Robin Robbing

There has been an attempt by a robin to nest somewhere in our yard every spring. So far that attempt has been thwarted every time and we've yet to see baby birds hatch and leave the nest. Unfortunately this year is no different. This sweet Robin laid four eggs, but something happened when I was out of town the the nest ended up on the ground. Sadly, there will be no baby birds again this year.

Mother's Day for the Birds

On an impromptu hike in Waterton Canyon we found the Adobon Sociey catching and tagging migratory birds. We learned all about an crowned warbler, yellow warbler, and house wren. Matthew and Tyler got to hold the house wren in their hands for a brief moment before it flew away. It was a very fun hike.

Awana Awards

Congrats my Awana Cubbie and Sparky! You did a fabulous job.

Matthew got creative. Never knew Mom and Dad looked that skinny.

Crafting at the Depot

Home Depot has a kids craft the first Saturday of each month. We finally got to one. I didn't get any pictures at the store, but the boys had a lot of fun. It was a cute little project.

Spring Hike

It was a beautiful spring day so instead of our normal routine of heading to the gym we drove to the hills. Falcon Park is our favorite park that is close enough to drive to, but feels like we got away a little bit.

















Tyler took this picture!

Eastering

I think it is truly impossible to get pictures of these boys in nice clothes. They both looked very dapper for Easter but they had stripped out of their clothes faster than I could blink when we got home.

Tyler kept asking me if he could go eastering, a.k.a. easter egg hunting. They truly thought they were being tortured when I made them wait 'til I was done eating and Steve had finished watching his basketball game. We had to know what teams were going to be in the final game.









A squirrel ate through this egg and then was snooty enough to reject the candy. I didn't realize M&Ms were so common.

Easter Eggstravaganza

Denver First Church hosted a very fun kids day. Easter egg hunting, Easter Bunny, cooking decorating, bounce castles, obstacle course, puppet show, petting zoo and face painting. The fun just kept going and going.


They got to find 15 eggs each. We had to cut Tyler off!





















Matthew, did you know there's a Sssssnake on your face?


I kept telling Tyler the snake was going to slither up his arm and bite his neck.

Easter Eggs

We added the vinegar to the color tablets and it started fizzing. Matthew told me we were making a chemical reaction. It's Matthew the Science Boy! What's up with those color pellets? Why does a red looking tablet make blue?!?! We came up with a couple funky colors!






Thunk - Uh, oh!!! Egg on the floor.

Jump Street

We had heard a lot about Jump Street from friends and decided to go check it out on Friday as part of our Spring Break extravaganza. The jumping castles, trampolines, games, and roving Panda were lots of fun.
Just 50 cents gave Tyler a 2 minute ride on this drivable panda. He had a blast and was the envy of the kids watching him. Unfortunately I ran out of quarters.





A little refreshment before heading back to play. They look so grown up in their own little chairs.