Look Ma! No training wheels!

Eli has been begging us to take off the training wheels on his bike for weeks (ever since he went to his friend Mikey's and saw that he had a big boy bike). Today, we finally gave in and took him to the Highlands Ranch High School parking lot to practice. We were a little (ok, really!) nervous for him, given his boyish tendencies to fall and scrape himself. However, he made it look easy and was crusing around the lot in no time. I am not sure what is funnier in this video, my boys or Jon chasing them :)

Yet another milestone as my kiddos grow up so quickly (sniff, sniff!).

August Rush of Memories

A few pics from our end-of-summer fun. I can't believe we're already back to school! It was the best summer yet...more reflections to come :)

Having fun

The boys got a tour of the local fire station compliments of a friend of Jon's. They got to climb in all the trucks and the fireman even gave them their own hats!

I bought these matching shirts at the end of the season last year, it's been fun to dress them alike as we did last Sunday.

Asher loves to feed himself, especially strawberry yogurt.

Today was Eli's preschool "graduation". Here he is receiving his "diploma" from his teacher, Mrs. Robertson.

Birthday and Bunnies

Asher was not a fan of Kip's birthday kiss for him.

Wow. I need to get this thing updated more than every three months (or four now?). Guess that's what I get for working three jobs (not counting the unpaid ones).

We celebrated Asher's first birthday on March 31st. I can't believe how fast the year went. His first experience with a cupcake was a messy one, of course.

Asher is always quick to answer the question of how big he is with a "SOOO big" gesture.

Easter was a glorious celebration here. We went to church in the morning, came back home for Asher's nap, then returned to church for a classic pitch-in. In the afternoon, Eli hunted for goodies left by the Bunny in our backyard. We even snapped a rare family picture in front of the neighbor's beautiful magnolia tree.

We're going full-speed ahead into the spring, and I am only seven weeks away from a much needed summer vacation! Can't wait to have some great neighborhood pool time!

Right on Cue!

This was a white elephant gift last Christmas. Asher loves watching it dance to the music, and here he "flaps his wings" along with it as if prompted! (Really, he does that whenever he's happy, which is a lot of the time). Sorry for my poor camera skills, I couldn't figure out how to edit it so it's turned the right way!

October!

We love the fall! I think the best part is the week off of school I get, which unfortunately just ended. But we stayed busy during that week, traveling to my Mom's in PA and visiting Amish country while there. Asher got to take his first train ride on an old-fashioned steam locomotive. It took us to Paradise (literally, a tiny little town, one of many in Pennsylvania with quaint names).

Eli finished his first Y-soccer season and loved it. What a riot to see 3- and 4-year-olds swarming a ball and each other!

When Jon got back into town on Saturday he was anxious to get outside to do something, so we ventured to the corn maze. The pumpkin patch there was closed due to early snows/frosts, so we brought along our own and received plenty of comments on our adorable "pumpkin".

Of course it wouldn't be October without a good romp in the leaves with the neighbors. And last night we enjoyed a cul-de-sac pumpkin party. Eli was the cutest little cop, and Asher was a precious dragon.

More pics to come...it's not even Halloween!

Bathtime Brothers

Who can resist a great bathtime snapshot?

Here are a few we've taken recently, as Asher has just started liking the water (or actually not hating it). Eli took advantage of the opportunity to read a story to his brother. How sweet! I will show this to them when they're older to prove that they once did get along (or just to embarass them in front of their friends).