Brunch Bunch has multiplied!

One of my favorite things about moving to Colorado Springs is experiencing Brunch Bunch with my college friends again. It used to be us with about one or two little ones to hold...now 14 kiddos are in tote (that's with 2 missing)! It was so much fun meeting Olive and Hazel, Becca's adorable twins as well as Krista's sweet Eliana. Oh and I went crazy when Marika opened the door wearing a pink shirt...meaning she is having a girl! What an amazing season of life sharing it with friends.

Glorious Valentine's Week

Wow, Valentine's week was filled with one wonderful thing after another. Grandpa and Grandma and us went to Keystone and we have never appreciated skiing by ourselves (just Paul and I) so much! Yes, a day date at the slopes...now that is a Valentine's date! We also had a blast as a family...we went to the children's museum which rocked. We also got all of the kids bundled and took 2 gondolas to get to a swiss restaurant on top of the mountain. What an adventure, but so fun. Paul and Dad got to ski one day as well as Mom puts on quite the Valentine's celebration! The kids had so much fun with Grandma and Grandpa that they are still talking about it! It was a fantastic week...a Valentine's we won't forget!

Helmet Houges

Oh man, we thought for sure Zach was going to be sporting a helmet similar to Karis' due to torticolis. We didn't have a good experience with Karis' and my prayer was that somehow Zach wouldn't need one, but inside I thought that was impossible. His left side was so flat from always wanting to lie on it despite our valiant efforts. His pediatrician (the one besides his daddy) said she didn't know how we would get out of it either...so we had our first appointment with his physical therapist...I was dreading the day. She showed me some exercises to increase his right side movement and told me a few things to buy to assist his right side lying activities. She said we would watch his head measurements to make sure they are getting better, but don't expect anything to change for 3-6 months. That appointment was 2 weeks ago. This week's appointment brought incredible news! He has full range of motion on both sides and the difference of "head flatness" went from 10 mm to 5 mm!!! Can you believe it?! God answered prayers in a miraculous way...a way I totally didn't expect. Needless to say, a warm moose is the only thing that he will be wearing on his head!

Daddy-Daughter Dance

Paul took Elli to their first Daddy Daughter Dance last night. Elli was so excited as we had practiced all week dancing to Sinatra (but Dawson was her partner, while Paul was mine). Elli picked out her "up-do" from pictures I showed her on the computer, and she looked adorable. They had so much fun and Elli didn't want to go to bed because she wanted to tell me more and more about her evening. Elli is quite the dancer and what a special time...can we just keep her this age forever?!

The Outdoors

No matter the weather, the Houge kids are playing outside.
Today Rafa was over and took some great shots of the adventures!

Singing and Dancing

Today I found Elli singing her heart out while Karis was dancing/doing actions for her songs. I love these girls:)

Daily Life

So I am so far behind, but my friend, Lauren, had a great idea: to post a picture a week of everyday life. I am hoping to use that idea as well to remember every day life as it is. So this is tonight. On their own volition, the kids put sunglasses on before bed. Also tonight, Zach rolled over from his front to back...what?!