Saturday, June 26, 2010

Few days with family

My dad, step-mom and several of my siblings were here visiting for the last few days.  We had a great time with them and were sad to see them go today.  Here are some photos of our time together...

Thursday morning - walked to the pool, but it was closed.  The kids played around the pond instead.


Thursday afternoon - the kids did some painting.


Thursday evening - went rock climbing with Mary.


She did an excellent job on her first time doing outdoor climbing!


Friday - walked around Manitou and spent some time at the penny arcade.








Friday evening - went rock climbing with Mary and Amanda.




Friday night - S'MORES!




Saturday morning - hiking with Mary.






Family photo before they headed back home...

Happy birthday Grandpa!

Today is my dad's birthday.

Happy birthday Grandpa!!!

Friday, June 25, 2010

Favorite Photo Friday


Painted Piggies - August 2009

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Next big project

Our next big home project involves our kitchen and LOTS of this...

Sunday, June 20, 2010

Happy Daddy's Day

Happy Daddy's Day!  We started off the day by making Daddy his favorite breakfast... biscuits and gravy!


LittleBigMan even told Daddy "Happy Fodders Day"!  So cute!

Daddy and son

(LittleBigMan loves hats!)

Estes Park Trip

This weekend we went camping in Estes Park.  What a beautiful area!


LittleBigMan LOVED the tent


Ready for night night


Happy little camper


We saw several elk (nearly hit one in our car)


We did a little hiking



LittleBigMan was so tired


There is beautiful scenery in every direction!




A camping trip isn't complete without s'mores.  Unfortunately we didn't get to make any while camping, but did when we got home.


He liked them!

26 months old

What has our 26 MONTH OLD been up to lately?  Lots!

Sayings:
Says "No more monkeys jumpin' on da bed"
"Daddy, wut dat?" (daddy, what's that?)
"Go away, Chloe"
"Sit, right dare" (sit right there)
Counts to 9 (or 10 if prompted)
When asked how old he is, he usually says "Four"
Tries to sing Itsy Bitsy Spider, Muffin Man, and Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.
Wakes up almost every morning asking for "Cheese!"
Frequently says "Come here, mama!" So he can show me what he's doing
Calls a toot a "Burp" (thanks to his daddy)
Says "Daddy, you stink"
Says "Spank you, hard" when he thinks someone else is being bad
Loves to sing made up songs (that no one else can understand)
Has started saying "I love you" without being prompted

Doings:
Loves to build things with his blocks, especially airplanes and "helicocters"
Sometimes loves to say "hi" and wave at random strangers, other times is quite shy
Wears underwear at home and does a good job of going on the potty.  He had a setback after our last roadtrip, but is getting back on track slowly.
Starting to run with a more normal movement (instead of left arm pumping and feet flailing side to side)
Loves to build more intricate designs with his Legos.
Tries to exercise with us - he's especially good at yoga
Loves our scooter and runs to it every time he goes in the garage
Loves the wooden tool set he got from Grandma & Grandpa (especially the hammer)
Learning his colors (so far he knows "oranges", white and sometimes green)
Recently started humming his own songs
Loves to listen to "mukik" (music)
Has become a good helper (wants to help clean up, cook, get things from his room, etc)
Pats your back as he hugs you.
Can be quite bossy to anyone and everyone.

Friday, June 11, 2010

Favorite Photo Friday


Summer Stylin' - July 09

Thursday, June 10, 2010

Summertime is for swimming

We are so glad to have warm weather.  Our neighborhood pool recently opened and we decided to go for a swim today.

Ready to get in the pool


Me and LittleBigMan



Done swimming - didn't want to leave the water


May have bribed him with some cheetos our neighbor gave him


We had fun and hope that daddy can go with us next time!

Friday, June 4, 2010

Friday Fun

This evening, LittleBigMan was begging to paint.  We enjoyed the beautiful weather outdoors and created some art!



Favorite Photo Friday


Peak View
(view from Pikes Peak) - June 2009