sad and silly

I received this IM from Shanelle yesterday morning while I was at work:

--- 10:10:18 AM
samuel has the bee costume on and just jumped off the couch
and was very sad and told me he couldn't fly
---

It's Been Awhile

We got up to the mountains today for a hike.

Samuel, our fearless leader.

Stormy Afternoon

Samuel's First Day of Preschool

This is the one I've been most nervous about. My little Samuel is off to school this morning!

I think he's holding his hands together like this to keep his backpack on. Even the junior sized one is pretty big on him!

Asher was *not* happy to be left behind. He had put his crocs on(with his pajamas) to head out the door with the rest of the boys and was devastated to find out he wasn't going along, poor guy.

First Day of School

This morning Spencer started Pre-k and Isaac started Kindergarten!

Last Night with Taylor and Brad

We made shish kabobs and grilled them at the park. They were as good as they look!

Asher's gotta be one of the big kids.

We even managed to get a few pictures of all of them!

Taylor

Of course we had to take them to....

....a mountain stream. :-)

Asher Got A Mohawk!

Don't panic, it washed right out.

Beach Day!

After an early afternoon rest, we drove up to Boulder Reservoir for some fun on the beach.

However, the weather had other plans.

But never fear, the kids can find entertainment in anything, this dirt pile was perfect to play on in the rain.

And the tractor that came to make the dirt pile bigger was even more exciting.

Everytime one of the nearby thunderstorms would make noises, it was a minimum of a half hour before we'd be allowed in the water. We finally gave up, the kids never did make it into the water!

Friday Morning

After a scrumptious Chick-Fil-A breakfast, we went to the park where the kids were kept entertained mostly by the sandbox.

Taylor's Here!

and Uncle "Bread" of course! The kids were very happy to see each other. Taylor even thought Spencer's horrible knock-knock jokes were funny, well she thought he was funny anyway. He tortured us with them all the way home from the airport.

Monkey Boy!

Just Another Mountain Stream

Y'all are surely tired of seeing pictures of all these mountain streams that look just the same, right?

Today we drove up to the foothills and went to the town of Lyons where we had a picnic lunch and played in the stream.

Heading home.

Is It Possible To Get A Picture of Seth?

Yes it is.

Is It Possible To Get A Picture Of All 4 Boys?

That is the question.

The answer is....sorta.

What Little Boys Dream Of

Tonight there was an event at a local park where kids could look at and touch all sorts of emergency and construction vehicles.

The boys had to answer some questions to get their firefighter hats.

Spencer tells a good story about how when he was a baby he was really sick and rode to the hospital in an ambulance like this. He says he remembers, I tell him there is no way since he was teeny tiny, but he doesn't believe me. :-)

Could there be any greater joy? A Flight for Life helicopter landed at the park. (Jeremiah wants me to clarify that this was not an emergency, just another part of the event. )

Seth found ways to entertain himself. Besides swinging, he much enjoyed the K9 demonstration, as we all did.

In a rare moment, the babies share.

About to head home. On our way out, we got to watch the hook and ladder truck put its ladder down(you can see it extended in the background here).