Payson's 1st Day of Kindergarten

Well, it happened.  Payson has officially started school.  I have a kindergartener.  Everyone was asking me how I was handling it and I think because Payson was so excited it was hard to not be excited for him.  Payson is attending Northridge Elementary in our neighborhood and is going for half of a day.  At first he thought that was so weird because he ate lunch at preschool, but does not stay for that long of time in kindergarten.  Now, I think he likes coming home to eat with Dillon and I.  But….he does remind me that next year in 1st grade he will take his lunch for the cafeteria - yikes!

 Excited that Daddy was able to come on the first day!

 Payson has a wonderful Kindergarten teacher - Mrs. Vermillion

 After Payson's first day, Todd and I took him out to celebrate this huge accomplishment.  What better way to relax is to go hit a bucket of balls at the Golf Course.

 After golfing, we went to our favorite mexican restaurant to enjoy yummy food and some root beer!  This kid is going to do amazing things - starting with kindergarten!

End of Summer Concert in the Park

Summer is winding down and school is starting in a few days.  We decided to attend a concert in the park with our good friends and neighbors.  Picnics are so much fun with a ton of good food, friends, music, and dancing.

The concert ended and Miss Gina, our friend, neighbor and resident tooth-puller was able to pull out Payson's second loose tooth.  The permanent tooth was already coming in, so it barely even looked like he lost a tooth, but the tooth fairy knew and made sure to visit that night!

Keystone BlueGrass and Beer Festival 2013

The month of August kicked off with a fun trip to Keystone to attend the the Keystone Beer Festival.  Even more fun we had great friends, the Frick's join us for the weekend.  We also had Aunt Christina, Uncle Jon, Cousin Mattias and Steve and Evie.  The house was crazy with kids but that made it a fun weekend.    The boys loved listening to the music and collecting beer stickers for Daddy's sticker wall at the house.

After a great weekend - Dillon barely made it 10 minutes in the car before he was asleep!

Summer Fun Family Weekend

We had an action packed weekend this summer when Cousin Owen came to visit and Aunt Mimi and Uncle Alan were staying at the Broadmoor.  We were completely spoiled when we spent the day with Aunt Mimi.  The boys officially love the Broadmoor hotel and have since asked when we get to stay at that hotel!  Unfortunately it was rainy this weekend and we could not enjoy the swimming pool and slides, so instead we were able to enjoy the bowling alley.  First, Aunt Mimi surprised the boys with their own Minions and the infamous Fart Gun from Despicable Me 2.

With rain all weekend we wanted to still go swimming and it was perfect to take Owen with us for some fun.  The boys giggled together in the car and sang along to Disney songs.

Finally the sun did come back and it was the perfect time to go play at the park!

Baseball and Being Lazy - Theme of Summer 2013

Most of our summer days involved some time spend at the pool.  The boys loved it, even on rainy days we went to the indoor pool.  It was most exciting when Daddy came with us because he threw everyone around in hopes of tiring them out so he could relax.

Even on rainy summer days we would sit outside and watch the rain - this particular day I was serenaded by the boys - pretty good voices, but they were just interested in re-watching their video.

While Payson is looking serious on the t-ball field, Dillon and I are hanging out on the sidelines.  Always fun to check in with Dillon and hear his thoughts.

Payson and Dillon are crazy fun at all times - going to a friend's birthday party is the best!

At the end of the season, Payson was very proud of his t-ball trophy!