An Oldie but a Goodie

I found this pic that some friends took one day we were down by the lake by our house... It's probably 3-4 months old, but I just love it.

The bro's go skateboarding

Jack and Sam both love to play with dad's skateboards. Lately, they've been getting on them together. Jack holds Sam's feet so we can push them easier.

Here's Sam after he was rolling around and playing with one of dad's skateboards downstairs and the one Heather and Kyle gave us for the Wii. They LOVE it, though we've never turned it on for them with the game.

And finally, here's a pic of Jack when he's at work. We've put him to work, of course, to start earning back all that freaking money we had to spend on diapers. Here he is at his "store" selling things... you know, like dad's sunglasses. It's a racket. 

Enjoying the ride

Sam and Jack have a wonderful nanny, Jessica, who hangs out with them while I go to work. This car/bus/box is one of her great creations for the kids made from the box that one of Jack's birthday presents came in. It's one of the first times they've really played together. As you can tell, Sam was having a blast.

 

These pics were taken at Lakeside, a great, old amusement park a few blocks from us. There is a whole "kiddie park" Jack can ride. Three of the rides, along with this car below, are great for Sam too! It is truly a Denver treasure.

Sam's favorite ride is the cars.

He also loves to hold the tires as the cars go around, which results in this...

Penny's visit

My cousin Penny came for her first Denver visit in August too! We had an absolute blast. One hot day we took a drive up to Evergreen to enjoy the cool breezes.

Sam is walking!

August has been a busy month here. First, Jack decided to give up diapers (after a little bribery with a monster truck). Next, Sam started to walk! It was pretty funny. He wasn't walking in the morning, but after a nice restful nap something must have come to him in a dream because he got up and started walking across the room and has been on the move ever since. He's still doing the "zombie walk" where his hands are out in front of him, but even that is starting to go away and he's just walking like a normal kiddo.

Here's a little video of the boy on the move. It was taken the night after he started walking.

We then got a new "family" car with a third row of seats because we need to take Jack and Charlie to SCHOOL beginning next week. More on that to come, for sure!

Breaking News: Tiny Town Train Crashes!

I can't believe it, but the Tiny Town train crashed a few days ago, tipping over and dumping all of its passengers out onto the ground. Twenty folks were sent to the hospital, 3 in serious condition! Holy moly!

http://www.9news.com/news/local/article.aspx?storyid=147973&catid=346