Daddy's #1 Fan

LJ LOVES his daddy! When Josh mows the lawn, LJ stands on the deck and watches. He follows Josh around all day. LJ's first words were "Thank you." But the second word he said clearly was "DADDY!!" I'm grateful that LJ has such a great daddy to teach him all the boy things he needs to know. This little boy and his daddy are already best buddies.

A Bunch of Animals

We went to the Denver Zoo with Jennifer and her kids and Leeann and Jay. We had such a great time and uncle Jay was such a great sport and dragged all the kids around in a wagon all day. It was a great day!

Brynn, Mikayla, Gweny, Beck, Ainsley, Eli and LJ

LJ was not a fan of the lions...or he was ready to get out of his stroller.

If Gweny met a polar bear...my money is on the polar bear.

Santa's Workshop

We love taking the kids to Santa's Workshop when we go to visit my family in Colorado Springs. Unfortunately, LJ didn't get to come with us this time. The little amusement park is built on the side of Pikes Peak, so strollers and a boy who doesn't want to stay in a stroller and doesn't know to sit down on rides and things all adds up one big ugly ordeal. He got to play with his Auntie and Uncle instead. So, here are lots and lots and lots of pictures from our fun adventure!

A very orange picture

Even though they were the only ones on the ladybug ride, they chose to ride together. Cute sisters.

The whiplash inducing roller coaster. Gweny wasn't quite tall enough to ride by herself and she wanted to go twice. TWICE!

Mikayla was chosen to help the magician in the magic show. She was so excited! Gweny did so much better this time. Last year, she wouldn't ride any of the rides and this year, she did all of them. Even the scarier ones. Good job! She also knocked over a huge santa display in the gift shop. Before the big santa even fell over, she ran away crying and yelling, "I'm sorry! I'm sorry!" I think the shop workers felt bad because she was so upset. And, we were even because the face paint girl sprayed blue paint all over Mikayla's clothes. It didn't come out. Oh well. Adventures!!!

Next year, LJ will be able to come with us. Thank you, mom and dad, for the super fun day!

Nightmares Come True

For her, it was a dream come true. For me, it was a glimpse into my future nightmares coming true.

She'll be driving in 9 years. Seems like forever away, but I know its right around the corner.

Then, she'll be gone. "Bye mom. Thanks for feeding me and stuff. I'm outta here!"

LJ's Silly Mistake

LJ loves baths. I mean he L-O-V-E, loves them. Don't even think about running the bath water without him in the bath. If the girls are taking a bath without him, he sits outside of the bathroom door and cries the whole time. If you aren't paying close attention to him when the bath is filling up, this happens...(bad picture quality...I didn't want to leave him in there to grab the camera, so these are cell phone pictures)

Mikayla and Gweny spent a lot of time helping their daddy paint the deck this last weekend. They came in completely covered in paint. I started the water and told them to get undressed right next to the washer so that we wouldn't get paint all over the house. Sheese, I turned around for approximately 12 seconds and he climbed right in. He was happy as could be. Silly boy.

Mikayla's Last Day of First Grade

Remember this? The first day of first grade...

And here she is today, on the last day of first grade. She's not too happy about it. I'm sure the time will come very soon when she can't wait for summer vacation, but for now, she said that she will miss her friends and her teachers.

I told her to throw her arms in the air and yell "Woo-hoo!" like other kids are doing today, on the last day of school. She said, "I don't feel woo-hoo today."


Then, I completely humiliated her because I wanted to take a picture of her getting on the bus. She'll get over it.


Mikayla, you did such a great job in first grade. You are a super reader, a good friend to others and such a responsible girl. I love you!

Gweny's Last Day of Preschool

Today was Gweny's last day of preschool with Miss Dana. She has loved preschool this last year and it has been so good for her. They had a little graduation last night. The kids performed a play that they wrote themselves. Gweny had the part of one of the princesses. It was adorable!

Gweny and her beloved Miss Dana.
Way to go, Gweny! We love you!