SNOW!

The first snow of the year fell today. We got about 6 inches at our house. James and Doug had lots to shovel.

Then James got distracted and decided to pack some snow in around Charlie.

This tree looked so pretty with snow covering all of the berries.

We came inside for a fire and put the boys in their matching snowflake jammies for bed!

Pumpkin Patch

We took our annual trip to the pumpkin patch with Kaylynn this year and managed to get a decent picture of the three cousins.

It took Kaylynn and James some time to find the perfect pumpkin...

Finally we landed on this one! We haven't carved it yet so stay tuned.

Grandparents

My parents came to visit last week and we had two very excited little boys on our hands. One of the highlights was going to the park to show Grandma and Grandpa where we spend a lot of our time.

Charlie is a huge Grandma fan.

Grandpa and James checking out the bridge and water.

A visit from Aunt Jeanene

Doug's sister Jeanene came to visit last week and the boys thoroughly enjoying their time with "Auntie Jean". One day we took a road trip to Estes Park with Tricia, Nathan, Jeanene, Carmen and Sophie. This is the time of year for good fall colors in the mountains as well as the elk come down from the mountains and congregate in the town - mostly on the golf course. We saw plenty of them and even heard one male bugle before the sun went down (and we got too cold).

Me and all of my boys in front of a large male elk.

Sophie, Nathan and James checking out the herd.

Charlie was fairly photogenic that day.

As was Sophie.

And finally a random pic of the boys from a couple of weeks ago.

First Day of Preschool

It was James' first day of preschool today! He was very excited and had a great day with Ms. Suzanne and his new friends.

Walking into school...

And we had to get some pictures of both boys before James left for school.
Aren't they cute?!

Happy Birthday Charlie and James!

We celebrated the boy's birthday this past Sunday with a party at the park. It was wonderful to have so many family and friends with us. We are now the proud parents of a 1 year old and a 3 year old!

Of course, we had cake...

which both boys enjoyed!

And there were lots of presents to open!

One of the favorite new toys was this "excavator" - very popular with 3 year old boys.

And it wouldn't be a birthday party without balloons! Thanks to everyone who helped make the day special for James and Charlie.

Yard Project

This summer we decided to embark on a major yard project and give the boys some grass to play on.

Here are a few "before" pictures:

And a few "during" pictures. These were taken after all of the rock had been removed and the trim had been put in.



James was a big helper during the rock moving process.

And finally we have grass! It is so nice and the boys LOVE it!!