Making the Most of Summer

We had such a fun weekend enjoying some summer activities. On Friday evening we went to Sunflower Farms for family fun night. They have it several Friday nights throughout the summer. It was SO much fun! Anderson loved the playhouses, swings, animals, tractors, etc. We all enjoyed ourselves. On Saturday we went to the Dragon Boat festival with some new friends that just moved here from Chicago. It was hot in the sun but we still managed to have fun. We couldn't believe that we had to take a shuttle from Invesco Field just to get there.

The rest of the weekend was spent shopping and bathroom work (James). It's funny because we started with summer with the bathroom remodel and are ending the summer with the bathroom remodel. At least it will be done!

I have just two weeks until I have to report to school for duty. The kids start in 3 weeks. Yikes!

Feeding the hungry goats.

Driving the old tractor.

Riding on the old bulldozer.

Walking across a hanging bridge.

Horse ride--they did have real pony rides but

maybe we'll try that another time.

We had to drag Anderson out of the corn house!

Come here kitty!

A nice kitty!

Pretty horse.

Sitting with momma in the old car.

One pic of a dragon boat.

More weekend fun with elephant rides.

Catch Up

I'm going to try to get better about blogging. Sometimes it's just easier to post pictures on facebook.
Ever since we got back from Florida, we've been busy with friends and family. Our friends Seth and Dominique were in town and it was so great to spend time with them. Then, my mom and brother came to visit and we went up to Breckenridge for the weekend. It was such a great time. Anderson is keeping us very busy and the summer is just flying by. He will be 2 in less than two months and next week we will find out if our second baby is a boy or girl. Fun!

Anderson loved the beach!

Relaxing before the fireworks.

Breakfast on the patio.

4th of July

I already miss the beach!

Excited to be home.

Having dinner with friends.

Anderson loves the rocking horse that his grandpa

made him. My mom and brother came to visit and

drove so they could bring it.

A beautiful hike near Breckenridge.

Yay, we made it!

A beautiful morning view.

Crazy Guy!!!!

Surprise

We had a great, relaxing trip to Sanibel Island, Florida. Of course we took Anderson and some people would wonder how in the world it could be relaxing with a 21 month old. It really was though. Traveling with a toddler makes our trips different than they used to be, but he's such an easy going guy. He slept great and the time difference was in our favor this time because he could stay up later and he slept in later. Most days he wasn't out of bed before 9:00. I think being out in the ocean wore him out so he never complained when we put him down for naps. All in all, it was great trip. We ate seafood almost every day, walked/ran along the beach, swam, ate ice cream, read, etc. I'll have to post pics once I get them all downloaded.

On to our fun news.... Anderson is getting a special Christmas gift of a sibling this year. (due date is Dec. 20). We couldn't happier! Anderson has been such a blessing and is such a joy in our lives! Each day is such a gift and we feel so happy to bring another special person into this world. We even get to find out the gender on August 4th, if we choose to. Who am I kidding? Of course we'll find out!

That's about it for us. I'll post pictures soon!

Weekend Fun

We are really enjoying the weekend. James and I went out last night to a restaurant called Tastes and had a great night out. Today we all went to Berry Patch Farms and had so much fun! Anderson loved the friendly animals and picking strawberries. He was a great helper and tester! This afternoon we set up his pool in our backyard and he really enjoyed it. Fun, fun, fun!

One of the friendly pigs.

Anderson tried to give the cute pig a hug.

He had fun chasing the chickens and rooster.

He was a good helper.

Yummy strawberries.

I'll take these mom!

Fun backyard pool time.

Loving It!

We are having SO much fun this summer! Anderson is ready for fun every morning and we are definitely busy! He is constantly on the go and doesn't have the longest attention span. He really enjoys getting out of the house and will beg to go on the deck, outside, or in the garage. He has really started to like basketball after we saw some kids playing at the park so we got him his own inside basketball goal. He treats everything like a ball and so we are currently working on JUST throwing balls. Anderson is such a little ham and is always doing something funny or getting into trouble. He is the greatest little guy and is all boy!

Last weekend James traveled to Southwest CO and did a really long, three day excruciating bike ride. We were going to go but I wasn't feeling well and not looking forward to traveling the 6 1/2 hours to get there along with a few hours of travel each day to meet James. Honesty, I really didn't know how I would make it through the weekend alone because I felt so awful! We did make the best of it as much as I could. When I felt better Anderson and I went to the park and I even took him out to dinner one night. He was a great little dinner date. Almost everyone we know was out of town that weekend but we survived.

This past weekend it was nice to have James home. We went to one of our favorite farmer's markets in Golden, CO, and had a great time. We also went to dinner with our good friends from St. Louis who were in town on their way to Vail. It's been so nice this summer because we have a great babysitter and we are taking advantage by going to movies, out to dinner, etc. It seems like we've been out to do something almost every week. I do love summer!

Trying to blow on a dandelion.

I want to be a BIG boy!

My sweet dinner date.

Deck time in the morning.

My first haircut!

I was a good boy!

Yay for the train ride with daddy.

Humm..I was braver with my clothes in this time! I just

jumped right in the water.

Fun with sidewalk chalk.

More fun!

Shoot the ball!

Score!

I love to hide my cheetah and then find him

hours later.

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!