A Walk in the Park

Rick's parents came down for the weekend, so we took them to Estes Park & The Rocky Mountain National Park. It was a beautiful day to be there, but unfortunately we couldn't go up very high because there was still too much snow at the higher elevations.
Mcayden & Grandpa took a little hike together.


Addison doing the heisman pose.

We strolled through Estes park, did some window shopping, tried icecream at THREE different icecream stores! Yes, we had to! And went into our favorite glass store along the way.
Grandma Shey took Mcayden with her into a Christmas store and when they were leaving, the lady working in the store gave Mcayden a car ornament, "Because he had been so good" in her store! He loved it!

On our way out of town, we stopped by the Stanley Hotel. After Stephen King stayed there he felt inspired to write "The Shining". You can watch the movie on Channel 42 anytime in the hotel.--it plays on a continuous loop. They even have Ghost Tours. I think it would be so fun to stay there.

We finally got to see some elk. We had heard there were more elk in Estes Park than in the Rocky National Park. And so it was. There were a ton of elk and they came right up next to our car and we got some great pics!

Grandpa & Grandma= Gifts, Right??!

Rick told Mcayden Grandma and Grandpa were bringing him a birthday present. He was so excited. It was the first thing he asked about once they arrived and he was a big helper to unload the car and bring in the gifts. LOL
Mcayden was given a great big recycle truck--complete with a driver and recycling bins. He plays and plays with it!
Addison got her first bike. She was really happy and likes pushing the buttons and sitting on it. It will be fun this summer--we can all ride bikes outside together.

A Box Full of Happiness

A box, just a plain old box can really do something with a child's imagination. It's square, it's empty and it's immediatly transformed into a...

Cave...

a FORT OF FUN...

a hide-away, so I can spray Mommy and close the doors behind me!.... A playhouse for the two of us...Then, one finishing touch. I'll add a "bathtub" to the new home away from home. Now, it's perfect!

St Patty's Day

Mcayden is my little helper when it comes to baking. I'd say his favorite part is taste testing!
We made green clover rolls for St. Patrick's Day. Mcayden didn't care that they weren't sweet. He still wanted to have a sample or two. Holding out a hand-full of dough Mcayden exclaimed, "Daddy! I have balls!" We had a laugh.
I haven't made rolls before, so with Rick's help, I made these and they turned out great!
I remember my mom making these St. Patty's rolls when I was younger and they are so fun and easy.
How do you make them, you ask?
Make your favorite roll recipe, add green food coloring to the mix (works best to add it to the wet ingredients), then roll the dough into small balls and put three or four balls in each muffin tin cup. Bake and enjoy!
I didn't get pinched today. I had an apron on that had green on it. Rick got pinched a couple of times! How about you? Did you wear green?

She's Holding Me

Addison and Mcayden were playing in A's crib together when Rick went out of the room for a minute. He came back to find Mcayden sitting on Addison. With a big smile on his face, Mcayden exclaimed, "Daddy! Addison's holding me!"

Nothin' Smells Better Than Clean Baby

Spaghetti for Dinner