Friday Fun!

We have started a new Friday activity with our friends Heather & Lake. John and I meet up with Heather and Lake on our bikes. We then bike down to the Boulder Creek Path for some fun at the park and throwing rocks into the creek. After playing by the creek for a little bit, we head a few blocks over to Pearl St. for "Noon Tunes" where they have a great band playing for an hour. There, we listen to music, have a picnic and *think* about playing around in the splash park (the boys have yet to actually venture into the water). John and I then take the bus back home (there is a bike rack on the front of the bus for me to put my bike), which is super exciting for John and saves mama a 5 mile ride uphill. It's a blast!! We are definitely planning to make this a regular summer Friday activity. :)
Heather, Lake & John having lunch on Pearl St.

John & Lake at the Splash Park.

To get wet or not to get wet...that is the question?

Come on, Lake...let's go dance!!

John and Lake dancing to the tunes!

John loves the bus ride!

Good times in June

The Baby and The Little Girl

Our friends from Michigan, Laurent, Julie, Lucie & Agathe Porte, came to Colorado on vacation and stayed with us for a week. We had a great week taking them all over Boulder and up into the mountains to Breckenridge. The whole week, John referred to his new friends as 'The baby and the little girl.' He would wake up in the morning asking, "Mama, where is the little girl?" :) Lucie and John were great playmates and hiking buddies. Lucie even took quite a liking to John's cars while she was here and was willing to put aside her baby doll to take a car with her when we went out. Ben and I so enjoyed reconnecting with Julie and Laurent and showing them around our new city and home. Here are some pics from our time together.

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!