Funny photos

These photos kinda got lost in the shuffle....


Emmett fell asleep about Ft. Collins and this was pretty funny-kinda like a frog.

In front of us (I think after we left Casper?) was this horse trailer. Couldn't resist! We really hoped to find donkeys inside.

Sara Bomar(teacher extraordinaire) sent Jolene this shirt- it reads: AB/CD For those about to read, we salute you- LOVE IT!

Next stop....Grammy's!

After we left the springs, we stopped in Denver to see the Children's Museum. Mom met us there so we could swap out a car for Luke, as he had a class in Denver for the week. The museum was fun, maybe a bit much for Jolene to take in, but Emmett warmed up to the place towards the end. There was a bubble exhibit that was pretty fun, as well as a train set room, a forest room, a fire engine(make sure to notice Grammy looking in the window), and a place to build things out of recycled materials. In the bubble exhibit, you could blow bubbles with all kinds of fun tools, especially one big one that you could stand in! Afterwards, we made a quick stop for lunch before heading up to Grammy's. She had a new Thomas the Train set for Emmett to play with(such great neighbors to share the toys!).He had a blast, but I was the one who had to try and set it up. I was about finished when Emmett says "You sure did a great job mom, but when is Aunt Chrissy coming?". Oh well, you can't be good at everything. Jolene loved the stairs and is becoming a pro- it's the coming down part that still needs to be figured out. She loves the car out on the deck and would scream with joy when someone would push her around. She also got her first real taste of watermelon. New love of her life- I think she eats it daily! Uncle Ken smoked ribs on Friday for for dinner and Luke drove up after he finished his class. Most of time, Mom and I drug the kids around town trying to shop for the upcoming 4th of July party in Cody. Should be a great party!

The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo

Luke and Deb and I took the kids to the zoo on Monday morning, while Mark had a bit of work to finish. We got to see the giraffes(crazy how Deb and the giraffe have the exact same look in the picture ;) ), wallabies, monkeys, hippos, bears fighting in the water, leopards, crocs, mountain lions, turkeys, a moose, a porcupine, and so many others that I can't even remember! Poor Jolene was very tired toward the end of the zoo...so we packed up and went downtown to meet Mark for lunch. She went down for the count and we got to have a fun lunch downtown. Afterwards, we went to the fountain in the downtown area, called Uncle Wilbur, because the top of the fountain pops up and a man (statue) comes up and plays jazzy sort of music and sprays water all around. It was pretty hot and Emmett and Jolene had a blast. At first Emmett cried cause he didn't have his swim trunks, but once he and daddy got wet it didn't seem to matter anymore. Jolene walked with grandma and grandpa up towards the fountain and just laughed out loud. She loved the splash of the water and if she was walking on her own, would probably have been in the action. Definitely going to plan on seeing Uncle Wilbur again!

Father's Day Weekend

We got to spend Father's Day in the Springs with Mark and Deb and Luke's brother's family. We got to have a huge blow up water slide in their back yard, which the cousins brought over and it was a hit for the weather was a bit warm. Even John and Wendy came over to join in the fun! It was a blast getting to see everyone. While we were in the Springs, we got to go see one of Max's t-ball games, visited the zoo and a water fountain in downtown Colorado Springs called Uncle Wilbur. Deb and I got to have a girl's afternoon while the kids and dads took naps. We went downtown to a place called Nosh and had a couple of glasses of wine and then we grocery shopping for dinner and dessert. Darn strawberry pies...never in season at VI ;) We always get to play cards when we visit. Deb and I sure need to drink water when we play cards! We'll get 'em someday, Debs! We even had help from Emmett...but all he did was make us laugh. "It's tricky!". And then came the hats....

Our bags are being packed..

We are working on packing our bags for the upcoming trip and this time I have LOTS of help. Jolene loves to push thru the piles of clothes I have put together and laughs the whole time. Emmett picked out his underwear for the trip...a very important job! Here we come!!