lately.

today was pretty great.
besides a nasty cold i'm trying to get over that kept me in bed most of the day.
but this afternoon, it was actually warm enough to go outside, so we bundled up and walked to the park. remington luuuuuurves the swings.

like, really loves.

i'm getting excited for this summer. when we go to the pool, we'll actually get to go in the pool. remy is at a really fun age, learning and becoming more aware of the world.


what else has been going on recently?

well yesterday was valentines!

i woke up to breakfast in bed brought to me by my two boys. travis also let me sleep in until 9!!!!!!! after having a baby, the gift of sleep is the sweetest gift of all time.

then we hung out together all day and dropped rem off with grandma and grandpa bodtcher so trav and i could go party.

and by party i mean go ice skating with a bunch of middle school kids.

and schmidt from my favorite show, New Girl.
yeah, i was that creep who didn't even try to be discreet.

that cute couple who holds hands and glides around the rink? no, we were that annoying couple racing and crashing into the walls and playing slap-the-butt tag. which is totally a thing.

also we went for pizza at our favorite, Settebello. we tried Cheesecake Factory but gave up after hearing there was a three hour wait.

not pictured was the giant gelato i devoured. panna cotta and cookies and cream. my sweets consumption lately is getting out of hand.


in other news, travis finally saw some fire action. two mornings in a row, he called and informed me that he'd been in a burning building all night. the second night he and his crew found a dead body inside.

i just can't imagine going inside a structure filled with fire and smoke.
the things travis does for a rush.

we got a blendtec for christmas. (thank you randy and julie!) my friend liana does green smoothies with her daughter and i thought it was such a smart idea. so we are going green, too. remington has done really well with them and i'm even learning to choke down the spinach. haven't worked my way up to anything like kale yet, if ever. remy still doesn't quite get the concept of the sippy cup, so we mostly mix the smoothie with oatmeal and then spoon feed him. it's a great way for me to feel confident that he's still getting nutrients as we cut down on formula feedings. (YAYAYAYAYAY!)

side note: formula is freakin' expensive. remington eats three $26 tubs of it every 9 days. yeah, once he is a year old and done with formula, we are getting a huge raise by not having to buy it.

anyway, our smoothies usually consist of a banana to hide the texture of the spinach, fresh strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, or really anything else that looked good at the store, the dreaded spinach, frozen fruit like pineapple or berries or mango, flax seeds for those omega 3s, and then a spritz of agave, and water instead of juice. (juice is just empty sugar calories!) in this picture, we juiced two oranges in the blender and then put that in with the smoothie.

success.


also a few weeks ago we took a day trip to park city to get out of the january smog.
don't get me started on how disgusting the air quality has been.

we found a delicious and cheap mexican place that included a salsa bar. watch out, the mango salsa will burn your gizzards. it is called Chubasco's and you should go there.

we shopped a bit after and remy loved this balloon a charmed sales lady gave him.

another thing that has been going on lately. my bff morgan and i have been getting together weekly to play music. our goal is to have enough songs to record an album by next year. our first little "gig" was at a detention center for adolescent boys. they were a generous audience.

 that's pretty much what's been going on lately. oh and remy is walking more and more! i am loving the 9 month age. he can say a few words and he understands so much more now. he sleeps until 8 or 8:30 most mornings. (!!!) life is just getting better and better.

xo.