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Peyton, our friend Tonetta and I had a great girls day at Southlands Mall! Toni took peyton in to Claire's Boutique and brought her out looking like this! Dress, clip on earings, necklace, tiara, and all! We went to lunch, shopped, and enjoyed the beautiful fountains and flowers. It was a fun time for just the girls. (And Teague came along of course.)

She has been wearing this get up for three days straight now! but how can I object when she looks so "fashionable" and "stylish" as she calls herself.

She certainly is our Princess "P"

A day at Water World

We went to Water World because Brode had a day off of school. It was a fun family adventure and something that we hadn't experienced yet while living here outside of Denver. I think that Brode thought it was the best day of his life. The only drawback was that the lines were so long that you can't do very much in a half day. Brode was just upset that he missed out on some of the slides. Peyton was just happy to play in the water! Teague was absolutely perfect the whole day. The only time he cried was when we took him down this slide the you see us going down below. He wasn't on it this time but he and Charlie joined us the second time. He was absolutely furious!

Brode in the wave pool. After he got out he was mad that he wasted time in it because the park was closing and he wanted to do more slides.

Charlie flipped upside down on this slide when he hit a bump.

Peyton in the wave pool. She was content to enjoy it unlike her brother.

Water Mountains

Our Sundays are just total Choas. Do you ever wonder why we are expected to force our children to sit through 3 hours of church? I do! But then I remember how the whole point of us even being on this earth is to perfect ourselves and if this dosen't teach me some patience then I don't know what will. My sweet children have started this new obsesssion with going to the bathroom or getting a drink of water while we are in church. Thus comes the term that I have entitled this entry. Peyton asks " Mom I need a drink. Can I go to the water mountain?" About 10 times during each sacrament meeting. They have learned now that they can't go anywhere or have any snacks until the sacrament is over so Brode procedes to ask me 50 times. " Are they done yet?" " I'm super, super thirsty!" I have flashbacks to when I was a kid and all six of us would be trying to get out of sacrament, if only for a moment, to walk down the hall to the bathroom. This all got me thinking about the way we learn things as we grow. Our patience develops & our consciousness of others becomes sharper. I always realize how little my children think of others when they step on my feet every time they come up to me to sit on my lap or ask a question. Can you imagine if we did this as adults? ( this also brings back childhood memories of stepping on my parents toes and pulling my mom's hair when we climbed all over her) Isn't it great that we have these years here on earth to learn and grow and develop patience. I hope I have many more years to work on that. Heaven knows I need it!

Brode's First Day of First Grade

Brode just finished his first week of first grade. He did great. Here are some pictures of him on his first day. He was so excited. I told him that just because it was the first day, and he wouldn't know where to go, (and because he had a huge bag of school supplies) that I would drive him. He was not interested! He wanted to ride the bus and refused to ride with me. So he told me to follow him in the car. So I did. By the time I got to the school the bus was unloading and I had to park down the street and get the baby unloaded and try to run up and find him since he didn't know where to go. So I ran up to the school with Teague in the baby carrier and a huge bag of school supplies. By the time I got there he was no where to be found. I was a little bit nervous to say the least. I looked all over and eventually found him just hanging out with some friends from another class. He wasn't even a bit nervous. He is such an independent kid! So brave and excited for all of life's adventures! He loved school all week, enjoyed eating his sack lunch in the cafeteria, and got up on time by his alarm clock in the mornings! I have the greatest 6 year old there is.

Fireworks at the Rockies Game

Brode and Peyton made some friends on the field

This was a great family adventure! We got tickets to the game for the seats in the bleachers. you have to wait in line for these but it was worth it because you get to go down and watch the firworks right on the field. It was really cool to lay down at that perfect turf like grass and watch the display. The kids ran and played and picked up giant pieced of the exploded fireworks.

Teague wore earplugs so he wasn't afraid of the sounds

He is the best!

Rockies Game 4th of July Celebration!

Here we are at the Rockies game! We had a great time. The kids all loved it and even Teague was pretty good. Brode and Peyton got new Rockies Shirts for the occasion. We got a hotel room down town, went swimming, had dinner at the Cheesecake Factory, and enjoyed the downtown scenery. Brode just loves all the big buildings and sights in downtown denver. This was a really great 4th of July for our family.

The Cookie

mmmmmm that was a good cookie!

A visit from the tooth fairy

Brode lost his first tooth. Officially! I know he has two out but the first one was pulled due to some trauma when he was little. So this is his first loose, and lost tooth! He let it get so loose that it just fell out in his sleep. He woke up in the middle of the night because he found it on his tongue! Good thing it woke him up before he swallowed it. Brode is very proud and was excited to see his prize from the fairy.

Sooooo Funny!

Teague always loves this toy but this morning he thought it was absolutely hilarious! He was laughing sooo hard and flapping his arms and kicking his legs. I couldn't help but laugh too.

Teague's first's at 5 months

Teague is now sitting up without help. He dosent balance for very long but he enjoys it while it lasts as you can tell!

Playing his first musical instrument! WOW this kid is going to be a prodigy.

Coors Field

Brode got to go with Chalire and our neighbors to tour Coors Field this week. I know you are really jealous Paul and KC. He was super excited and had a great time. Here he is with his little friends Ben and Katie from accross the street. Peyton was really sad that she didn't get to go and kept asking me when we were going to the "Hockies". She hasn't figured out how to discern one sport from another and she has been to watch the Avalanche as well. So in our house lately the "Rockies" are the "Hockies" Poor little Peyton getting left out of all the fun. We will be making up for it tomorrow when we go to the Rockies game and watch the fireworks for the 4th of July celebrations! We have a room at the Marriot and we are going to hang out down town and go to the game. I am excited for a really good fireworks display!