Fro Yo!

What's better to enjoy a Sunday night that a little Fro Yo?!

Kellan was perfectly happy with the sample sizes.

Oliver was perfectly happy with the big daddy complete with sugary toppings.

YUM!

Let There Be Grass

We have Grass Growing in our Back Yard! 

Wahoo!!

After a week of persistent and consistant water and sunshine plus a few cooler rain days, we have sprouted grass!!

If you don't believe that green wave is grass, take a closer look.

This is a fun little patch which happent to be where Keith dumped the bottom of the bucket.

It looks different from every angle.  There are numerous types of seed, some that sprout in 5-10 days all of the way up to some that sprout in 30 days.

We are SO excited that we are doing the green wave happy dance!

Loving Life

Saturday morning we took advantage of the cooler weather and Oliver's determination to ride a bike and we headed out for a walk.

At one point Oliver came to a screeching halt and created his first skid mark on the pavement. (we won't mention any other first skid marks.)

At the top of the path we couldn't help but notice the great view of the front range which is always a sign of a photo op.

Being as it was the end of the trail it meant that it was time to turn around and head back home.

What a great Colorado Day.  We love our new neighborhood and the fun times that we are creating in it.  We're loving life!

Movie and Pizza

After weeks of record heat and temperatures in the 90's and 100's we finally got an evening that presented us with rain and cool temperatures.  We bagged our plans of going to First Friday in Golden and we fired up some pizza and queued up a movie.  

Oliver and Kellan gravitated towards each other.  These two are peas in a pod an the cutest brothers ever.

The evening was complete ice cream cones for dessert.

Some of the quiet nights are the best nights.

Silver Lightning

Thursday on the way to school Oliver said, "I'm going to practice and practice pedaling my bike so that I don't need a push anymore to get started and I can ride really well.  Then, I'm going to practice and I won't need my training wheels anymore really soon."  Oliver has more determination than most anyone we know.  That night when we got home he didn't even go into the house, he just jumped on his bike and started doing laps around the culdasac.

Every time around he got faster and faster.  So fast that he was a bur as he rode past Kellan.

Kellan got out the big wheel and he enjoyed pushing it around the neighborhood.  All in due time, he'll  be pedaling away just like his big brother.

As the boys were riding bikes dinner was warming up in the oven.  We dined on the most amazing left over ribs that we had enjoyed the night before.  They truly were AMAZING!

The corn was amazing as well and the boys thought it was the best part!

Happy 4th of July

For our first fourth of July in our new home, we stayed home to enjoy the local festivities.  The Martin family came over, we decorated our rides and we headed off to the community parade.

With the arrival of July, Oliver decided he wanted to learn how to ride his pedal bike that Santa brought him.  Just two or three days into his new determination he wanted to ride his pedal bike in the parade.  There is no stopping this guy when he makes a big decision like this.

The parade was led by the local fire department and Oliver had the pleasure of riding in the first position before the parade began.

While we were waiting, Kellan and Owen (friends son who also live in the same neighborhood) hung out in the wagon a bit.

Kellan considered hanging out on the firetruck but the first step is as far as he would go.

Oliver was a rock star in the parade.  He pedaled his heart out in an effort to learn how to ride his pedal bike.  He was a champ!

Cole ditched his ride and jumped in with Kellan.

After the parade we all went to the pool to cool off.

Oliver jumped in the pool over and over.

Owen took on the kiddie pool with a squirt gun while he was surrounded by his Dad Patrick, Keith and his Mom Kristi.

As Owen conquered the kiddie pool Oliver continued to jump over and over...

then he wiped his eyes

... and jumped over and over and over again.

All pool days are much better with a picnic.

Oliver, Kellan and Owen would agree.

We all had a great time splashing around in the pool and eventually the little boys got in the big pool as well with their Daddy's.

After naps back at the house, Kellan showed Owen and Cole a thing or two about the iPad.

We had a great day celebrating our Independence even if we decided Thursday morning when we had to get up for work and school that it was a cruel joke to have a holiday in the middle of the week, but we'll still take it!

Fox Face

Kellan's class had a face painting day and this is what greeted me, the cutest fox face ever.

The Posts Keep Coming

Once again... there are MANY new posts.  Be sure to click "older posts" at the bottom of the page to catch up on all of our happenings.

Hello July

It's been nearly a whole year and a long winter since we have played golf.  Now that the boys are a bit older and we have an amazing sitter, we signed up for a 7:57 AM tee time at Fox Hollow with our friends Kristi and Patrick.  It was a gorgeous morning.  The kind of morning that makes you stop and think "Wow, we love living in Colorado and we really are fortunate that we do."

I like to call this photo  Keith on the Wild Side OR Keith living on the edge.

More than anything, it showcases our amazing front range.  Yes, I took this photo because I thought it was quite a slope in the rough and I may have giggled a bit.  Yes, the pin is just straight ahead but it's hard to see in this miniature photo.  Yes, it's an amazing scenic shot, in our opinion.

Beer and breakfast burrito.

Now We're Talkin'!

The Happy Hamiltons on the Course Again.

Finally!

Keith and Patrick waiting to tee off.

Patrick and Kristi.

I had several texts back and forth with the sitter and the boys were doing great and having fun.  When we got home, Kellan was napping and this is what greeted me on the stairway.  I dare say, someone was having FUN FUN FUN!!  Goofy Guy!

We heard from a friend recently that the monsoon season had started in Arizona and it was headed our way.  Keith insisted that THIS was the day to plant grass.  In the nearly 100 degree heat, he raked, rolled, seeded, rolled, peat mossed, raked and watered our 6,380 square feet of back yard.

Oliver and Mommy ate ice cream while Kellan napped.

Come on Grass!

Grow Baby Grow!!