Summer 2015

Summer 2015 was full of days at the pool, zoo, splash pad, summer camp, and bike trails. We also spent about 10 days in Indiana to visit family, tour the undedicated Indianapolis Temple, and see new baby cousin Vivienne (visiting from Florida) be blessed. It was the best summer!

I took the girls back to THE stairs (where Cece was born!) for Alison Neeley to take photos for Cece's first birthday.

She is so beautiful.

Cece's photo was in the Park Record after her dramatic seizure scare.

Me and my beautiful girl on her first birthday at her party at Pinebrook Park.

Sgt. Ed Wilde and lots of other local police officers, firefighters, and EMTs came to Cece's birthday party! Sgt. Wilde was the first on the scene after we called 911. His family brought Cece a homemade baby blanket for her 1st birthday.

Jess spent lots of long days with us at the pool!

On the train at Hogle Zoo!

A piano family got us tickets to see the Grand Opening event at the Spence Eccles Olympic Freestyle Pool, where ski jumpers practice their jumps and land in the pool!! Park City is so cool.

Cate, fresh from summer camp at the Peek Program, visiting Aunt Christina and Uncle Chad's new West Valley franchise of Capriotti's! 

Cate fell asleep like this one day. 

We spent a day at Lagoon with cousins, but this was one of the only photos I had!

This was a super fun day on the bike trails behind Willow Creek Park. The bike trailer was a smart purchase this summer.

Jessica and Catherine, honorary aunties, with our girls on the 24th of July at City Park.

Meeting Vivi for the first time!!!

Cate loves her big cousins Naomi and Eliza and is thrilled they include her so well.

The Indianapolis Indiana Temple open house was so special to me and my family. My family is full of Indiana converts to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Temple is minutes from my Gramma Dot's house in Carmel!

We spent some of our time in Indiana visiting Muncie, where Cate was born. This is our Little Blue House!

Auntie Erin and Cece in their Crowder tee shirts. We're one of those families now.

Back in Park City. LOVE my silly girls!!

Chris spent a couple weeks in Portland for work. He sent me this photo, and we immediately began planning our October trip to the Pacific Northwest.

Reading at the Peek Program. Cate began spending a few days a week at the summer day camp and began Preschool there in August.

Nan visited again! Pro tip- her bag is full of tic-tacs for Cate.

January- May 2015

New Years Day 2015 with cousin Caroline and baby Cece.

This photo of Cate and Auntie Jill in neon stilettos will never get old.

Nan visited! 

Snuggle girls! Cece is wearing a "onesie" that's kind of like a bear costume that Auntie Lolo bought in England.

So much real life in this photo. Baby stuff and toys in the living room. Baby with no pants. Cate in dress up clothes. Everyone at the piano.

We spent many fun weekends at Nana and Papa's house while Airbnb guests rented our place!

Cate's first time on REAL skis!

Nana, Cece, and I stayed at Empire.

We scored a free Deer Valley trail map! Chris and Chuck cut it down just enough to fit on our bedroom wall. 

Katie Kirkland made this precious owl dress, and a matching one for Cate! 

Chuck, Kelly, and Chris had some good snow days up at Deer Valley.

Here's our condo in the spring!! We love, LOVE Park City.

On May 21, Cece had a febrile seizure that lasted over an hour. She was airlifted to Primary Children's Hospital and spent 2 1/2 days there. We didn't know at the time that it was a febrile seizure from a fever from a UTI, and it was the scariest night of my life. She took a few weeks to fully recuperate from sedation and the UTI and to get back to her old self. It was a nightmare. Moving on.

I took Cate, dressed as a caterpillar of course, to see my student Karina in the Egyptian Youtheatre performance of "Alice in Wonderland". She loved it and still talks about it a year later.

After a comedy of errors including changing venue day of, Janet and I pulled off our combined Let's Play Music recital pretty well!

I'm not sure where I took this, but I like it.

I'd forgotten the girls' room looked like this for 17 months!

Pajamas at Costco because why not.

Snuggling Nana at a lunch date.

I remember thinking she looked so grown up on this day. 

Spring Piano Recital at Park City Community Church.

Spring in Park City is like WOW! 

Chris took Cate to Free Comic Book Day and got her a Bob's Burger comic book. She calls the tv show the "Dada Cate Show".

A brief moment in time when they could both fit in the baby swings. Love my girls.

August-December 2014

I've been feeling nostalgic this week and decided to catch up the blog. It's been 21+ months since I posted! These photos are just a few moments from the last half of 2014. Instagram is a much better collection of photos from our day-to-day lives, but here are some cute photos anyway.

I do not remember this photo but was delighted to see it in the archives.

Our deck is the best in the summer!

Sisters!

In late August 2014, Chris began working for Backcountry! He loves it!

We sent this photo to Lolo and Matt for their 1st anniversary. 

Whitney Jones began watching our girls while I taught piano, and worked with our family for 17 months!

We took a quick trip up to Eagle, Idaho to visit cousins Carson and Charlie.

I had just begun my 2nd (and final) year teaching Let's Play Music.

After church.

Outside Staples with my assistant. We are regulars at their Copy and Print Center haha.

Alison Neeley took our family photos in October. We LOVE how they turned out and printed this one on canvas.

Kara also watched our girls one day a week!

Park City kid.

Cece in a hat!! Too cute!!

Winter 2014 Recital at Park City Community Church.

Headed to Florida for Christmas!

Cece's first time at Disney World!

All the "big kids" and spouses at Harry Potter World!! 

Auntie Lolo with my girls at Nan and Grandad's home in Naples, Florida.

Girls at the beach! 

Back home in Utah for Christmas with Coonradts! 

Cate with cousins and Uncle Cody.

Cate and her Papa.

Happy New Year!