End of Summer

We are loving my new schedule. Every Friday we get to spend the day together. We headed over to the Loveland lake where the kids played in the water, we built "swimming pools" for the local water beetles and looked for fish. Now that kids are back in school and the summer is coming to an end, we had it all to ourselves.

Tour de Fat

We went to the annual Tour de Fat in Old Town. There were over 15,000 people that rode in the parade this year! It was awesome. It's really fun to go see the creative costumes people come up with.

Some of my favorite were:

"Gold Diggers"--a group of ladies dressed in gold sequens, painted gold with tool belts on

"Vikings"--Cardboard cutouts of viking ships on each side of their bikes, with full Viking attire

"PackMan being Chased by ghosts"--A huge cut out of Packman hanging infront of a bike, the man on the bike, his wife and kids following along, dressed as the Packman Ghosts

One guy had a basket of sunflowers and pulled over and handed one to Addison. It was cute.The people next to us applauded him.

A couple people tossed out candy to the kids or rode by giving "high fives". Mcayden loved that.

After the parade, we went with our friends to the Brazil Fest. Addison couldn't get enough Guarana (delicious Brazilian pop) and Mcayden played with the grasshoppers.

Sushi!

My friend took me out for sushi last weekend. It was my first time having "real" sushi, at a "real" sushi bar. We ordered a variety of sushi, including sushi with salmon, eel and crabmeat. Debbie recommended the eel and it was really good.
I was surprised how chewey sushi was. Once I got past the texture, it was pretty good. I wasn't a big fan of the salmon though--it made me want to gag. My favorite was the California rolls. Probably not considered "real" sushi by some, but I love crab meat (even if it's artificial).

School's In!

Mcayden with his friend, Emmy.

Mcayden is back in preschool for his last year (now as a "Pre-K" student). He loves school and couldn't wait to go. It was a count down all week with "What is today? What day is school again?" I love that he enjoys it so much. He's especially excited for show-n-tell and playing with the new toys.

Spaghetti Pie

I was preparing dinner the other night and had just poured the pasta into boiling water when Addison looked at me and asked, "Mac and cheese?"

Mcayden piped up, "Mom, what are you making?"

Me: "I'm making spaaaaagetti pie!"

Mcayden: "Oh, no, Mommy. We have apples. You can make apple pie! Don't make spaghetti pie."

Blog Slacker

I know, I know. I am a blog slacker.
So, since my last post...

• We got a new washer a dryer. Big, wonderful ones.
• Our baby girl turned two and her daddy, 32.
• Auntie Debbie came to visit our family and spoil the munchkins.
• We went camping over the 4th of July and I got pretty good at the card game "speed".
• My Scentsy business has continued to grow, I attended national convention, and drooled over all the new products.
• Rick went on a solo road trip to Ut., riding a Harley. Loved it.
• Grammy B and Auntie Cindy came for a visit, spoiled the kids, helped a ton and headed home.
• We hired a new nanny and sadly let our other one go.
• Rick's business is growing and we're so thankful.
• Mcayden has become an avid worm and bug "hunter".
• Addison is our little sweetie and loves snuggling and reading books.
• Rick found Rouga (our turtle) a new home and got fish.
• I have started working four tens so I can have more time with my kids.
• We layed on the hammock and had a conversation with a squirrel for 10 minutes yesterday.
• Rick started a new job and hired someone to run the lawn care biz.
• I've redecorated Addison's room and am in the process of doing Mcayden's room.
• I've been fighting the flu.
• The kids have been enjoying their new nanny, playing with playdough and going to the park.
• I've slacked on my blogging.

Pics to follow...

Money Well Spent

Mcayden wanted a bike really bad, so we decided to let him earn the money to buy one. Every day, for a month he made his bed, got dressed and helped Mommy during the day. "Rocket" is a red and yellow bike that has left our little guy BEAMING with pride. He rides it up and down the sidewalk grinning ear to ear. The best part about it is that he knows he earned it.