Summer Catch Up

Well, as usual, the summer has flown by. We spent most of the summer having various friends and family out to visit. At the beginning of July, Chris' college buddies Skip and Beth came out for a visit. Chris and Skip played a lot of golf and Beth and I did a lot of shopping. One day we took the kids to the Museum of Nature and Science, and on their last day Beth and I did a really pretty hike over by the Red Rocks outdoor amphitheater. Then 2 weeks later my buddy Deni came out to see us. Chris was on kiddo watching duty so I could maximize my time with Deni. We took some really nice little walks in the morning and then hit some fun stores during the day. The time went way too fast! Then, the second week of August, Uncle Brian and his 3 boys came out for a nice little trip. Wes and Mia had soooo much fun spending time with their cousins. While they were out for their visit Wes FINALLY lost his first tooth. That thing had been hanging on by some tiny little thread. The tooth didn't even bleed when it fell out. Mia is about to loose her 3rd tooth any day now. And as with Wes' tooth, we're not sure what's even holding it in her mouth.

The recent big news is Wes and Mia started kindergarten last week. The first week was just a half week as they started on Wed. This will be our first full week and there is much to adjust to. I've been trying over the summer to break them of taking a nap, but they can hardly help themselves. They really like to sleep. So every day after school last week they looked like a couple of zombies. Hopefully in a few weeks they will get used to the new schedule and look a little perkier after school. We did our first round of kindergarten homework today and they did very well. It's a very exciting year ahead.

We did manage to finally get our patio finished and it looks pretty good. We had a stamped concrete overlay put on top of our existing concrete slab and also had a seperate pad poured for Chris' smoker and grill. Our next big excitement will be in October. We planned a big week long trip to Disney in Florida. Our buddies the Nuetzels are joining us. We will be at Disney for Halloween and even bough special tickets to go to Mickey's Halloween Party. Wes and Mia want to go as Mickey and Minnie Mouse for the party. Should be a great vacation!!

Here are a few pics for the last 2 months: