Summer Fun!

Wow, it's been awhile since I've posted! Since the school year ended we have been busy doing lots of fun summer activities. Anderson is loving his summer too. I've made a point this summer to get out and do something each day. Grandma and Grandpa C came for a visit and we had fun with them. Besides that, we've been busy playing outside, weekly play group with friends, going to the park, the zoo, the fountains, and the library. I found a couple great programs for toddlers at our local library and Anderson has so much fun each time we go. We're looking forward to some weekend trips and a relaxing trip to Sanibel Island, FL. Relaxing on the beach sounds so nice and we haven't had a long vacation like that in awhile.

Some of my goals this summer are to try at least one new recipe a week, read a book a week (since I really don't read a whole lot during the school year), and just have fun with my little man! We LOVE summer!

Anderson wanted to wear his Lion onesy to the zoo.

Funny smile.

Cute baby bighorn sheep.

Having fun at Tiny Town.

Sweet.

The steam engine train ride at Tiny Town.

Everything was his size.

Looking at the fountains and is very nervous.

Anderson got close but never got in the tall

fountains. He did get wet though.

The little snacker. He's figured out how to help

himself.

Stinker!

End of School Year

Yay! I had my last day with the kids on Tuesday and just have to go say goodbye to them on Thursday and clean up our room on Friday. It sure doesn't seem like summer but boy am I excited! The weather here has been unusually cool, so hopefully it will warm up this weekend.

Last weekend we went to visit my family in Missouri. I'll have to post a few pictures of Anderson from that weekend but will have to wait since I used my mom's camera. The weather was very humid and warm. We actually passed through Joplin, MO, on our way back to the airport on Sunday before the devastating tornado. It's just horrible and it seems like they keep getting severe weather. I grew up in tornado alley and just don't remember having so many tornadoes in the spring.

Anderson's told me he's really excited for the summer. We plan on keeping very busy since he's a very active little guy. We are doing a play group one day a week, library activities one day, and kindermusik. I've also been thinking about doing a swim class or something. We'll see about that. I'm hoping he will start sleeping in too.

Here's a few pics from about a week ago.

Fun at the park.

Hi Mommy!

Look, a caterpillar. This was right before he proceeded

to step on it. It lived though.

Uh Oh.

This and That

It seems like we've been really busy but I guess it's a lot of little things compounded to make it seem like we've had no time. Last weekend we went to have dinner with our friends Melanie, Matt, and Madison. We had a great time. We were just about to leave their house when Anderson took a nose dive on the concrete. Poor guy! I sure wish we could put him in a bubble for the next 20 years.

Mother's Day was fantastic! The weather was just gorgeous so we went on a bike ride to the park. Anderson and James got me a gift certificate to a photography workshop. I'm so excited to use it soon! James bought me a really nice camera a few years ago and I will finally learn how to use it. I feel so lucky to have such a great husband and son.

This weekend is going to be spent working on the house. We ordered new vanities, mirrors, and James is getting tile tonight. He will tile the floor this weekend and then in a few weeks he is going to tile the shower and around the bathtub. I can't wait for a new bathroom!

That's about it for us. We enjoyed two days of rain here in Denver and got our month's total of rain. Everyone here loves when it rains because it hardly ever does. Now we can enjoy a sunny, mild weekend.

Anderson's first ice cream cone. He had a lick

but then didn't really care about it.

Anderson and Madison before his fall.

Ready to go!

Loving his gifts from our recycling collector.

Fun, fun, fun!

Love this smile!

Playing with Molly.

Tug of War

Funny Little Guy

At 19 months, Anderson is such a ham! James and I are having so much fun teaching him new things each day. His little mind is a sponge and seems to soak up everything. It really is amazing to watch his little mind work and learn new things. Lately he's learned how to hoot like an owl, moo like a cow, flap his hands like a duck, and do motions to several songs that we sing all the time. He also has a really good memory. If there's something he wants and we tell him to wait until after whatever, he totally remembers and will remind us. He's such a funny little guy and we've really noticed that he's starting to do big boy things. Today we went to have lunch with James and he held our hands and walked all the way to the restaurant. Babies sure do grow up so much! He is getting more independent but is still a mommy's boy. Hopefully that never changes!

Party at the Aquarium.

Fish!

Big boy cup.

Anderson loves his cars.

Vroom..vroom..vroom

I can help mom!

I'm a good helper.

Such a boy!

Look mom ( he did this all by himself)

Banana phone

Happy Easter

It's been a low key weekend, which has been really nice for a change. We went and had dinner with our new friends from church, who happen to live only 2 minutes away. On Sunday we went to church and had a relaxing afternoon. We usually have sunny weather but it's been kind of gloomy this weekend. It's nice once in awhile because it gives us an excuse to stay inside and relax.
Anderson enjoyed his Easter basket and is now obsessed with his new book, Go, Dog, Go. He has always loved books but seems to love them even more lately. As a teacher, I couldn't be happier about that! There are a few that I would LOVE to hide for a few days though!

What's in my basket?

Yay, an egg.

It doesn't take much to make me happy!

The plastic eggs are for eating.

Somebody got dressed up for church but didn't
want to leave the house.

Fun

I really enjoyed my Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday (along with the weekend of course) with Anderson. On Wednesday we went to the library for center/story/song time. He had a great time and ran all over the place. On Thursday we went to Kindermusik and lunch with daddy. Then on Friday we went to Monkey Business with some friends. I have to say that I love working part time. I feel so fortunate to get to spend time with my sweet boy and time with my kids at school.

This weekend we took Anderson to our neighborhood Easter egg hunt. After showing him what to do, he understood the concept of finding the eggs and putting them in his basket. On Sat. night we had a good friends Kathleen, Bill, and Annie, over for dinner. It's great having them in our neighborhood. Annie is over a year older than Anderson but they played really well together. She held his hand and ran him all over the house. It was so cute!

That's about it for us. Have a great week!

Snuggle time.

What's that?

Silly.

Ready, set, GO!

I want the egg!

Sweet!

More eggs.

Come on Anderson! Let's go!

Exhausted!

Spring

We love the spring! This past weekend we enjoyed a few of our favorite things:

Hiking on a beautiful morning in Boulder.

Anderson LOVED riding in the backpack!

Yardwork (not always one of our favorite things

but we accomplished a lot)

Playing outside

Grilling. Yum!