Who says you can't have fun in the sun in January in Colorado? This picture was taken last week at the Denver Zoo.  It was free day at the zoo!


 

I thought this was a pretty funny story, so I thought I would share.  I was in the kitchen looking for a snack when I feel a tug at my pants.  Little miss Inara wants my attention and she points into the dining room.  So, I follow her in there and I notice she is holding a flash card (she must have dug it out of her set of flash cards).  She proceeds to point out the window at the tree, then she points at the flash card which has a picture of a squirrel on it. She then raises her hands in the air, like "where is the squirrel?"  I started laughing because we have a squirrel that frequently visits that tree for food and Inara likes to watch it.

It appears she is trying to make friends with the squirrel, so I dont get attacked anymore. :)

Inara went to the doctor yesterday.  She got 4 shots, which she was not too happy about.  She is healthy and has no issues which is great news.  As for her size, this is how she pans out as a 15-month old.  She is in the 45th percentile in height (30 1/2 inches), she is in the 45th percentile in weight (22 lbs), and she is in the 85th percentile in head size. So, she still has a big noggan.  It doesn't seem that big to me, but I guess it is.

 

Went to Breckenridge today, and it was a cold day.  With wind chills in the negatives, it was buurrrr cold, however, the snow was fresh and it was powdery goodness.  I realize i need to invest in some warmer gloves for colder weather skiing.  Now that i have a season pass, i can justify spending a little more on better equipment.  Erin comes into town on wednesday, and I think we might it Keystone next weekend.  I need to get into better shape as my legs were very rusty today.  Anyone want to come out and go skiing?

 

I broke down and bought a portable HD video camera.  It is capable of recording in 720p high definition and is very small.  It is the creative VADO HD.  I still trying to figure out how to make them available on the web, as phanfare does not host HD videos yet.

I also plan on taking it skiing with me so I can capture some ski action in High Def.  I was planning on going skiing tomorrow, however, the weather is not looking so good for tomorrow (-20 wind chill and snow).  BOOOOO!!!

 

I have been working on a side job since September.  We finally went live tonight.  Check it out at http://www.rmangling.com/.  Anyone want to go flyfishing?  Thane and I have pretty much started our own side business.  We have another site ready for production here soon too.  We have had trouble coming up with a business name for ourselves.  Any ideas?  Right now, the best we have is "One of is Shane".  Haha.  If you know anyone who needs a website for their business, let me know, as long you think we don't suck!

It snowed last week.  Although i was at work, Marisa took Inara out it the snow.  See the picture below.  Do you think she liked it?  Haha, wait till i pull her around in the sled!  Well,  Inara and I are off to the hospital.  Baby Jack was born this morning.  Yah!

Inara has been very interactive lately.  She is always on the move.  She likes to be chased and she likes to to play hide and seek.  I am also teaching her how to play soccer.  She is really good for her age. :)  She also understands words very well.  Check out the videos below for proof!

Over the last weekend we decided to head up to the mountains to check out the scenery and what a great idea it was.  I was reading about Golden Gate Canyon Park, and we checked it out as it is only an hour away.  They have hiking, biking, and horseback riding.  We took Inara on her first official hike.  The changing of the colors was amazing!  It has been a long time since I have really felt like the season was changing.  It makes me look forward to our first blizzard and maybe a white christmas.  I am already looking forward to putting my Colorado Ski pass to good use.  Also, maybe I can take Inara sledding!  I am rambling now, so I will leave you with a few pics.  The rest are available in my photo gallery.  There is a cool video too.  Enjoy!

Well, we just got back from our trip to Wisconsin.  It was great, and of course was over too quickly.  We went canoeing down a river, fishing, golfing and boating.  Inara enjoyed all of the trees and scenary.  She did fine sleeping in the pack n' play.  It wasn't her crib, but she slept great.  The big news is that last night Inara started walking on her own.  What are we going to do now?  I tried putting her to bed at 8pm and she wanted nothing to do with it, so i decided to take her downstairs and let her stand and play with remote controls (her favorite toy).  Instead, she decided to balance on her own without leaning on the things so i tried letting her walk to me.  To my suprise, she started walking and balancing on her own.  I wasn't expecting it last night, but Sep. 10th, Inara officially walks on her own.  5 days shy of her 1st birthday.  Watch the video for some walking action.