May 31, 2009

We have 2 mama ducks at the pond this spring. One has 5 ducklings and this busy mom has 13!

May 30, 2009 (Photo 150! )

This is my mom and today was her birthday! Happy Birthday mom!

May 29, 2009

I morphed two photos together for this pic. It was the boys' first field day and they were both very proud of their ribbon!

May 28, 2009

Fun in the sun! Riley running through the dolphin sprinkler!

May 27, 2009

We took a field trip to the museum and planetarium today!

May 26, 2009

Here is a squirrel that discovered my bird feeder and won't leave it alone. I know he probably has a family to feed, too but....I'm going to have to block him from the bird food and I don't think he'll be happy about it.

May 25, 2009

Memorial day! I wanted both boys to hold the flag but Hunter didn't want to be in the picture so Riley had to hold it by himself and it's heavy!

May 24, 2009

Today was a big day for Hunter. We replaced his 5-point harness carseat with a booster seat. He can now use a regular seatbelt and he's thrilled! He has more legroom and doesn't feel so confined. He hated to ride in the car because he was so uncomfortable and now he loves it :). Riley got to move into Hunter's old carseat which he loves because it's bigger than the one he had. Now we need a road trip :)

May 23, 2009

I've just recently started watching UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) and I have to admit I love it! Greg usually goes to the Sports bar to watch it with a friend or two. Then we ordered it on Pay-per-view a couple of times. Tonight was going to be a good one so we planned a babysitter and met couple other people at the bar to watch the fight on the big screens! It was a great night and exciting fight!

May 22, 2009

Today was my nephew's 22nd birthday. We went to Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant to celebrate! His mom had this awesome balloon bouquet delivered to him :) Happy Birthday Sean!

May 21, 2009

I found another House Finch nest in a pine bush in my front yard. That makes 3 now!

May 20, 2009

We had a fun afternoon! First the boys went bowling for the first time then we headed to this famous Colorado restaurant, Casa Bonita! (not the best tasting food but a fun place for kids with lots of caves, cliff divers, puppet shows, arcade games and gift shop).

May 19, 2009

My new birdbath! This is one of the mama House Finches living in my yard!

May 18, 2009

The boys painting rocks on the deck! We had a science experiment and art day today!

May 17, 2009

Just playing around with my 200mm lens! You never want to get too close to a busy bee! I was several feet away and then I cropped the photo quite a bit to give the appearance of using a macro lens.

May 16, 2009

This is one of the male House Finches living in my yard. I bought a new bird feeder and all the finches seem to be enjoying it.

May 15, 2009

New sneakers for Hunter and Riley...just in time for field day next week :)

May 14, 2009

The boys at the dental office for a teeth cleaning! No cavities!

May 13, 2009

Science experiments can be fun when you make stuff like this!

May 12, 2009

I saw a little bird with nesting material and noticed she was making a nest in my downspout. I don't think it will fair well during our next rainstorm but we'll see. You can see her tucked nicely in it and I just happen to catch a bee flying close-by.

May 11, 2009

After having so much fun playing Guitar Hero Wii at Greg's sister's house, we had to go and buy one for ourselves!

May 10, 2009

I just couldn't resist using this great photo of Greg and his brother Steve rockin' and jammin' to Guitar Hero Wii. I think they were having a great time...as a matter of fact we all did!

May 9, 2009

Family photo...Greg, his older sister Sheila, his mom Liz and his older brother Steve (visiting from Oregon). Greg also has an older sister, Lisa that lives in Montana.

May 8, 2009

Greg and I were busy getting some home-improvement jobs finished up before his brother from Oregon and fiance came to visit (later in the evening). Here Greg is doing some knock-down and popcorn texture(ceiling) on the new closet he built.

May 7, 2009

A couple of weeks ago, I photographed a robin making a nest in my backyard tree. Yesterday I noticed she hardly ever leaves her nest so I suspected there might be eggs. I waited all morning for her to leave her nest then I quickly climbed on the roof of the shed and snapped this picture before she noticed me! A few minutes later she was back and hasn't left since :) Here's what I looked like taking this Picture.

May 6, 2009

Riley had his TV debut today! His picture was chosen to be the star of PicMe (a 10 minute cartoon) on PBS Kids Sprout! It was all very exciting for us since it was shown nationwide! Hunter is hoping his picture will also be chosen from their online gallery!

May 5, 2009

Our house in the spring! We are hoping to do some landscaping this summer so there will most likely be some updated pics later in the year! There's Kayla on the front porch :)

May 4, 2009

I spent the afternoon cleaning the playroom to make room for our house-guests this coming weekend. This is just a sampling of the toys I donated!

May 3, 2009

Greg put a nice strong shelf in our walk-in closet today so we could stack lots of bins. Our closet looks so nice now that we have extra storage space and in addition we both dontaed lots of clothes!

May 2, 2009

Riley playing Lite Brite!

May 1, 2009

Our seedlings are really sprouting up! The tall ones are giant sunflowers, the kind that get to be 6 to 12 feet high!