luke's Preschool Performance.

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Tessa was an angel in the angel choir, and even though her wings were up-side-down, she did great!

some fancy footwork.

Here are all the performers together.

Cool happenings in December

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Here is Tessa's first decorated cake that we made together
Ice skating with my big 5th grader friend, Zia
And of course, this guy.

Fancy Tea Party

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Last week, Tessa was invited to a Fancy Tea Party at the home of our dear friend, Jessie. Jessie has the coolest home, say's Tessa. She let her borrow all of her neatest jewelry and other trinkets.

Yes, this was one of the coolest.

Fancy Tea Party .

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Here is a good look at the table and all the goodies on it

Papa's surgery

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On Wednesday, 12/21, Papa had an epididymectomy. He is doing well, but can't be upright for more than 5 minutes yet.

Making cookies up at BJ's.

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Lot's of great women involved in the cookie-making.
Here is a view of BJ's new property behind us.

These are tie-dyed cookies

Making cookies up at BJ's

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My world was turned up-side-down last week, when we went up to BJ's and made over 300 Christmas Cookies.

New chicks

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We got 4 new baby chicks this past week.

Decorating the tree

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Tessa took most of these pictures (unless she is in them).

Letters to Santa and latest artwork

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A two-page letter to Santa: "Dear Santa (mixed pictures and words, I know the top one is Santa, and we are imaging the lower two are elves??) I wish for a toy house" (a doll house). Next page: "And a doctor's kit." The picture below this are all the parts and pieces that should come in the doctors kit - notice the heart stethoscope the shot, and I think there is even a scalpel in there. Yikes!
This one is of all Tessa's friends, with crowns on - that's why they have flower-looking heads.
This is mommy with some tulips. My personal favorite.
And here is a craft that Morgan and Tessa made together, or rather, Morgan made while Tessa directed.

Bye-Bye Baby Mullett

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Finn's favorite passtime - Brushing his teeth

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Either OCD or a future dentist.

A Pinkalicious Birthday Party

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Last week, Tessa was invited to a Pinkalicious Birthday party for McKenna, another 4 year old in her preschool class. As you can guess, everything was pink.

Tessa's 1st report card.

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She's up to snuff, they say. Doug pointed out that "M" could stand for "mildly annoying" too.

Preschool pictures - the official ones

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Papa and Tessa

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Finn with chimes

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Thanksgiving visitors..

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On Thanksgiving, we all went out for a hike in the mountains.

Thanksgiving visitors.

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Finn helped Grandma rake/sweep the leaves

She was VERY excited to be with the grandkids.

Thanksgiving visitors - our roast beast

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Thanksgiving visitors

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Smoochin with Grandpa
A bit nervous about his mustache.

November cuteness.

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Finn is a fine finger symbol player
Tessa wrote out all her letters

And there is always lots of reading.

Finny's Baby Mullett

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Watch out Joe Dirt, Finnegan Sink is ready to rumble!

Cinderella, Cinderella

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Last weekend, Tessa and Lily went to see a live performance of Cinderella. As you can see, they were already big fans.
However, they were even bigger fans of the wicked step sisters. Lisa and I feel enthusiasm does actually reflect the inner spirit of our daughters more than Cinderella does.

Up on BJ's land

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BJ, Jon, and Lily Dye just moved on to their very own horse property (40 acres just behind horsetooth rock). We went up a few weekends back, for a stay. Tessa got to ride her first horse.

Up on BJ's land.

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A great family picture
Finn found his new favorite toys

Of, course we went horseback riding.

Tree carnage ...

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So on 10-28 we had a very wet and heavy snow storm, before all the leaves blew off the trees, and it caused some major carnage in Fort Collins. We lost many limbs. Here are a few pictures of the damage. This is on our street looking south
looking north
This is our pile.

Tree carnage ..

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Finn watching all the big trucks
This is what is left of our front tree. It is missing about 6 limbs up top.
Wounds on our backyard tree

Tree carnage .

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Finn's First Fingerpainting

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I think he liked it!

Sink Family Picture

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I got an updated version of photoshop!!!!

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Here is Tess and her friend, Teyei

Halloween 2011..

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Star Wars Family

More Star Wars friends

Queen Amadala

Halloween 2011.

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Here are the Mothers' Center kids all dressed and ready for candy

The little wookie

Charming Han Solo

Latest Tessa Art

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Real Halloween

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Finn wasn't a big fan of being dressed up in a costume!

Preschool Halloween party - pre-party

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I might have been the only parent who dressed up for the preschool party today. And I might have had WAY more fun than they all did too.

Preschool Halloween party

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Preschool Halloween party .

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Tessa, I mean Queen Amadala, and here best buds, Rapunzel and Sleeping Beauty.

Carving pumpkins at Lehne's

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First BIG snow of the year

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It snowed about 6 inches of very heavy snow here this week. Can you see little Finny's tree bending down to touch the ground?
Lots of gutter damage.

Queen Amadala sings at her Preschool Halloween party

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Tessa's first collage

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Tessa on the monkeybars

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Tess and Cassidy have a birthday party for their dolls

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Tess decided her Cinderella doll was 3 years old, so she conned her mom into going to get a cake and inviting a few guests to her party. Luckily, Cassidy's doll was turning 3 that same day!

Tessa and Cassidy painting pumpkins video

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Flipping kids - language warning ;)

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kids on totter

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October cuteness..

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makeshift monkeybars in the backyard
Watching the garbage man
Finn's favorite toy

October cuteness.

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Trying to escape out the window

Babysitting co-op

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We recently hosted a drop-off at our house for our babysitting co-op. 8 kids for 4 hours! Whew!

Tessa and Cassidy painting pumpkins

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Tessa doesn't like the squish of the insides, so she would rather paint them

Tessa hits the pumpkin patch!

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Raaaaaaaaaawr

More dancing Finney

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He really knows how to get down, and back up, and down.

Tessa's 1st day at school

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Tessa's 1st CSU game

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Finn dancing - Crazy arm style

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The Story of The Little Mermaid

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Tessa's abstract Ballet and tap (1 of 2)

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Tessa's abstract Ballet and tap (2 of 2)

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Tessa's 1st CSU football game - for uncle Kenny

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The band was playing Star Wars, I swear.

Alpaca Farm.

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Tessa feeding a new friend.

Morgan getting some kisses

This one thinks he is a giraffe/alpaca.

Alpaca Farm .

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This is Carlos, the alpaca, he give nuzzly-kisses to anyone who wants them.

Finn dancing with a herd

Here's a baby that was stalking Finn.

Tessa and Aiden feeding alpacas

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Finn hanging out with Alpacas

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Alpaca stalking Finn

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A few of Finn's newest tricks

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Finn's 1st year collage

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Finnegan - the Joymaker

Tour de Fat 2011

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Auntie Morgan and Mommy had lots of fun.
Some say Auntie Morgan had a bit too much fun - she was asleep by 5pm.
At the after party that night, one of Mommy's friends brought Tessa a purse from Milan, Italy. She hasn't put it down yet.

Backyard is finished

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Backyard is finished - cont.

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Beauty Queen in her flower girl dress with her parisol

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No words can describe her, folks

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Auntie Morgan took Tessa to the store and came home with her first pair of heels.

And they make the ensemble complete!

Finn learning stairs

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Fun with Metz's

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Finn and Dylan honking horns

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Fun with Cassidy and Dylan Metz

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Tessa modeling good stairs behavior.

Dylan Metz
Finn and Dylan in our new sand box

Cassidy and Tess doing some magazine work.

Getting bacon

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On our way to the store for bacon, "pretend I'm a princess in her pajamas..."

Backyard Makeover - Before

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7 cubic yards of mulch
15 tons of river rock

one boring yard

lots to do between the hours of 8:30am - 4:30 pm, before Doug go home. We (Morgan, Matt, Tina, Michelle, Jessie, and Elizabeth. . .and special guest appearances of Phil, Lizzy and friends, and Anthony (the 13 year old boyscout that biked by and said he was morally obligated to help ;)

Backyard Makeover - During

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Spray paint in yard, marking off areas
2700 square feet of landscape fabric used.
Auntie Morgan making a brick border for our wild area.
Moving Phil's bench to the fire ring

Backyard Makeover - After

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Tessa's first sleepover

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Tessa had her first sleepover at her friend Nola's house. Mom bawled for 20 minutes after she left!

Testing out the new back yard

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Finn played so hard in the new yard that he fell asleep swinging...so Papa stole a few quick snuggles on the hammock before the skeeters driver us inside.

Finn at CP pool

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Finns milkshake

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Hayes/Sink camping trip

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Camping with the Hayes'..

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Doug teaching the kids War.

Camping with the Hayes'.

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Sitting on a random park bench in the middle of nowhere.

Two bumps on a log: Tessa and Ellis

Camping with the Hayes'

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July fun

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Beth, Jason, Nathanial, Noah and Maddie Todd came to visit us for a week.

Maddie and Tess are best buds. Actually, they try to out boss each other around.

Fun at the pool

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Check out my fingers.
And then I had a milkshake, and then it had me!

Cute pics from July

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This is my sister's best side!

Tessa's photography

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Here are a few of the pictures (there were literally over 200 hundred) that Tessa took during the midwest vacation.