Hangin' out

Casa Bonita

We went to Casa Bonita, a landmark restaurant in Denver a few weeks back. The food is okay, nothing to write home about, but it is an entertaining place. There are cliff divers jumping from a 30 foot cliff with flaming torches in their hands, caves for the kids to explore, a waterfall that you can walk behind, strolling marriaches, a gift shop and more! A fun family outing!!!

Slip 'n' Slide

Do you remember summers spent on a slip 'n' slide? My brothers and I logged many hours sliding down the slippery plastic to keep cool during a hot summer day. My girls had the same kind of fun. They don't quite have the slide down but running through the water shooting up fron the sides and landing in the pool of water at the end seemed to bring just as many smiles. What a way to cool off on a hot day!

Summer has flown by

This is the Butterfly Pavillion and my feable attempt to make a picture collage. Sad. Sad. Kym if you are reading this, please tell me how to put my pictures in a collage like you do on your blog. It is SOOOO frustrating, but none the less, here it is.

Well the summer has really flown by. I thought that since I wasn't working, I would have tons of time to blog. Ha! Life with a 3 year old and a 1 year old had a different scenerio planned for me. We have had so much fun playing and enjoying being together. I feel like I am actually the mom and not simply the one who makes dinner and puts them to bed:)

We went to The Butterfly Pavillion back in June. Delaney was quite interested in all the creepy crawly things in the insect room but would NOT touch the tarantulla. She was brave enough to sit on Phil's lap while he held it. When we went into the butterfly area, it felt like a rainforest. We could inmagine that we were on a hot tropical island. Kennedy had a hitchhiker on her stroller for some of the tour:)

Kennedy is FINALLY walking!! We are so excited. She has walked before today but this is the first time we have actually caught it on video. She is so proud and LOVES to follow her big sister everywhere. We are definitely in a new phase and no longer have a "baby." She is officially a toddler. It is bitter sweet because we aren't planning on having more, so this is the last "first" walk we get. She sure looks cute running around the backyard!

A beautiful day in May.....

After work today, the girls and I played in the backyard. They LOVE to be outside. I am looking forward to the day when they can be outside together, alone while I get something done inside. As soon as my stubborn daughter decides to take a step or two on her own, then life will change. It may not be for the better because it will create another set of challenges I'm sure, but I am ready for the next step.

Clean up, cleanup.....

The toy room/office has gotten a little out of hand. The girls share with Phil because of the proximity to the kitchen and family room. I need to be near them but for reasons I don't have to explain, not with them all the time. The toy room will eventually be in the basement whenever it gets finished, (trust me I am not crossing my fingers or counting down the days). I offered to have Phil take over the extra room upstairs, but he wants to be where he is, so the sharing is a must at this point until someone budges.

Grandma and Grandpa gave Kennedy a new toybox for her birthday. Quite obviously one is not near enough. Here are the before pictures of the space used for toys. The after shot is coming.