Denver Vacation- part 1

We made our first family road trip!  Colorado was our destination, Grandma & Grandpa Radtke's house to be exact!  We left around 4:00 on Tuesday afternoon, made it in about 12 hours.  We stopped for supper in Omaha and after that we made a gas stop around 11 PM, and then straight through.  The boys did excellent. 

They didn't fall asleep until 11 PM, but slept until Denver! 

Thank goodness for DVD players in vehicles :)

Callen all snuggled in for the long drive!

We had a great time seeing friends and family, and most of all celebrating Josh & Ashley.  Mark was the Best Man, and was super nervous for his speech.  But he did a great job, and once that was done I think he stopped sweating and was able to relax ;) Gary & Sheri got sick, so we ended up having to take Callen to the wedding.  Good thing Easton goes to bed relatively early, so they didn't have a full night of daycare! 

We went to an awesome concert at Red Rocks while we were there! Dierks Bentley, Chris Young, John Pardi and Chase Rice.  It was amazing, I love that place!

Our friend Abe treated us to a wonderful night!

 

Mark spent a lot of time golfing while we were there.  He got in a lot of quality time with Josh which was nice.  When he got home, Easton always wanted to be with him ;)

Headed out for rehearsal dinner, the kids came with us!

Mark and Josh

I think this is the only family picture we got, and Eason wasn't cooperating ;)

Megan came down for lunch!

Callen doing what he does best ;)

Easton kept busy in the backyard, lots of things to do!

Mark's friend Kevin has a little boy Easton's age.  We got together and had a nice visit!

Teddy (24 months) Easton (21 months)

Grandma enjoying her house guests

 

 

 

Splash Pad FuN!

There are a couple Splash Pads in our area.  The boys and I went on a play date to Boyden to visit my friend Dana and her kids.  We had a fun time! Easton was in heaven with all the tractors and trucks and of course loved the water!

Easton, Dawson, Callen & Adleigh

These two were due on the same day, but born 2 weeks apart.  Adleigh was early at 37 weeks, and Callen was early at 39.  I guess they didn't want to be Mother's Day babies!

Larchwood also has a Splash Pad.  We went there as a family on a Sunday afternoon.  It's so nice you don't have to worry about him getting in too deep, life jackets, or chasing him around!  He can kind of run free here, of course with some supervision ;)

 

Mommy & Me- Clear Lake, IA

Callen and I traveled to Clear Lake to celebrate my cousin Megan's 30th Birthday.  The plan was not to have kids, but it's hard to getaway over night with a newborn.  So Callen came along with me and Alice came with Jess.  Megan was able to get away with out children which was probably the best Birthday present she could have received ;) Bruce & Carmen were so accommodating!  We even got a sailboat ride in that evening.  They fed us like we were royalty and ended the evening at 11:30 with birthday cake and coffee.  Does that mean we're getting old?  It was a lot of fun, nice and relaxing.  Isn't lake living always that way?  We were able to sit around and reminisce about all the memories we have had over our 30 years, and of course discuss our questions & concerns with motherhood.  I have always valued our time together, and this was no different.

 
 

Happy 4th of July - #2monthsold!

We spent the day at the lakes.  First year I didn't get to enjoy fireworks, but I think that could be my life for the next couple years.  With kids this little, it makes it tough to stay out that late and have happy campers ;)

 

2 months old and he slept through the night! I guess the lake is where we should reside, because that's where we were!