Happy Halloween

You went as Scream. Carson a skelton.
Bagged lots of candy.

Surrended it to the Pumpkin Fairy.

You'll be verrrry happy in the morning with what she leaves you.
You were such a good trick-or-treater...no whining and very polite.

I love you Scrrrrreeaaammmmm!

Mommy

Dragon Dash 2011

Coley,
Dragon Dash 2011 was another hit (like there was any question it wouldn't be). You ran fast and hard, your heart practically beating out of your chest. You had a good warm up with your class and I snapped a ton of pictures. I even ran with you this year.

(Cole and Carson)

You're getting fast. Keep running darling...you'll be beating me in no time.

Love you babe.
Mama

T-REX

T-Rex is at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. You and Daddy went with Bob and Sharon and the kids. Pretty cool!

Afterwards, lunch was at Steve's Snappin Dogs which became a debacle....daddy knows what I'm talkin about. It's hard being 7 sometimes.

Next, it was time for your soccer game. It's funny and frustrating to watch you play. You simply don't like it and I'm not sure why. We just have to smile and say, "only two more weeks". We're taking the winter off....maybe some snowboarding though.

Love you doll.

Mommy

Pumpkin Carving

Darling,

You and daddy went to the pumpkin patch. You found a perfect pumpkin.
You gave it star eyes and freckles. Love it!

Masterpiece.

Love ya doll.

Pumpkin Patch

Darling,

October is one of my favorite months. There are so many festivities to do for Halloween. I love the fairs, pumpkins, costumes, and candy (I get any and all tooties rolls, milk duds, and twix that you get while trick-or-treating).

You went to the pumpkin patch with Daddy, craved pumpkins together and roasted the seeds (delicious). This weekend, we're headed to Olde Towne Arvada for some candy snatching. Then, we're headed over to Home Depot for their Spooky Trick-or-Treat. We may even find ourselves at Halloween Town. I hope Jack Sparrow is ready for our adventure.

I love you monkey. Thanks for being so awesome!
Mommy

Guess Who?

Wings

Road Trip: New Mexico

(being silly in Old Town)

Coley,

We took a road trip to New Mexico with Grandma. I had a meeting down in Albuquerque and I asked Grandma if she wanted to go down with us. We left Thursday and made our way to our hotel in about 6.5 hours. You did GREAT! You were so excited to be on vacation and in the hotel.
(eating at Sadie's)

You guys had fun while I was in my meeting. Grandma took you swimming at the hotel. Then it was a trip to Explora Science Center and Childrens Museum. You had a blast. There were so many cool exhibits for your play on.

The next day, you two went to the Aquarium and we all walked to Old Towne.

Back on the road Sunday for our trip back!

Thanks Grandma for going with us and spending time with us. We had a great time.

Love you guys,
Mommy

Parent Teacher Conference

Cole,
We met with Mrs. White tonight and she talked about what a good student you are. She echoes the words of your wise 1st grade teacher, Mrs. Ohara, by saying "If he just slowed down a bit, took more time."

Your reading is above the charts but she is limiting how fast you progress to make sure you are comprehending and are able to write about what you read. You hate writing, but you have such nice handwriting when you slow down. Same with math. She says your vocabulary is terrific as are your life experiences. She can tell how much we do with you.

She also said she can tell you've been making better choices about what is acceptable behavior and what isn't. She is very proud of your hard work.

You are so smart and cute and funny and can be such a stubborn smarty pants sometimes. We are so proud of you. Keep up the great work.

Hugs,
Mommy

Monkey Bars

Monkey,
You've been practicing so much on the monkey bars that you pulled your chest muscles. It's called costochondritis, an inflammation of the the intercostal muscles (the muscles between you ribs).

You had us worried though because you kept complaining of sharp pains in your chest so we took you in. The doctor said, "Lay off the monkey bars for a week." And as we left the clinic you said, "Like that's going to happen."

Just glad you're ok. She did an EKG just to make sure and your heart is heathly.

I love you.

Boulder Rez

Cole,
Around lunchtime, we headed to Boulder to bike around the reservoir. It was fabulous weather and beautiful scenery.

Along our ride, we stopped at the model airplane airport and watched people fly their planes and helicopters. It was super cool.

Then, off we went to complete our ride around the rez. You did GREAT.

Thanks for another great day. Love you baby. Mommy






p.s. after more pool time, we headed over to hang with Grandma and the kids to watch the premier of Veronica's TV show, Making Monsters, on the Travel channel. We're so proud of her.

Emerald's Fall Festival

Darling,

Saturday was Emerald's Fall Festival. You played all sorts of games, won 50 tickets, ate two cupcakes, and played at the playground. It was fun to watch you. Principal Taneka got in the dunk tank and a few kids got him to dunk.

After the festival, we went to hang with Grandma and kids. We played outside and watched all three of you create chalk masterpieces on the sidewalk and driveway. You wrote "You are a cool mom"....love it! And I love this picture that you drew too.
Then, it was off the pool and by the time we dragged ourselves home and ate, we were both completely exhausted.

Thanks for a fantastic day. I love you.

Mommy