The Girls of Summer

Summer fun continues

School may have started back but the fun remains. The girls had fun making up a dance and hamming it up for the camera.

Summer comes to a close

Back to school is no longer a after Labor day affair. The big one's last day of summer "school" ended on August 6th when that school started back to real school. After spending 2 weeks at daycare with the little kids, including her sister, she started the 2nd grade on the 24th. We are one of 2 school districts starting so late this year. What happened to the 104 days of summer vacation? Oh and another big event happened too... we have a loose front upper tooth.

A new bunny hutch

My Mother's Day Square foot garden took a beating on the Fourth and then 100 degree heat the following weekend while we camped with Grandma and Grandpa. But the last straw was the mommy bunny using our garden for her babies. Once the girls saw the babies there was no destruction except to the garden.

The rockets did not glare

The fourth was exhausting. We played hard all day in the sun only to have our bar-b-que and fireworks hailed out.

Karate Kids

The girls won free karate lessons this summer and played at being Karate Kids.

Take me out to the ball game

Each girl got a Daddy's day trip to the Rockies to watch a baseball game. Who can resist snow cones and a good game?

Summer Fun- Bronco's Bunch

Daddy signed the big one for the Bronco's Bunch. They enjoyed a wonderful Saturday morning on Invesco Field playing with players and cheerleaders. They even got to play in the sprinklers on the field.

Fairy Tale time at the Castle

Yes, flip flops are authorized princess footwear.

miles and miles of nothing but miles and miles

princesses using binoculars to see cattle and elk

every castle needs to have a knight, little miss called it a soldier (she is a first grader so she knows)

other little miss kept looking back with smiles about the dragon story

M has had Friday and Monday as a long weekend vacation. (School gave 2 extra days in the schedule back to the kids this weekend) M certainly needed it... she is ready for summer vacation. So today we signed up for Fairytale story time at the Cherokee Ranch Castle. The history is VERY interesting (http://www.cherokeeranch.org/history.htm) It is still a working ranch with over 1000 acres that are guaranteed to not be developed.

So the girls dressed up their princess finery and then when Daddy brought back the keys to the car that he accidentally took to work, off we went. And Wow! We saw a wild turkey and a deer on the 2 mile dirt road up up up to the "princess'" castle (that is what B called it). Very spectacular view and fun time for the kids.

happy Easter

Easter Cake... all my cake class to work.

Making cookies on spring break. M earned a baking session with mommy for being extra nice to B.

So is it ok to color eggs and eat chicken wings on the same day?

anniversary cake

learned drop flowers cake

rainbow cake

the clean palette

I am into my last class this week our final is roses.

That is not how you eat whipped cream . . .

Strawberries and whipped cream for dessert turned into a giggle fest sparked by Daddy spraying whipped cream into the girls mouths.

M's snowday collage

B's snowday collage

Having fun painting

Showing off our grown up teeth.

B found a pinecone while waiting for M at school.

March in Colorado. Lots of craft days due to snow.

Snow??? REALLY?

After a wonderfully warm week and the tantalizing hints of spring today it is snowing. Actually it is what we called flurries in Ohio. It is just cold and blowing and dusty in the air. Barely made the road wet. It did however wet down the beautiful sidewalk art that was created yesterday by the girls. M had a chance to ride her bike around the block. Hopefully she will be able to lose the training wheels this year. And maybe B can catch on the the a- "Round" part of the pedals not just back and forth with her feet.