Weekend of June 26, 2009

Thursday: It's become a routine (at least for the summers) to go to the park after getting the girls on Thursday. Probably because we get such a short amount of time before I need to return our precious baby. We had Tortellini for dinner and the girls really like it. Red, ripe cherries for dessert, a movie, then bedtime.

Friday: Still enjoying summer. Between playing at home in our own huge backyard, we went to the playground, went for a walk, and swam at Founder's pool - the outdoor neighborhood pool. The girls love the change from the rec center and it's always fun to swim in a cool pool on a hot day.

Saturday: In the morning we played outside and went to the playground again. What do kids see in swings, slides, and monkey bars anyway? Later, grandma and grandpa came over and we all went to the Wildlife Experience to see Animalopolis at the IMAX. The kids (and the grown-ups, except for Pop maybe) loved the show.

Weekend of June 20, 2009

Thursday: We had a homemade fruit salad and fried chicken for dinner. First we went to Enderud park and played on the playground for a while. That's quickly becoming a favorite.

Friday: Today we hiked up Castle Rock for the first time together. We hiked up to the base of Castle Rock and then Aaron, Ani, and Alana went all the way to the top! They got to walk around the top, touch the star. We are so proud of our brave girls and their climbing skills. We had a picnic at the base of the rock, then went to cool down at the Rec Center.

Saturday: Today we spent a rare day at home. We watched movies, had homemade snow cones, and rode bikes outside. It was a nice and relaxing day.

Weekend of June 13, 2009

Thursday: Chicken dinner at home, then off for some bike rides. Ani and Alana are wizzes on two-wheelers and Aina will be too the way Aaron is working with her.

Friday: We went on another nature walk today. The girls ask to do this! They are so easy. After that we went for a swim at the rec center. Besides being track runners the girls are going to be great swimmers too. In the evening Karri did a collage with the girls. They picked pictures out of National Geographic magazines and now the fun and funky collage is hanging on the girls' ceiling!

Saturday: Today we went back to the Wildlife Experience. This time the girls got their faces painted. They looked so cool! After that we went to the park and flew a kite. It was a nice windy day and the kite flew wonderfully. It did get away from us at one point when it was Aleck's turn to hold the kite and she let go. Aaron must have fun five miles to get it back!

Weekend of June 7, 2009

Friday: On the first weekends of the month we get the kids from Friday through Sunday instead of Thursday through Saturday. It's actually better in terms of amount of time we get to spend with them. When we get them Thursday evening, they go to school on Friday so we don't get much time with them. The first weekend we get all day Saturday and Sunday. Unfortunately, the baby spends the nights only on Fridays and never on Saturdays, even on the first weekends so it's hard to go out of town, like to spend the night at grandma's. But we can still see them for a few hours. This Friday we had a tummy pot roast dinner that Karri made. Mmmm...After dinner, we played in the yard with the dogs for a bit. Blue and Amos love the attention.

Saturday: We went out to the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo today. Karri's mom (Alana's grandma) bought us a membership. This zoo is great. The best part is feeding the giraffes. We did get to see Grandma and Grandpa Minks today. Since we were already in the Springs we went to visit with them for a little bit before going out to dinner.

Sunday: We went camping! What fun. We found a really nice spot off Rampart Range Road in the Pike National Forest. There were lots of boulders around and we climbed the rocks and explored. Aaron built a great fire and we cooked hot dogs and roasted marshmellows. Tummy!

Aleck at the zoo

Ani at the zoo

Alana and Aina find a chipmunk at the zoo

Rock climbing

Our tent

Feeding the Giraffes

Roasting Marshmellows