Our morning...

Our morning started with a special treat - donuts! - we had breakfast at a picnic bench out by Evergreen Lake.

Big smile for donuts!

He spent a LONG time playing in that one puddle - throwing pine cones in it, splashing in it, throwing grass in it...

Contemplating his next "puddle" move...

Go Yankees!

So talented!

My daddy is teaching me all the important skills I'm going to need in life...

The Rumples came to visit!!

Val, Luke, Caity and Clark came to visit this past week and we had a really great time! The weekend started off with a percussion lession, led by Caity...


Making chocolate chip cookies became a team effort. Each kid had to take turns stirring the batter and of course, eating the chocolate chips...

We eventually had to separate the boys, since they kept playfully "picking" on each other...

All the cousins at the park (from left to right - Caity, Clark, Christopher, Ayla and Isaiah).

We got to go to a Rockies game together...

The kids had a great time in the stands (and probably didn't watch one second of the game)...

Christopher's first cotton candy experience. He wasn't so sure about it...

The boys enjoying some ballpark goldfish crackers...

Just one of many jam sessions during the visit...

We had a beautiful day to picnic...

Ice cream sandwiches to end the picnic...

Snack time with graham crackers and milk (an ode to Babcia)...

Yet another day at the park...

Crazy hail storm we got the day before the visit ended...

One more squeeze and snuggle with the boys before it's time to head back to Indiana...

Chopsticks!

Christopher had his first real Chinese food experience tonight. He's never really been interested before. He liked the chicken lo mein and Brian and I were both really impressed with how he did with chopsticks.
First, he tried a two-handed approach...
But he quickly discovered that a one-handed approach worked better to grab the noodles.

Success!

I could get used to these things!

Still on tour...

Christopher has not lost interest in his beloved guitar. He puts on "shows" rather often and usually asks Brian to play drums while he plays guitar and sings into his "microphone." If I'm lucky, I get asked to sing along. He will occasionally throw his guitar down in excitement at the end of a "show," but Brian and I keep telling him he's just not quite famous enough for that yet.