Friday Fun!

We had a fun day on Friday just playing at parks & with friends.

Below, John & Mercy stop for a break while walking home from the park to hit their sticks on the sidewalk and make some music (or 'moooosic', as John says).

One for you and one for me...

Dancing among the wildflowers (ok, weeds) in the field.
Look what I caught!
Cute!
And cuter! :)

Just some pics of recent Huntoon times...

Here is the banner that John and Ben made me for Mother's Day.

A Mother's Day picnic.

The boys throwing rocks into the river. My dear friend, Natalie & I on Mother's Day...our hubbies planned the picnic for us on the St. Vrain river in Lyons, CO. John is mastering the art of spitting out water, which he thinks is hilarious!

The little Colorado Cowboy! John looooovvvves baseball...and he's really good, too! :)

I had a booth at a local Town Fair for the line of handbags that I sell.

Randalls Visit & More...

Just a quick update - My parents came to visit a couple of weeks ago. The great thing is that they now get to visit both of their kids when they come out here, since my brother moved here 2 months ago. We had a fun time together and John just loves to have his 'Bukka' & 'Grammy' visit. Another exciting piece of news - Ben's sister had a baby girl, Ella Grace, on April 30th! We can't wait to meet her in July during our visit to Indiana. And, lastly, I just took a trip for 2 days this week to Chicago mainly for business (to meet with the owner of Ragamuffin Jewelry, the sterling silver jewelry company I work for), but I also had a great evening with my friend, Malissa, on Michigan Ave. while I was there. Enjoy the pics!

Enjoying Spring!

We have been doing a lot of biking around town this spring down to Pearl St. and to the local playgrounds, of course. John starts asking to 'go outside' around 6:45am and doesn't really stop the rest of the day. I am amazed at the way his mood can change the moment he is out in the fresh air with a ball, rocks, dirt, sand & his shovel! One of my new favorite lines that John says with much enthusiasm when we are talking about going to do something is, "That will be fun...let's do that!" Hummm...I wonder who he hears say that all the time - maybe his cheerleader mama! John also talks about going hiking all the time, and it goes something like this..."Let's go hiking with daddy...daddy hikes in mountains...daddy see bear...roaaaarrrrr...let's see bear, mama...go hiking with daddy!" Priceless. :) John is anxiously awaing a visit from my parents (Grammy & Bukka) this week, so some fun times ahead.

Playing on the rocks on the Pearl St. walking mall.

A fun moment with daddy.

Driving with Oscar at the children's museum.

Loving the slides!

Quite the pensive moment.

I am not sure which boy is happier to have a digging partner!

April update

So, nothing all that exciting to report. We have been doing lots and lots of spring cleaning (i.e. getting rid of Meggan's junk). After spending an entire Saturday cleaning out our garage (thanks, Bart and Jenni for watching John), it's organized and we could even fit our car in it if we tried (it's only a one car garage, just so you don't think I have THAT much junk)! I have been taking clothes and household items to consignment stores as well as donating carloads of stuff, too. We also are selling some of our books on Amazon - we have made a little over $100 so far! Whew! The whole process is no fun, but very rewarding in the end. I am heading up to the mountains this weekend for a women's retreat called 'Women at the Cross.' I am excited about the time away to reflect, focus & relax a bit. Next week, the weatherman is saying we will be in the 70's all week! Hallelujah!! Here are some pictures from the last week.

John's favorite new activity: 'Playing Dishes.'

On a bike ride last Saturday around town and to the park.

Flying high on a rocket ship with daddy.

Taking a nap on the ride home.

Digging in the mud with Isaiah.

Bowling with couples from our playgroup.

Climbing at Eldorado Canyon

With the influence and encouragement of Ben's work buddies and other friends, Ben has really jumped into the climbing scene, which is something he had been wanting to do since our move a year ago. I mean, how can you resist scaling the side of a mountain when they are the backdrop of your city? :) Although, quite sore as his muscles adapt to their new task, Ben is finding it to be a great new challenge and adventure. On Saturday, we headed out with our friends, Lisa, Holden & Saoirse (pronounced Sear-sha) to a popular climbing area just outside of Boulder - Eldorado Canyon. Holden and Lisa have climbed for many years, so Ben had some great help & support from their expertise. Since Ben had climbed 3 times this week, his muscles were really fatigued, making the climb a bit more difficult. About 3/4 of the way up, he told Holden that he was ready to come down. Holden's response was, "When you ask me 5 times to come down, I will consider letting you down." So, needless to say, Ben made it to the top...and, in the end, was glad that Holden didn't let him off the hook too easily. :) Enjoy the pics...

This is the view from the bottom, where the mamas and kiddos watched... Ben starting his ascent...

He made it to the top!!

Cheering daddy on from the bottom!

March Fun...

John and his buddies, Mercy & Eden.

John and Eden just chillin' on the bean bags.
Oh, I am too funny!Daddy introduced Johnny to his favorite book.
Fun for John...a mess for mom!
Riding the merry-go-round at the zoo.
This is soooo fun!
With sweet friend, Anna, at the zoo.
Checking out the elephants with Saoirse.
Mom, look at my glasses!