playing at {Washington Park}

Having fun at the park- Austin gave up trying to keep up with his big bros. They had a huge game of tag going on- good thing the wooden playscape is HUGE! :)
Lil A went down the fireman's pole- he saw some big kids do it, so he was in. Oh boy- this "I think I can do anything" thing better be a phase!

After playing- we walked around the park and found this cool tree by the pond. The boys LOVED climbing all over it.

And then an early dinner at...

Gourmet Hot Dogs. I'm not a big fan- but Kyle & Peyton loved them. They had rattlesnake hotdogs.
January 29th.

Garden of the Gods

All together on a Saturday?! Yes! And it was a gorgeous January day! We definitely took advantage of this.
We decided to drive down to Colorado Springs to visit Garden of the Gods- and since we were there...Rudy's B-B-Q!! Yum! So, yummy food then a fun hike. Best. Day.
We haven't been to Garden of the Gods since 2005- it is such a beautiful place. The boys had a blast running around and climbing- a boys' paradise!
I got a lot of fun pictures today!

Best.Day.

And the winner is....

Peyton's name was entered into a drawing at school for 2 Denver Nuggets basketball tickets- one entry per "paw print" that they receive for demonstrating Pennock Pride. Out of all the other students in school- one of Peyton's paw prints was drawn! I can't tell you how excited he was to win.
So Monday night, Peyton took his Dad to the game. :) Denver Nuggets vs. New Orleans Hornets.
{Nuggets lost 81-94}

They had a lot of fun at the game together. Peyton loves one-on-one time with his Dad.

The two pictures that Kyle took on his phone Monday night...

 *section 362- but Peyton didn't care! I love his "birdman" hat. ;)

A {new} year!

2012 has started off well. I took the boys to the Downtown Aquarium today- and we met up with two of my friends and their kiddos. We had a lot of fun- the aquarium is one of my favorite places in Denver.

 Group shot of the kiddos!

 A loved the sharks!

 Bros!

 A playing it cool with Ade. :)

 Loves the fish.

Liked the tiger- but not so much getting their picture taken...

So far in 2012, I haven't been at work yet, I've been watching movies with my boys and we've played the Xbox. Not bad. I know it's only the 2nd, but it has started out awesome. :)

A few things that I would like to accomplish this year:

-Work on an awesome family photo book throughout the year from Shutterfly- for "our year in pictures". 

-Take my vitamins every day!

-Start running again! Seriously, I was having fun. This is a goal of mine. A real stress-reliever, too. 

-Make time for myself! This week, I am finding a sitter that I can use on the weekends! No excuses!

Happy {2012} everyone!

Christmas {2011}

This holiday season came out of nowhere- and was gone just as fast. Whew.
We had a lot of fun this year. We started some traditions a few years back and have continued them this year.
We drove around and looked at Christmas lights, we baked cookies (and choc. covered oreo reindeer!) and we watched A TON of Christmas movies! I also made a Christmas ornament of the boys thumbprints, that I found on pinterest.com. It turned out SO cute!
The boys had an awesome Christmas. We celebrated on Christmas Eve this year because Kyle drove all three boys to Dallas- to surprise his parents! He pulled it off, too! They even arrived in time for Christmas dinner!
The big boys got ipod touches for Christmas and lil Austin got a tricycle! They were all happy boys! Uncle Nathan, Grandpa and Grandma got them an Xbox 360 with Kinect! They were so happy! Awesome gifts.
They also got new nerf guns and Texas Longhorn sweatshirts, which they packed up with them to take to Dallas.
When Brendan got home, he had taken over 350 photos/videos on his ipod. LOL
Some photos of our holiday season!

{decorating the tree}

{our Christmas card photo}

{visiting with Santa!}

{Christmas Eve}

 ^and Daddy's turkey fryer in the background. he can't wait to use that thing!

Merry Christmas, from our family to yours!

Brendan is {9}!!!

Happy Birthday, Bren!! You are 9 now and you just had your first sleep over! You, Peyton and 2 {wild} friends from your class. I felt really sorry for teacher A LOT today. LOL
Brendan, you are really turning into such a strong, independent young man. You are so funny- you love to make people laugh.

Here is a little snapshot of you at this age--
You are in third grade, Mrs. Kircher's class, with your great {wild} friend, Carson.
You love listening to music on your ipod shuffle- your favorite right now is Party Rock Anthem by LMFAO. You love to dance to this song. Well, every song with a good beat, really. :)
You are very competitive; you love sports. Football is your favorite. You played for the first time this past Fall and LOVED it!
You are trying so hard to learn to skateboard and you are getting better and better each time! You love your ripstick scooter, too!
You are a pretty good gamer- you love playing your DSi and the Wii. You just got Zelda for both systems and are very excited about that game!
You really enjoy reading the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books (and watching the movies). Those keep you reading.
You are doing okay in school- could be better. You have a few distractions in your class this year, but I really hope that this improves for the second half of the year.
You are a fun, energetic, very smart and loving kiddo, Brendan. I love you so much!
(I also really enjoyed giving you NINE spankings and a *pinch to grow an inch*)

^i love A's expression in this pic! he really wanted a nano bug! ;)

We are {Thankful}

Happy Thanksgiving!
We had a really great day today- good food and quality family time spent together.
Before dinner, we went around the table and said a few things that we are thankful for, we do this every year.
B: "my family, my video games and my house"
P: "my freedom to do what I want and my family"
D: "my boys, my beautiful wife (no lie) and the roof over our heads"
M: "my family, our home, our HEALTH and mommy and daddy's jobs"

We have a lot to be thankful for and we know it!
I feel so blessed; three healthy, handsome boys and a husband who is the best father. "My cup runneth over"

My version of the "thankful tree" that I found on pinterest.

After dinner, we watched the last rival game between the Longhorns and the Aggies, which was played at College Station, and the HORNS won!!! Final score: 27-25!! The last 7 minutes of this game gave me heartburn!
Good luck in the SEC next year, Ags.