More pictures from Sunday

Nate is doing so well with the regular swings. His brothers pushed him for a bit today and he loved that he was swinging higher.

Our Sunday

It was a nice warm day today so after church we decided to get out the Slip n Slide. Harry had gotten it for his birthday. Nate didn't want to miss out so his nap got delayed a bit. Our backyard isn't very big so the boys couldn't really run much to slide on it well enough. They seemed to enjoy it anyway.

Nate insisted on having lunch outside today.

We briefly lost Nate this afternoon too. The three boys were in the backyard and I was inside taking care of a couple of things but checking on them frequently. Bob went out to get the slip n slide set up. Nate was not in the yard then so Bob thought he was in the house with me. I looked out and saw Bob, Ted, and Harry setting up the slip n slide but didn't see Nate. I went out to check on him and he wasn't in the backyard. I went to the front but couldn't see him and I was calling his name. It wasn't long before I heard his voice. He had crossed the street and was going into our neighbor's backyard. He figured out the lock on their gate yesterday (although I'm not sure if it was completely closed when he went in today). He was halfway in their yard before I caught up to him. That boy is too smart for his own good!

Trying to catch up...

It's been a long time since I've posted anything--how does the time go so quickly? We're almost done with another school year but I don't think things will slow down too much right away. Ted just finished soccer yesterday and starts baseball practice tomorrow. Harry learned how to read last week and loves to read the BOB books. He's really excited about using his new skill. Nate has learned colors and some shapes and just loves to play and run around outside all day. He has an opinion about everything.

Expect some back posts as I sort through pictures to share. ;)

Brothers snuggling

I came down the stairs to see Ted and Nate sitting on the couch together watching tv. They were happy to pose for the camera.

Ted's party

Bob and I decided we'd only have a party out somewhere for the boys every other year. Ted and Harry had their parties at Chuck E. Cheese last year so this year they each get a small party at home. Ted had 4 friends over for a party: Ben, Dan, Caden, and Alyssa. We really lucked out this year and had warmer weather than normal. We had a scavenger hunt where the kids got a picture to put together and then found that spot. They got goody bags and filled them along the way. It was nice to see all of them working together and participating. The last thing was marshmallow shooters to put together. Once they were together, we went back outside to shoot marshmallows. The kids all liked them. We had a target to shoot at instead of each other but there were still a few marshmallows aimed at other people. After that, we went back inside for cake and a snack and then Ted opened presents. Ben and Dan had to leave then so the other kids all played more in the basement. We ordered pizza and that was a little late arriving so the party lasted longer than we originally planned. The kids were having fun, though, so it worked out fine. The kids also played the Wii for a bit.

Happy 7th Birthday, Ted!

Ted had a good birthday today. It was also the 100th day of school. His 100's project was 100 Hot Wheels. He put them in a couple gallon size ziploc bags. They were really heavy but that's what he wanted to do. I can't really argue with him when he's decided on something.

I made his cake last night and really tried to mess it up. I was in a little bit of a rush, especially since I had worked during the day and couldn't do it while Nate was napping. I had a couple tubes of icing in with my cake decorating stuff. I grabbed a red tube and thought it was icing. I didn't realize it until a bunch squirted out at once that the tube was actually food coloring. Oops--time to make lemonade. I made the frosting red and then wrote in white. It worked out ok.

Ted chose Taco Del Mar for dinner.

sledding in the front yard

Today was one of those weird weather days that I love in Colorado. It's been really nice so there isn't any snow in the backyard but then there was a little left in the front. Harry and Nate and I played out back for a bit and blew bubbles. Then, we went in the front and I got Nate's new sled out. We haven't had a lot of snow this winter to use it and I'm expecting it to be gone after today. There's just enough of a slant so the boys could slide down...and then I didn't have far to walk it back up for them.