We finally have a place to call home and a little girl who is now 6

As summer came to an end we had a lot of exciting things happen in this household!!
A big day in the Goddard household was July 24,2015!! Our baby turned 6 and we got the keys to our beautiful new home..

We had a house built in Parker which is 45 minutes south of where we were living before. It was a lot  of fun for us all to watch the house being built from the ground up. We found a wonderful neighborhood with kids everywhere which is exactly what we had imagined it to be.

Ashlee turned 6 and had her birthday at the aquarium with a few of her little friends. She's completely obsessed with mermaids so this was right up her alley as they have mermaids swimming in the tanks.
She would still like to be a mermaid when she grows up, which makes mommy happy that her little imagination is still in full swing. She's also still very much in love with Elsa and all the other Disney princesses.

She started first grade this year which has been a big adjustment for her going to school full day. She  also started at a new school since she moved and struggled just a bit missing her friends. She's doing well now and loves school very much.She's very busy outside of school in girl scouts, gymnastics and swimming of course.

Ray had a big first as well as she started pre school back in August. Such a big change from the little girl who would hang on my leg and scream for me not to leave her anywhere, to this big girl who  wishes she could go to school everyday.

I found a little home school pre-school which is perfect for her. She only has 4 other kids in her class and so they get lots of attention :)
 She brings home the amazing things home from this school.
Ray is still doing gymnastics and loves it very much!! Anywhere we go she has to showoff her cartwheel or handstand. The teacher had asked Jake last week "she must watch a lot of gymnastics shows on tv" oh yes she sure does!! She's obsessed with Mckenna and now Gabby Douglas.
Reagan is one of the most passionate 3 year olds I've ever met, she truly gives everything 100%

She loves her barbies and her American girl doll Julie who was passed down to her from her cousin.

We went on a kick a#% camping trip trip over the summer with our friends from Phoenix. That was truly one of the best trips with some good company.
We rode the silverton train which was something I did when I was little. It was neat to see it as an adult as I appreciated the beautiful scenery. Our kids were as good as any 3 and 5 year old could be on a 3 hour train ride.

We finally booked our family vacation in January, whoo hoo!! we're going on a cruise for the  very first time and couldn't be more excited.

We have all of our ski passes bought for the season and hoping we can use them often :)
The girls are both excited to hit the slopes this winter!!

I couldn't be more proud of my hubby Jake!! He hosted his first 5K run for his non profit he is the co founder for, My Mind Wars. It's a non profit to raise money for suicide awareness, it's in honor of his brother Josh who took his own life in November of 2006.

I don't like to end these on a sad note but I feel I can't forget to add someone who was a  very important part of our family was taken to the rainbow bridge a few months back. Our lab Sadie went to heaven and left huge holes in all of our hearts. The kids took this very hard and still to this day pray for her everynight that she is happy and playing with all the other dogs and gets to eat whenever she wants
God bless you Sadie Sue we still miss you very much!!

We are 3 going on 10!!!

My baby turned 3 in December.....wow time does fly, it seems like yesterday I was almost 42 weeks pregnant waiting ever so patiently for baby G to arrive. Now she's here and already over 3 years old.
Reagan AKA cha-cha, Ray Ray, and bear bear has always been our more troubled child to put it nicely :0 She gave us a run for our money the day that she was born.

 The great thing about Ray is she always keeps us on our feet, and we never know what to expect day to day!! She keeps life interesting
She's the most independent little thing I know, she dresses herself, puts her own shoes on, makes her bed and gets herself in her car seat and buckles herself right in. Ash on the other hand still would prefer help  with all of that, bless her little heart

Reagan is still at home with me, she attends a mom's day out program at the church every Friday for a few hours. She doesn't like any minute of it, and would rather be at home with her sister  and I. All they do is crafts and reading, but apparently home is a better place for her.

Her favorite food is bean burritos and she doesn't like fruit or veggies which makes meal planning interesting....mama's got to be creative!!!

She still does her weekly swim lessons and is doing really well. She's got the floating on her back down finally....
She also takes Gymnastics with one of her little buddies Ava, she absolutely loves it and asks everyday when is Gymnastics??
We've been to the mountains a few times this winter and we're trying to get her to enjoy skiing but at this point one run down the bunny slope is good for her. She would rather sit in the truck and watch a movie. She'll come around, she's one to do things when she's good and ready :)

She's in love with the movie "The Wizard of Oz" and watches it anytime she gets a chance. She dresses up as Dorthy on a daily basis and skips around the house. Anytime there is any sort of path, she thinks it's her yellow brick road. Best part of all at night I have to sing the theme song to the movie, not a normal goodnight lullaby :) crazy kid

Reagan is finally making little friends of her own and it makes her so happy...best part of it one of her best little buds has a big sister in Ashlee's class. I just can't get over how cute they all are together.

Life is crazy busy and we're ready for winter to over and warm weather to come :) We plan on doing lots of camping and hiking this summer in beautiful Colorado.