Jill sent me this video the other day of Cooper showing off his skills at the skate park near our house. Just a few days ago he couldn't ride up or down these, now we flies around them.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Halloween Treats
Halloween is such a fun time for us these days. Its an event (do you really call it a holiday? I don't) that I never cared for much until we had kids. Now its a big event for our whole family. In the last couple years, we've been blessed with some gorgeous weather, including temps in the 60s this year.
We decided this year to head south to Sarah's place to trick or treat with her and Reese as well as Tressa and her daughter Riley, who is just a bit older than Cooper. We had a wide range of costumes, but I think each kid's costume properly represented them. On to some pics...
Cooper was a Dragonosaurus, here demonstrating his "ROAR!"
Princess Riley joined in to help
Pieces and Riley hug it out
Then it was time to play before tricking and treating
Lauren went as an elephant. Jill went as a supermodel.
Trying to get all the kids to pose at one time is not the easiest thing to do
My family.
And off we went...
Cooper and Riley just stormed into people's houses at first, one track mind to the candy.
Riley is ready to smile at a moments notice
Pieces hauled in a ton of candy
Lauren smiling back at me
Strangely well organized for our bunch
Lauren is quite tall and started to blow out her costume by the end of the night
Then back to the house to hand out candy
Baths, books and night time
We decided this year to head south to Sarah's place to trick or treat with her and Reese as well as Tressa and her daughter Riley, who is just a bit older than Cooper. We had a wide range of costumes, but I think each kid's costume properly represented them. On to some pics...
Cooper was a Dragonosaurus, here demonstrating his "ROAR!"
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Princess Riley joined in to help
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Pieces and Riley hug it out
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Then it was time to play before tricking and treating
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Lauren went as an elephant. Jill went as a supermodel.
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Trying to get all the kids to pose at one time is not the easiest thing to do
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My family.
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And off we went...
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Cooper and Riley just stormed into people's houses at first, one track mind to the candy.
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Riley is ready to smile at a moments notice
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Pieces hauled in a ton of candy
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Lauren smiling back at me
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Strangely well organized for our bunch
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Lauren is quite tall and started to blow out her costume by the end of the night
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Then back to the house to hand out candy
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Baths, books and night time
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Tuesday, November 01, 2011
Feed Me!
Lauren has yet to get any teeth, but that has not stopped her from being voracious about getting some real food. When shown any type of real food, she attacks it. When this kid gets some teeth, she is going to be dangerous around.
Here are some pics from a recent feeding and the carnage that ensued...
Cooper poses with his pumpkin he got at the pumpkin patch.
Here are some pics from a recent feeding and the carnage that ensued...
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Cooper poses with his pumpkin he got at the pumpkin patch.
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Friday, October 28, 2011
Mondays should always be like this...
We've been blessed with one of the most magnificent late Summer / early Fall periods that I can remember. Like all good things, this too was coming to an end and the writing was on the wall. With 70s for the weekend and me scheduled to head back to Casper, I caught a glimpse of the weather forecast which showed an 80 degree Monday followed by 8 - 10 inches of snow on Wednesday. Having stockpiled some vacation, I decided to take a day off and enjoy what could be the last fling for Summer temps.
We started the morning off with a trip to the local pumpkin patch, hoping to catch small crowds. Here are some pics from our adventure to the Rocky Mountain Pumpkin Patch on the west side of Longmont.
Cooper posing
Jill smiles while the kids obviously see something more interesting to the left
Lauren still not convinced she is happy to be here
On to the petting zoo where Cooper got to feed some sheep and goats
Still not so pleased...
The its time to go ring some bells and make loud noises
Blue skies and big smiles
Even found a tractor to drive
Then time to measure up on the pumpkin height meter
Jill helps Lauren measure up
Then the whole gang hangs out together
All aboard!
Then into the hay bale maze
Next to pumpkin painting
Then we grabbed a wagon and headed out to load up a few pumpkins
Plenty of pumpkins to choose from
Back to the tractor
And of course the bouncy house
And finally Lauren decides she is happy to be here after all
We started the morning off with a trip to the local pumpkin patch, hoping to catch small crowds. Here are some pics from our adventure to the Rocky Mountain Pumpkin Patch on the west side of Longmont.
Cooper posing
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Jill smiles while the kids obviously see something more interesting to the left
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Lauren still not convinced she is happy to be here
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On to the petting zoo where Cooper got to feed some sheep and goats
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Still not so pleased...
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The its time to go ring some bells and make loud noises
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Blue skies and big smiles
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Even found a tractor to drive
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Then time to measure up on the pumpkin height meter
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Jill helps Lauren measure up
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Then the whole gang hangs out together
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All aboard!
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Then into the hay bale maze
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Next to pumpkin painting
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Then we grabbed a wagon and headed out to load up a few pumpkins
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Plenty of pumpkins to choose from
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Back to the tractor
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And of course the bouncy house
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And finally Lauren decides she is happy to be here after all
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