Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Steamboat!

What a trip!  John and Candy are in Steamboat for a whole week - and lucky us - they invited us to join them for as much as we could.  Unfortunately, school and work got in the way of us staying for too long.  But fortunately, that meant we could pick up Ashley and Rebecca from the airport and spend a little more time with them.
The kids have taken 2 ski lessons at Loveland and after skiing with us the last couple of days in Steamboat - their skill level has really advanced!  We are so excited and proud of them!














Friday, January 19, 2018

Bikers!

Mike had the day off today.  What a blessing - a 70 degree day in January and Mike got to relax and enjoy it.  We rode our bikes over to Weber elementary to pick up Jak and Mike carried the Strider bike for Jak to ride home.  After Lillian got home from school we decided to all take a bike ride together.  Mike asked Jak if he wanted to ride his big boy bike (which we ask him every time) and he finally shocked us and said yes.  Mike gave him a couple minutes of instruction and off we went! Joseph is finally riding a bike with pedals!

Saturday, January 13, 2018

Wednesday, January 10, 2018

LOVE

These kids really do love each other most of the time.  I witness moments like this daily.

Makes me want to let them watch more TV, well almost!  
I also snapped this quick pick of Joseph, Jack & Sam.  They're all growing so fast, I need to take pictures just to remember how small they were (and how goofy they were!) when they first began playing together.


Friday, January 5, 2018

Mid Air Adventure

I've been wanting to check this place out - so when Megy offered to take my kids as a thank you for watching hers yesterday, I said absolutely!  They were a little hesitant at first, but after one slide on the zip line, they were hooked!  What a fun, indoor, action packed place!






Thursday, January 4, 2018

Stock Show Parade

The kids are still out of school this week for Winter Break.  Mia and Zoey spent the day with us, while their parents had to work, and I somehow thought it would be fun to attend the Stock Show Kick Off Parade.  I've always wanted to see them parade the prize animals right through Downtown Denver, so I packed some lunches and loaded all the kids in the mini van.  We met up with my Mom and Dad easily, and thought it would be a breeze to find a good spot to view some big ol' steer strutting down the streets of downtown.  How wrong I was! The National Western Stock Show attracts a rough crowd, we witnessed a few verbal scuffles and a grown man threaten to beat a young man with his cane.  I said, "Sir, do you mind, this is a family event.".  That mean old man took one look at the 4 sweet kids I had with me and said, "Mind your own &#@ business!". So we kept walking!  We found a spot that wasn't too over crowded, however, the adults at the front of the line wouldn't budge an inch to let the kids see between their legs.  Quite un-parade like of you ask me!  We attempted to meet Megy - but unfortunately she was on the other side of the street and there was no possibility of crossing - so we waved to her from afar.
We still had a great time and managed to get in and out and park with little trouble and no meltdowns.  That's a win win in my book!