Denver Aquarium

With only 2 weeks left of my pregnancy and hundred degree weather, I was feeling pretty tired and low on energy.  My Mom could tell I needed a break and offered to have my boys over at her place for a couple hours.  Things got even better when I received a text from her saying that my brother Brent and her were taking the boys to Denver for the day.

Time to myself and the relief that my boys were going to be entertained and engaged for the day!  No arguments from me ;)

They ended up going to the Denver Aquarium and seemed to have a great time.

Showing off some awesome poses ;)

 "In" the water with the fish.

Some more awesome poses ;)

Faces painted.

Squirting water on themselves....perhaps their favorite part of the aquarium.

Father's Day Fishing

Ben catching his first fish!

And yes.... we do let our kids dress themselves :)  Such stylish boys :)

Baby Belly

My ever growing baby belly seems plenty big to me, but I still have 4 weeks until my due date...which is plenty of time for my belly to grow even larger!   I'm getting a little impatient to meet the little girl who keeps me company with her acrobatic moves all night.  

I'm already in love with her and haven't even (really) laid eyes on her yet.  

The waiting game begins...

Natural Grace

Just when Ben's forehead had almost finished healing from a fall (above), he received a fortune cookie with a fortune mentioning his "natural grace".  


Minutes after eating the cookie, he fell down a set of metal "cheese grater" style stairs.  His face, ears, and neck were covered in blood and it was difficult to determine how bad his injuries were.  After calming him down enough to be able to clean him up, we were able to see that his face was "grated" from the top of his head down to his cute nose, and even inside his mouth.  Along with that, a large bump on his forehead appeared.  

He was so stunned and scared, that he had us worried.  The sparkle in his eye disappeared and he even declined going to Grandma and Grandpa's house for birthday cake and ice cream...which made us start to wonder if he had a concussion.  Ben has never been known to pass up a treat!  Luckily, he perked up within the hour and we knew he was fine.

The next morning, Ben's "natural grace" helped him fall down into our crawl space... and the day following that, he fell off a couch in my parents' basement, landing on his face.

Here's to Ben's "natural grace" and hoping that it disappears before his cute face is filled with scars ;-)

Hermit Park

Our traditional camping trip at Hermit Park.

Our self-styled boys dancing to music on the drive up with bellies full of candied ginger.

Some messy fun painting rocks.

The kids enjoyed many more fun activities and exciting adventures.  Unfortunately, for memory's sake, pregnant mom was too tired and sick to follow the kids around with the camera to try and capture the excitement.

Digging in the dirt.

S'mores (love that messy face!).

Unfocused eyes from too much sugar (only one marshmallow).

A peek at wildlife on our drive home.

Until next year.

Whistle vs Higher

Each time we get into the car a little argument between Paul and Ben breaks out about what music we will be listening to.  It plays out like this:

B: "Let's listen to the Whistle song."
P: "No, let's listen to Higher.  We listened to the Whistle song first last time."
B: "No!  Whistle song!"
P: "No, Higher."
B: "No!"
...
Ben is so in love with the "whistle song" that he burst into tears the other day when he didn't get to listen to it right away :)

He Loves You So Much

Paul- your little brother Ben loves you so much that he often crawls into your bed in the middle of the night to snuggle with you (after, of course, he finds mismatched socks in his drawer and puts them on his feet).  Just one of the many ways we know that Ben loves you...