Rainbow Park

Mike took today off work--Yea!-- so this morning we took the boys to rainbow park


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Spiderman Brooks, climbing the web
The slides are really steep. Of course the boys love them. Cooper always panics a little, but keeps going back for more

Ty refusing the use the slides as they are intended. He insists on going head first or on his belly.

Brooks is really into climbing. Now to just keep him off that mountain.
Cooper with crazy static hairSuch a beautiful park, we love rainbow park because there are lots of big kid things but there is also a lot low to the ground so Cooper has plenty to do(not to mention the views of the Butte).

Cooper the King

It takes Cooper a while to get moving in the morning. He really likes to take his time coming to life. This morning I laid him in my bed to have his milk with cartoons.

I thought he looked like a little king all propped up on my pillows.Managed a smile even with his suckie

Yes We Can!

Mike and I watched Obama's speech--he defined the change and it all sounds pretty simple, like common sense. I had goosebumps and I do believe he stands for the changes that need to happen in our country. Something has got to change. It is pretty scary raising 3 boys in the world we've had the past several years.

Ty's First Day of Preschool

Today was Ty's first day of preschool. He was so excited this morning! He kept wanting to wear his backpack and carry his lunch box around. He was even wearing his backpack with his pajamas and waiting at the door about 7:30 (school was at 9:00)


Showing off his new Dora lunch box. Yes I know it's lavender, but you try finding something with Dora that isn't pink
I at least made him get the Cars backpack instead of the pink, I mean really pink Dora backpack.At Little Red Schoolhouse. I wanted to get a picture of the school but I realized you couldn't really tell much by these pictures.
I'm not sure what Ty was doing here, but it sure is funny.
Ty had a little trouble when I had to leave. School was a great idea until he had to do it by himself. I called and checked once and he was upset and crying still. But when I picked him up after lunch Jessica said he had done pretty well. Not too bad for a first day.(I haven't yet broken the news to him that he has to go back on Thursday)
Brooks was excited to get back to school. He had missed 2 weeks from his surgery and was happy to see his friends. Brooks also gets to be upstairs this year with the pre-K class. He is glad to have some more structure and be a "big kid"

Lake Irwin

This morning after breakfast we took the boys for a drive and to check out Lake Irwin. We had never taken the time to go clear up to the lake and it was beautiful.(and only about 20 minutes from home)
We hadn't really planned on going up so we were not really prepared (shoes, towels, dry clothes, etc.)but we did get some fun pictures.


I love this pic of Mike holding Cooper back. He was determined he could go as far and deep as he wanted.What is it about little boys and rocks?

You knew someone was going in..............and I would have bet it would be Ty, and I would have been right.
What, what happened?!?!?!?!?!?!

More attempts at a family picture. Don't you like Ty with no shirt.

A Little Sand Anyone?

My mom has a sand box in Denver that the boys love. She recently filled it with purple play sand.Both Cooper and Ty were having trouble not throwing sand at each other.I think most of Ty's ended up in his hair
My mom and I were both watching them, but neither of us had the energy to stop them.
Cooper was without his shirt because he had been hosed off once already.
Cooper looks guilty here. You can tell I had come to scold him.
Oh well at least they were having fun, and everything washes!

Brooks continues to feel better everyday! I have seen a huge improvement in just the last little bit. His appetite is even starting to come around. These pics are not just of him playing peek a boo, but I wanted to post the huge bruises he has had on his hands from where they tried to get an IV in his chubby little hands.
As a baby he had the fattest little hands and I guess they were a factor in getting an IV started.
They eventually put it in his foot. :) Thankfully they did this after he was under general, I was worried they would do it before he went back to the OR.
You can tell by this pic he is not 100%, but he has made huge improvements in the last few days!