Breakfast out

We have decided the best meal to eat out with a baby is breakfast.  This is awesome, because both Tim and I love breakfast (it's definitely our favorite meal) and there are tons of breakfast joints in FC.  We've started a little tradition for ourselves of going out for a yummy breakfast on one of Tim's days off.  We like to go early (before 9am) and we've been trying out different places in Fort Collins.  Tim's favorite is The Rainbow and mine is Snooze.  This morning we went to Lucille's EARLY (7:45am) and I kinda wondered - who is going to be eating at this time on a Monday morning?  Other than a few retired people, it was just us.  The absolute best thing at Lucille's is the biscuits with delicious homemade jam. 

An exciting trip to the grocery store

This week Brianna and I had planned to get together and have a Dr. Appointment scheduling session.  Both of us have been meaning to go to the dentist, dermatologist (I've never been), and just the regular old doctor's office for months (or years) and thought if we could give each other moral support maybe we'd actually DO it (and simultaneously schedule babysitting).  Unfortunately, both Finn and IJ have been sick so we've had to postpone this exciting session...
BUT THEN, today in the Whole Foods I was being chatted up by the Fish Guy and he told me they were offering free facial exams with a machine that could read 8 layers of skin and normally an exam like this would cost $200!  Now, some might find this a little gross to do in a grocery store (or some might be busy or have better things to do), but Zoe and I hustled over to the lotion section.  I was a little skeptical but the fancy machine and cool pictures won me over.  I was prepared for the worst given the nasty sunburns I've had over the years, but get this - the Lotion Lady told me I scored in the 96% percentile for UV damage out of a possible 100%.  She said, "that's the best I've ever seen."  YESSSSSSS.  I might be a little competitive.  :)   The other 8 layers were sub-par, but who cares about spots and wrinkles? 
So, can I get out of that dermatologist appointment?

 

Funny guys

This is the first weekend I haven't been traveling in a while and so I feel like I can catch up a bit and also reflect on how much FUN we had visiting NYC and Nederland and hanging out with friends and family for Tim's birthday.  Tim and his brothers are just funny together, they crack each other up and goad each other into ridiculous shenanigans.  If I need to laugh or be cheered up, I just enjoy the following examples:

And here is Zoe's first ride!

 

slow dance

We woke up to about 6 inches of snow this morning and there's more on the way.  I love waking up to the stillness and pinkish skies of a snowstorm.  It's so pretty.  Most mornings, Tim gets up early with Zoe and lets me sleep in a little, but this morning the smell of coffee and sound of music drew me into the kitchen.  And, I caught them in the act...