Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Colorado Fun!

This summer I decided to try a trip with the boys. I was very nervous and because I knew Aaron wouldn't be there to help tame them in the car I was ultra prepared. Surprisingly they were really well behaved for a 9.5hour trip. We headed to Colorado Springs to spend some time with my cousin Jamica and her family.
Took a little lunch break at some college in Wyoming. The kids got thier scooters out to ride for a bit.
Both kids were zonked on this picture - it was a little scary. We were driving inside the clouds, for a long time I finally had to call Aaron so I didn't get to scared.
Finn found a new best friend. This is my cousin's dog named Charlie, at all hours of the day and night you could hear Finn asking or calling for "Char Char". He really did love him.
Here are a few of the kids together. Van asked how they were related to these kids, I couldn't figure it out. Bryan, Jamica's husband told me they are cousins once removed (whatever that means? Removed from where?).
At their zoo you could buy waffer things to feed the giraffs, it was so neat. I think I was the only one who screamed with the encounter.
Face painting was available, most of the kids got their faces painted. Most of those kids washed them off immediately. But the 3 that kept them painted sure looked cute!
When Aaron saw this picture he said "Woa, they let you touch the elephants?" This is infact a life size picture of elephants. I think my favorite part of the zoo was the hippos. I didn't get any pictures.
In the bird house you could buy feeding sticks. The birds would land right on them and eat. It was way cool.
Here we are in the mountains were they rent property. The kids had fun wandering around and swinging on swings.
This picture shows Finn's everlasting search for working, and "helping" in any situation.












Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Record Breaking

Naughtyness! I can not believe the naughty behavior Finn is starting to be capable of, AND having an older brother who helps contribute knocks all other naughtyness out of the park. We have lost DS's, park fun, and had lots of time outs. I hope this is not how my summer is going to wind down - we have been having lots of fun doing lots of fun stuff, maybe that is the problem. Any suggestions?

Thursday, July 15, 2010

FOUR MILES! YIPPEE

This is lame, but this morning I ran 4 miles with out stopping on my treadmill - which doesn't say much since running on land is 500% harder. But still 4 miles is 4 miles. Yea me!

Thursday, June 24, 2010

My First Flower Pot

We are going on year 3 in our house, each year I tell Aaron I want to get a big flower pot for the front porch. This year was finally the year. With the help of my friend Brittany I picked out these plants to watch them grow. I am excited to see what it looks like as they get bigger. Thanks Brittany!

Kangaroo Zoo



Today we tried out the Kangaroo Zoo. Lots of bouncey toys to play on, and it was cute to see the boys tagging along with each other to try each new bounce house out.

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Past little bit

This is the part I hate about neglecting my blog - catching up. These are a few pictures of some of the things we have been doing the last few months.
Finn & Kyan - they could get into a lot of trouble, those two!
All the cousins

Finn was the only kid daring enough to submerge his head in the water.
Van, loving his swim lessons - mostly to be in the pool, not so much for the actually swim lesson.

Finn sniffing something from the river by grandpa's house (he has an oddly terrific smeller).

This is the boys helping out in the yard - I'm not sure why the decided to take their shirts off, but it sure is cute.
Took a walk up Muller Park Canyon

These pictures show Van's new gun. The expression on his face above is excitement of hitting a target. Like father, like son.
Finn's first shooting trip with the boys. He might need another year before he's ready for an all day shooting excursion.
Silver/Wood kids on a little shooting extravaganza - Fun stuff

Friday, June 11, 2010

OH MY!

My last post was in April, it is now summer and we have been so busy with swim lessons, cherry hill, zoo, and swimming at nana's. I guess we can go back to school...just kidding. I saw that blogger has new templates, so I selected one that shows how many books I will not be reading this summer. I wish time would allow, but to keep my kids happy I better not. Hope summer plans are going well, I will try to visit more often to keep up on our summer adventures.