1st Day of Preschool - September 5, 2012

This year we had so many friends that started Kindergarten and they started mid-august so Payson was very confused why school did not start for him until September! Payson does not start Kindergarten until next fall, and I am thrilled that he is attending St. Luke's Little School again this year. Their program is so much fun and Payson has his exact same class as last year. The kids were so excited to see each other at the Meet and Greet event! For the past month Payson has been up between 6:30am-7:00am, but of course on the first day of school I was waking him up around 8am. Good news was that he was so excited when he woke up - he was ready to go! By random luck Payson had snack duty on the first day. In this class snack duty comes with a ton of responsibilities. It is his day for show and tell, he is the line leader and he helps pass out snack. Trying to decide what to bring for show and tell took about 20 minutes!

Getting excited with Dillon!

Ready for a great day in the Angels classroom!

Payson - we are so proud of you - you are one awesome little guy!

Labor Day Weekend

Originally our Labor Day weekend plans had us headed to Keystone - that did not happen. With an amazing trip to Disneyland the next weekend, we were not going to risk a trip to the mountains when everyone seemed to be coming down with a cold. Dillon had a runny nose, Payson had a cough, and I had a sore throat. Awesome. But honestly, I was just grateful that we got it about 10 days before the trip and not 24 hours before. I hope I did not just jinx us as I typed that! On a more positive note, none of us had anything too bad, and Todd had friday off, so we ended up having a great weekend at home. Todd got a ton done in the yard with two of the greatest little helpers. We did go to the Denver Zoo - Todd had not been with us yet to check out the new Elephant Exhibit. My Payson what big ears you have....

No Hands Payson!

Dillon is showing off some CSU Pride the day before the big game!

On Monday Todd used our cheap "Labor" to help wash the cars. The boys had a blast and everyone was soaked when it was all over!

Beating the Heat - August Edition

As Colorado continued to set many records due to high temperatures, I continued to search out ways to beat the heat! My two favorite options - Ice Cream and Swimming. Luckily they are Payson and Dillon's favorite options also! Sprinkle Cones at Dairy Queen - what could be any better?

Playing in the fountains at the park.

And the pool of course - this picture cracks me up.