HaLlOwEeN weekend FUN!!

We took the boys to Boo at the Zoo on Saturday for trick or treating and zoo fun. They got quite a bit of candy and we saw all the animals we wanted- they were all checking out the little goblins walking around. P and B were both scary this year...man, they are growing up! Peyton was a skeleton and Brendan was the scary scream man. Then there was my little monkey. :) He was so adorable in his costume walking around the zoo, with his little tail and fat, little belly. I can't believe it's his 2nd Halloween already. Seriously?!?
So, here are a few pics of the boys at Boo at the Zoo...and the animals at the Denver Zoo. You decide which is which...:)

After the zoo, the boys took me to Jack n Grill for burgers. They've been there with Dad but it was my first trip. The burgers are huge! Kyle and I split one and the boys split one. Yikes!
I took a picture (of a PICTURE) of Adam from Man vs. Food- he did the 7 pound burrito challenge there. We saw a family of 4 order it- it is MASSIVE!

Adam

** remember, I split this with Kyle** lol

Sunday, Halloween night- we trick-or-treated in the neighborhood for a little over an hour. It got dark fast! I didn't take any pics during the night, just one right before we left the house.
Here are my little ghouls...;)

Fun at the Patch, 2010

We went to Palombo's Market for some pumpkin patch fun this past weekend. Austin had so much fun walking around the pumpkins. He was picking up all the ones that were his size. ;) I love taking the boys to the pumpkin patch- it is a sure sign of Fall! They love all the activities that are there: bounce house, big slide, petting zoo, corn maze, caramel apples, hay ride, etc. What kid wouldn't like all that?!?

Pictures from our trip...

In a {New York} minute!

I surprised Terah!! I pulled it off. It was so hard to keep the secret- but it was so worth it to see her reaction! I had a blast visiting her. We went sailing with a bunch of friends and went to dinner at PF
Changs for her birthday. On Sunday, we got massages, went shopping, had a celebrity siting (Elmo) and then dinner at Serendipity 3- YUM! Monday we played in the rain, had lunch in Little Italy and then it was time for me to fly home. I had so much fun spending time with you, Terah. I hope you had a happy birthday!

{Steamboat} Springs, CO

So, we took a spur-of-the-moment weekend trip to Steamboat on Labor Day weekend. SO worth it. It was a nice chance to get away for a few days. Plus, Steamboat is so beautiful! This was our first visit there and it was a blast. On the way- we drove through Winter Park and saw our first MOOSE! Actually, there were 2- a Mom and a baby.

We got a little worried when we got to Steamboat and couldn't find a hotel with a vacancy. Oops! We drove to 4 different places and NO luck. We were told the Sheraton had vacancies, so we headed there. With luck, they had one room available. Geez. It was DOUBLE what we wanted to pay, but it was either that or sleeping in the van. ;) The hotel was super nice, though. The boys loved the pool! That's all that mattered.
So- after we got the hotel situated, we went for a short hike. The weather was PERFECT. I bet we walked for at least 3 miles.

After the hike, we ventured downtown. We went into a few of the little shops and then settled on a place to eat- Steamboat Smokehouse. Yup, barbecue! ;) It was really good, too. We were stuffed!
More shopping after dinner- then back to the hotel for some...sleep? Nope. Austin had other plans- keeping Mom up for the night. He did not like his pack n play and I couldn't let him cry it out....so, he was in bed with Mom & Dad. That didn't work out so well. He couldn't get comfortable and I couldn't get comfortable... It was NOT a good night. At least the bed and pillows were comfortable...

Sunday morning, SWIMMING! The boys had a blast in the hotel pool. They swam for a little over an hour- then we got ready to go for our second hike- up Fish Creek Falls. Let me just say, it is beautiful there. The boys and I hiked up the falls while Daddy stayed with a sleepy Austin. After the boys got the climbing out of their system, we hiked a little up the trail.


After our hike, we went back downtown to get ice cream sodas from Lyon Drugstore. Yum.
Awesome trip.

my baby is {walking}!!!!

Sunday {bike ride} in the mountains

Billy took me out on the Harley today! So much fun being a "biker chick" for the day. We started in Loveland and went up through Lyons, stopped for a bite at Oskar Blues, then headed up to Estes Park and finally to Trail Ridge in the RM park. What a different experience on a motorcycle! Wow. Can anyone picture me as a biker chick full time? Cause I can! ;)

I can't wait to go on another ride! Or maybe classes to get my own!

Colorado Air Show, 2010

Saturday August 28, 2010: We went to the Colorado Air Show in Broomfield, CO at the Rocky Mountain Regional Airport. It was a bLaSt. The boys were in heaven- all 4 of 'em! We got to see fighter jets in the sky and up close on the ground. The boys were able to go in a bunch of jets- and they loved it. We got a really cool picture with the Ghost Squadron plane- which served in both the US Navy and the Royal Canadian Navy and is one of 20 still flying today.

The fighter planes that flew during the show were awesome. Holy crap were they FAST and LOUD! The boys were covering their little ears a lot during that show. Austin did pretty good. I had to push his head against me to block one ear and cover the other with my hand. That worked. No crying out of him; he even turned it into a little game. There were a few times that the jets did a fly by- sneaking up on the crowd. A wasn't prepared for this and would slam his head into me and I would cover his other ear really fast. He would pop up after the jet flew by and was all smiles. ;) Funny little guy.

I took some funny pictures of the boys playing around with the army gear there. They had a bunch of different "camps" set up- with machine guns and humvees. Peyton LOVED this part. I think Daddy loved it as much as Peyton, too. Boys!

We also listened to Aaron Tippin sing "kiss this". LOL. I liked it, but Brendan said "This is the worse song I ever heard of".<-- his exact words.

FUn Saturday for the boys. They are looking forward to next years' show already!

my baby boy is o-n-e!!!!

Austin is one! We had a little party for him yesterday. He had a lot of fun and made a lot of special memories. I just can't believe a year has gone by already!


Austin, you are such a special little guy. We all love you so much. You are learning new things everyday. You are so close to walking, it's scary. You take a few steps without anyone even trying to get you to. You cruise around on your little tikes racer like no other. It is so funny to watch you push around on it all over the house. ;) You are a little man- you say "mama", "dada" and "bye". You clap and wave. You eat like a HORSE! You are constantly changing and you amaze me everyday. I love you so much and cannot imagine life without you. You have definitely changed our family for the better. I am so happy that you are our little boy #3. ;)