Adventures at the Botanical Gardens

We finished our Labor Day weekend touring the Denver Botanical Gardens with Nana and Grandad. Payson was a trooper - very tired from attending a birthday party the day before, but liked checking out all of the paths and bridges throughout the Gardens.

Hudson's 3rd Birthday Party

We had an absolute blast at Hudson's 3rd Birthday party. The party was held at Hudson's Grandma's house and it was the perfect place for very active kiddos. There were goats, chickens, horses, trampolines, and the best part - a wagon ride!



A great cake was made from Hudson's Great Grandma - she out does herself every year with an awesome cake!

The kids were super silly as Hudson got ready to open his presents!

Please excuse the messy face, but the day was so pretty I just had to try to get a good picture of Payson. Thanks Hudson for a great 3rd brithday celebration!

A Great Visit to the Colorado Railroad Museum

Over Labor Day weekend we were able to visit the Colorado Railroad Museum. Payson had a blast climbing up on all of the train cars. Nonnie and Pops joined us for a fun morning.

My little boy had a ton of fun - can you see from how dirty his legs got from climbing on all of the trains?

My big boy had a ton of fun getting his picture taken with all of the Coors Train cars!



Overall a great day checking out all of the trains and pretending to be a conductor!

Just as long as he is napping....

So, the big boy bed has gone great. Payson is so proud of his bed. Except for naptime a few weeks ago. Payson often tells us that naptime is silly becuase it is not dark out. After putting him down for nap, we could hear on the monitor that he was looking at books. Not a big deal, he usually has a few in his bed. Then I thought I heard him walking across the room, but I decided to not sweat it. I left to go to the store and Todd said it took about an hour for Payson to settle down and for it to get quiet on the monitor. After a few hours I went to go check on him and here is what I found....




Sleeping hard on the floor in front of the bookshelf...he actually looked comfortable!

Cupcakes make everything better

While celebrating Sami's 2nd birthday, Payson showed us how a true expert eats a cupcake. Just lick the icing off, no need to eat the cake!

Another Great Option for Beating the Heat

We found another great way to beat the heat. The fountains by the Library are a great way to cool off. Todd even joined in the fun of running through the fountains!

Cousin Baby Owen comes to Colorado

Payson was very excited when his newest cousin came to visit us from California. Owen is only 3 months old, so not quite ready to be a good play mate, but Payson was a great big cousin. He was right there to help and very curious on whatever was going on with Owen. These pictures crack me up as we attempted to get a good one of both boys!