Watch this, Gabe

While iron chefs, Chris and Ms. Kat were busy shopping for the secret chili ingredients for the upcoming town Chili Fest/Competition I got to hang with the kiddos.....

Parker and I had been online together earlier that day and had fun looking at our cousin Gabe's blog. Gabe had seen the picture of Parker and Will doing a headstand from a previous post. Leah videoed Gabe's attempt and posted it to their blog. After watching the clip, Parker wanted to "show" Gabe how to do it:

(The heavy breathing is not me, it's baby Henry.....11months)

(Maddy's head was ok, thank goodness.)

If you think that was getting out of hand, check this out:

I'm sure everything is as clear as mud. Hope this helps.

Will's First Day of Preschool

Will giving the "I love you" sign before his first day of preschool:
The brothers:Highlights of his first day, according to Will:
-singing songs
-snack
-hanging up his backpack on a hook
-washing hands in the "magic sink"

Dee Was Here!

We got to spend the weekend with Dee! Not only did Parker and Will get lots of "extras" like rice crispy treats and donuts for breakfast and special early morning one-on-one time with Dee...but we all got to go to the movies to see Star Wars...The Clone Wars. It was Dee's favorite movie ever (at least that's what she told us;)

I think Parker and Will's favorite new trick (taught by Dee) is a head stand.

Thank you Dee for coming to visit. We miss you already! See you soon! We love you!!!!

Bunk Beds

Parker and Will not only share a room now, but have bunk beds! Parker said it's "a dream come true"! Will says it's " weel (real) comfy". They especially like to hide "gadgets" in the desk drawers (on the left, hidden). Other highlights: secret passage way to Will's bed (under the desk), the top bunk priviledge, of course, and a special spiderman nightlight that hangs on the underside of P's bed and shines light when we read together.

White Water Rafting

We signed up for a family white water rafting trip down the Arkansas river. The Adventure Company (based in Buena Vista, Colorado) we went with calls this trip the "Milk Run". Appropriate enough as we saw little to no white water and the trip would be better described as a family float trip. BUT it was still fun...and what else could we expect with our 5 and 3 year olds! Here are some pictures from the head waters of the Arkansas River:

(Will trying to go overboard)

(Our guide, Louie, let Parker steer!)

First Snow of the Season: 8.16.08

Seems unbelievable, but we were there for it! The last two nights of our SUMMER vacation in AUGUST, Breckenridge had their first snow of the season. (Ski season opens Nov. 7th....hint, hint) Anyway, we lucked out and got upgraded to a three bedroom condo overlooking the slopes. It was beautiful...but don't think we'll be looking out that window "in season".

Snow/sleet beginning to fall while we watched from our deck;(

But the next morning the freshly snowed mountain was gorgeous. Parker took this picture...on Chris and I's 7th anniversary:

Can't wait to go back during ski season! Anyone else game?

Fish Eyeballs

There is a privately owned (well stocked) trout farm/pond in Estes Park. After our little hike around Bear Lake, we decided to go fishing. Within 20 seconds of Will's first cast, he caught one! He obviously wasn't sure what the heck was going on and kinda freaked out especially when the fish came up out of the water flailing and flopping. Will vowed that he would never fish again. Here is a picture of his first catch:

We (Parker) had to wait another hour before another fish decided to bite. During that hour, Will forgot the trama of his first catch and was back in the saddle:

Here's Parker's first catch:

Back at camp, Chris cooked our tiny dinner:

As we finished eating our fish dinner, Chris asked Parker (completely kidding, of course) if he "was going to eat that eyeball." Parker looked at Chris and (they entered some sort of dare world) said, "Are you?"

Chris ate one.

Then Parker ate one.

Mom and Will refrained.