Children's Village Part Deux

This was a bridge that was moved back and forth using your strength. It was super shaky and was hard to move. Laney loved it and went back and forth and back and forth.

There were manual water pumps here and there and watering cans. The kids loved filling up the cans and watering the nearby gardens.

Children's Village

(I know that a blog is supposed to be a day-to-day thing,

but we did so many fun things on our trip back home,

that I just have to share them!)

While we were in Cheyenne visiting my parents, we went to the Children's Village. This is a new place built almost totally by donations from Cheyenne area residents. Volunteers run it and it is eco-friendly and educational. What a neat place and Laney loved it.

(Liv was at my mom's napping on this trip and mom-of-the-year

forgot the camera when Liv got to visit!)

Love this pic!!

Outdoor puppet show! So fun! Lane had an audience of me, Nan

and some mesmerized preschoolers!

Family Day in Our Favorite Town!

On our trip, we spent a day in Ft. Collins, eating at our favorite place and having ice cream. Simple, but perfect!

This guy was playing some instrument that I can't remember and singing a kid-friendly song about bananas. The girls were instantly drawn to him!

Birthday Party at Gma and Gpa's

This is the first of the 4, yes 4, birthday parties Liv had this year.

It was so fun to be with the family,

especially the cousins, Justin and Cara!!

Notice the two outfits. One is the beauty queen, 'ooh and ahh' outfit,

the other is the "let's eat cake!" outfit. I'll let you figure out which is which!

Peter Pan

We went to see Peter Pan at the Boulder Dinner Theater

and absolutely loved it!

It was the best show suitable for kids I have ever seen!

Our waiter was Captain Hook. He was the best in the whole cast. The girls were smitten and both wanted to be Captain Hook for the rest of the trip!

Pull-up Fashions

Liv's latest "thing" is her pull-up hat. Often she goes into a drawer in our bedroom and empties out all the diapers and pull-ups. Sometimes I just need that 5 min of quiet, so the mess doesn't really bother me. ;) She then will come out of the room with a pull-up on her head yelling, "Look at me , Mommy!"

The best sort of thinking cap for reading!

How can you resist that face!!!

Lane and I prefer the "hair thru the hole" style.

Just like Mom..

Impressive retention of the double chin...

February 2009
February 2008