Wednesday, September 4, 2013
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
Gwen's First Day of Pre-K!
Gwen had her first day of Pre-K at Ben Franklin on August 22nd. I can't believe my baby girl is in a real school! I have already received fantastic feedback from her teacher about her excitement to learn and read. Gwen is the oldest and definitely acts it and looks it. I do think the program will be great for her to slow down and take her time with her writing and reading as she tends to just fly through it. I am excited to watch her learn and grow.
I absolutely love her new teacher, Mrs. Olsen. She has such great energy and is huge into reading. For birthdays she recommends we wrap a book up and give it to our child. The child then unwraps it in front of the class and they read the book. I would inscribe Gwen's name and birthdate. The book would stay in the classroom. I think it is an amazing idea!!!
I absolutely love her new teacher, Mrs. Olsen. She has such great energy and is huge into reading. For birthdays she recommends we wrap a book up and give it to our child. The child then unwraps it in front of the class and they read the book. I would inscribe Gwen's name and birthdate. The book would stay in the classroom. I think it is an amazing idea!!!
Monday, September 2, 2013
Labor Day in Winter Park
We just got back from an amazing weekend in Winter Park for Labor Day. Our friends Jenni and Andrew asked up to their place. We were a bit nervous at first because you never know what will happen when you get two families with 4 kids (ages 1-5) together for a weekend in the mountains. It could be chaos or crazy fun. Luckily it was the latter!!!
Our weekend consisted of exploring the woods, climbing on rocks, making fires, eating smores, fishing, and playing at new playgrounds. All the kids laughed and were so happy. Gwen absolutely loved "camping" and even wore jeans. I hadn't seen her in jeans in years!!! On one of our hikes through the woods we even ran across deer bones. The kids were amazed. We did get to see real deer as well. Mike and the kids saw a herd of 9 which they said was amazing.
There were only two negatives to the weekend and in the end, they weren't actually that bad. The first would be the traffic. Normally it would take 1.5 hours to get to their place, but it took us 2 hours 45 minutes to get there and slightly less to get home. To be honest, it turned out to be worth it and we had a blast in the car. We played games, Leo sang the alphabet song, Leo threw many goldfish pretzels around, and we even stuck our bare feet outside the window. The weekend was a much needed break from the craziness that is life and I am so glad I got to truly enjoy my family without distractions. I barely yelled at them, I laughed with them....etc. It was wonderful!! We are looking for our next invite :-)
The second was the circus debacle. When the guys were golfing we decided to take all 4 kids to the circus at the last minute.......in the rain. I parked with the kids and Jenni went to see if there were tickets (for the record, I successfully got 4 children out of the car and walking towards the entrance). Unfortunately, they were sold out. One would think 4 kids who just got their hopes crushed, would be sad. They weren't! We instead got them excited for ice cream and they thought that was great. We got to the ice cream place and unfortunately it was not peanut free and tons of cross contamination. I felt bad for poor Leo so I took him outside to play while everyone else ate ice cream. I stood there in the cold rain so that my little man could have a smile on his face. I had no complaints and were so impressed with positive attitudes the kids had. After ice cream we all explored the woods and climbed rocks. Another potential negative situation turned fabulous!!
I can honestly say it was one of the best, most relaxing weekends, that I have had in a long time. I feel refreshed.......well kind of, the adults did stay up late having cocktails both nights, so I am feeling a bit sluggish at the moment. I am finding that my kids are like a fine wine (that I drank this weekend) and are getting better with age.............
Our weekend consisted of exploring the woods, climbing on rocks, making fires, eating smores, fishing, and playing at new playgrounds. All the kids laughed and were so happy. Gwen absolutely loved "camping" and even wore jeans. I hadn't seen her in jeans in years!!! On one of our hikes through the woods we even ran across deer bones. The kids were amazed. We did get to see real deer as well. Mike and the kids saw a herd of 9 which they said was amazing.
There were only two negatives to the weekend and in the end, they weren't actually that bad. The first would be the traffic. Normally it would take 1.5 hours to get to their place, but it took us 2 hours 45 minutes to get there and slightly less to get home. To be honest, it turned out to be worth it and we had a blast in the car. We played games, Leo sang the alphabet song, Leo threw many goldfish pretzels around, and we even stuck our bare feet outside the window. The weekend was a much needed break from the craziness that is life and I am so glad I got to truly enjoy my family without distractions. I barely yelled at them, I laughed with them....etc. It was wonderful!! We are looking for our next invite :-)
The second was the circus debacle. When the guys were golfing we decided to take all 4 kids to the circus at the last minute.......in the rain. I parked with the kids and Jenni went to see if there were tickets (for the record, I successfully got 4 children out of the car and walking towards the entrance). Unfortunately, they were sold out. One would think 4 kids who just got their hopes crushed, would be sad. They weren't! We instead got them excited for ice cream and they thought that was great. We got to the ice cream place and unfortunately it was not peanut free and tons of cross contamination. I felt bad for poor Leo so I took him outside to play while everyone else ate ice cream. I stood there in the cold rain so that my little man could have a smile on his face. I had no complaints and were so impressed with positive attitudes the kids had. After ice cream we all explored the woods and climbed rocks. Another potential negative situation turned fabulous!!
I can honestly say it was one of the best, most relaxing weekends, that I have had in a long time. I feel refreshed.......well kind of, the adults did stay up late having cocktails both nights, so I am feeling a bit sluggish at the moment. I am finding that my kids are like a fine wine (that I drank this weekend) and are getting better with age.............
Short & Sweet
Dear Leo,
Happy Belated Birthday Little Man. It has been a month since your birthday and you are probably wondering why it took me so long to write this. I could have cheated and back dated the post, but I wanted to be honest with you. I thought I had to write this grand letter to you. I thought the birthday letter had to be this perfectly written letter that summarized the past year and communicated my deepest feelings and thoughts. I was wrong (FYI, I am right 99.976% of the time........just ask your dad).
I came to this epiphany the other day when I came downstairs in the morning. You jumped off the couch and ran towards me yelling "MOMMY!MOMMY!MOMMY!" with such excitement that one would think that I had been gone for months. I realized that in the past year you have brought me more joy than anybody ever has in my entire life. You are always smiling and happy. You have this zest and energy for life that is contagious. I hope you can keep your innocence for as long as possible as I believe this is what causes you to be such an amazing little man.
The day you were born completed me and my family. Each day you cause my heart to grow and grow. There are some days when I look at you that I truly believe my heart is going to explode with love and happiness. You have done that for me, so for your 2nd Birthday I want to thank you, for being you............and for all your kisses and hugs, for singing with me as I rock you to sleep, for crawling in my lap and holding my face saying "mommy/mommy", for being a Minion, for the excitement in little things, for being an unbelievable 2 year old athlete, for your love of cheese, for those melt downs over nothing that make me laugh, for how much you love your sister, for the smile that you kept on your face as you endured many doctors appointments and procedures........the list is endless.
I love you Leo!
XOXO
Mommy
Happy Belated Birthday Little Man. It has been a month since your birthday and you are probably wondering why it took me so long to write this. I could have cheated and back dated the post, but I wanted to be honest with you. I thought I had to write this grand letter to you. I thought the birthday letter had to be this perfectly written letter that summarized the past year and communicated my deepest feelings and thoughts. I was wrong (FYI, I am right 99.976% of the time........just ask your dad).
I came to this epiphany the other day when I came downstairs in the morning. You jumped off the couch and ran towards me yelling "MOMMY!MOMMY!MOMMY!" with such excitement that one would think that I had been gone for months. I realized that in the past year you have brought me more joy than anybody ever has in my entire life. You are always smiling and happy. You have this zest and energy for life that is contagious. I hope you can keep your innocence for as long as possible as I believe this is what causes you to be such an amazing little man.
The day you were born completed me and my family. Each day you cause my heart to grow and grow. There are some days when I look at you that I truly believe my heart is going to explode with love and happiness. You have done that for me, so for your 2nd Birthday I want to thank you, for being you............and for all your kisses and hugs, for singing with me as I rock you to sleep, for crawling in my lap and holding my face saying "mommy/mommy", for being a Minion, for the excitement in little things, for being an unbelievable 2 year old athlete, for your love of cheese, for those melt downs over nothing that make me laugh, for how much you love your sister, for the smile that you kept on your face as you endured many doctors appointments and procedures........the list is endless.
I love you Leo!
XOXO
Mommy
Wednesday, August 7, 2013
Inappropriate Yet Funny
Mike taught Leo to say "swak" when he hits something with his sword. Well Leo doesn't say "swak". He says "f*ck". Just picture, baby Leo, walking around the house, with a sword or golf club, going "f*ck, f*ck, f*ck you, f*ck you". It's inappropriate yet very funny.
Monday, August 5, 2013
The Color Run!
On Saturday a group of us ran in the Color Run. I heard so many wonderful things about it so I couldn't wait to do it. It was only a 5K so it would be a pretty easy run through Downtown Denver. I was actually a tad disappointed in the run. The start line was a blast with a DJ and people throwing swag. The race course itself was pretty easy, but there was nobody really watching and nothing exciting happening on the course. It was really a group of people, all in white, with colors on them, running through downtown. They had a few stations where you would get color thrown on you, but other than that it was pretty boring.
I did see Gwen along the way and gave her a huge hug where she got her first taste of color. I then met her at the finish line where they had this "happy mosh pit" type area set up. There was music blaring and every 5 minutes you would throw color up in the air. It was pretty awesome. I brought Gwen in, but forgot to prep her, so she got a little scared...............and a lot colored!!! I think she loved being with the girls doing something crazy.
Let's just say the "color" was cornstarch and "color". That "color" didn't come off so well. Gwen had green roots for a few days and my skin was raw from scrubbing. I am glad I got to do this with the girls (including Gwen). I know Gwen wants to start doing races with me, so I'll buy her some sneakers and find some kid "fun runs". I also love that when Leo sees me putting on my sneakers he says "going for a run?". I do these things so my children see that being active is a way of life. I'm glad they are noticing!!
I did see Gwen along the way and gave her a huge hug where she got her first taste of color. I then met her at the finish line where they had this "happy mosh pit" type area set up. There was music blaring and every 5 minutes you would throw color up in the air. It was pretty awesome. I brought Gwen in, but forgot to prep her, so she got a little scared...............and a lot colored!!! I think she loved being with the girls doing something crazy.
Let's just say the "color" was cornstarch and "color". That "color" didn't come off so well. Gwen had green roots for a few days and my skin was raw from scrubbing. I am glad I got to do this with the girls (including Gwen). I know Gwen wants to start doing races with me, so I'll buy her some sneakers and find some kid "fun runs". I also love that when Leo sees me putting on my sneakers he says "going for a run?". I do these things so my children see that being active is a way of life. I'm glad they are noticing!!
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