Sister Visit

We had a visit from Aunt Christy last week and, aside from the torrential downpours, had a great time! We love that she has clients in Denver now...a great excuse to visit her two favorite nephews! Thursday night we had planned to go to the outdoor concert and carnival at our local mall, but since the rain changed our plans we decided to just do dinner instead. Attempt #1 was at a "nice" restaurant with cloth napkins and no kids menus. The first hint that things wouldn't go well was when Davis grabbed a burning candle off of the hostess stand within seconds of us getting there. The teenage hostess said "Ummm...that's fire." Davis just looked at his hand, then looked at me and said "Hot. Hot. Hot." After that incident, two table changes and some dirty looks from other diners, we decided to head to Red Robin. Sorry, Christy! You just can't take us anywhere apparently.

Wearing the bear blanket hat that Aunt Sister fashioned.

4th of July

We had a low-key Independence Day this year but decided to venture out to the local fireworks display. Turns out, they put on a really good show! The boys were about done for the night right when they decided to start shooting off fireworks. We ended up staying for the whole thing & loved it. I think this will be a new tradition for us! From our spot on top of a hill, we could see the fireworks displays from all over the metro area and had a clear view of downtown. Pretty cool! Next year, we'll bring our grill and do it up right like the other people around us.

Carter was getting impatient and Sean & I were getting nervous that maybe this was a bad idea.

What are we waiting for? I thought you said there were going to be fireworks!

Fun Times

Grandad & Grandma Nancy were in town last weekend to help me with the boys while Sean was away for work. They were a huge help, as usual, and the boys had a great time wearing them out while I was working and sleeping. I even had the luxury of going shopping by myself while they were here--what a treat!!! (Notice the jean blanket we are using as curtains...we still have some work to do on the new place. )

Dad reading Carter the "talking book" he recorded for the boys in January...one of our faves!

Carter sporting the pirate shirt that Grandad & Grandma brought back from their cruise.

The boys enjoying some horsing around with Grandad.

Thank you both for taking such good care of Carter & Davis for us! It means so much to know that the boys are so well cared for when we can't be here. See you again in August!!

Pool Time

We broke out the whale pool over the weekend to beat the 90+ degree heat we've been "enjoying" lately. If this keeps up, I may throw caution to the wind and take a dip in there myself. Desperate times call for desperate measures!

Lots to Celebrate

Not only did we celebrate Father's Day yesterday, but it was also Sean's birthday! We didn't do anything too exciting and Sean actually did some work out in the garage (sorry about that!) but we were all together, so we celebrated that.
Thank you, Sean, for being such a rock for our family. You are the most amazing husband and father we could ever ask for. You mean the world to us!!!

Also, a BIG Happy Father's Day to my Dad, Step-Dad and Father-in-Law. You have all had such a positive influence in my life and I love you all. Hope you had a great day!

18 Months Already?!

We took Davis for his 18-month well check yesterday (see his stats in the sidebar). It was a little late because, to be honest, I forgot about it with the move and all. Thankfully, we have a healthy little boy! Davis is doing very well developmentally and talking a lot more now. He can repeat almost everything you say and will walk around saying "knock knock" in an effort to tell jokes just like his big brother. (They both need to work on their punchlines a little bit.) He also loves to brush his teeth and have Mommy carry him, even though he is perfectly capable of running around the house and climbing everything we own.
Davis is going to be my little trouble-maker and my class clown, I'm afraid. He cracks us up and even makes Carter laugh on a daily basis. He gets into trouble by doing things he knows he's not supposed to do, all the while saying "no no", but he is so darn cute that Mommy has a hard time getting mad at him. I'm sure that will come back to bite me later.
I'm not sure where the time has gone, but my baby is now a little boy. Sniff. We love you, Davis!! You are such a joy to our family.

The Playdate to End All Playdates

I hosted our playgroup play date this afternoon and boy did we play! I had nine girls from work and 18 kiddos here for over two hours. We played, ate, played, colored the sidewalk, blew bubbles and ate some more. When everyone left, Carter had a juice box and crashed on the couch. Davis had more treats than any 18-month-old should and was ready to play long after Carter fell asleep. It was a house full of crazy, but everyone had a good time. Hope we can do it again soon!

Voltron

Sean's mom had saved one of his favorite toys from childhood, Voltron, and kept it in mint condition for him for all these years. Yesterday, Carter discovered it and fell in love. He kept asking me how to do this and how to do that and I was so relieved when Sean finally came home from work and could show him how it all works. Thank you, Mom B, for saving this for Sean. I think the boys are going to enjoy it as much as Sean did!

Rub-a-Dub-Dub

Check out the view from the tub! The boys had fun playing in the big tub (a huge improvement over the old 60-year-old tub at the other house) and watching the workers building two new houses behind us. We have a perfect view from the tub window, so Carter was much more interested in that than getting clean. Surprise, surprise!

Memorial Day

My friend, Cydney, was in town from LA over Memorial Day weekend, so we decided to have a small BBQ. It was eight years ago that Amy #1 and I moved Cyd to her cute Hollywood apartment so she could start her new career in reality TV production. I cannot believe it's been that long ago! We had a fun time trying to get the grill to take off since the wind out here can be ridiculous at times. It literally blew the lid off the grill and then blew grill over. Luckily, Amy's mom Karen was here to save the day. She fixed everything on the stove while the rest of us drank beer & watched. Thank you, Karen!!!

Amy #2, Cyd, me, Amy #1

the boys had a blast playing with Amy's niece & nephew

Maggie playing the Wii

Sean talking with his engineer buddies (Mike Reed & Amy's dad, Paul)

Thomas, Maggie & the boys enjoying the Wii

(this was the most action that thing has seen since we got it!)

All the girls, including Karen. Thanks for a wonderful day!