making Father's Day cards for daddy, grandpa, and papa

 getting used to the cereal

hanging out after a long day

Learning new things

 We are keeping our energetic boy active this summer! This is his first soccer class. He will go once a week for 2 months. He LOVES it.

 Bear crawling excercise

 1st time on Roller Skates

 I am so proud of Nate working through a very challenging morning of learning this new skill. He almost gave up when he could barely stand on skates but he was determined. After a little break, he got back out there and figured it out! He is really growing up....learning about himself, what his limitations are, and how to work through them to accomplish a goal!

Estes Park

 Dynamic weather in Estes Park near Mary's Lake

 Elk walking by

 a peaceful moment

 bedtime snack in our cabin

 don't tell big brother we borrowed his glow worm ;)

 FISHING! worms

 lots of fish but still requires some patience.

 got one!

 lets see if I can pick it up

 cleaning time

 proud boy and his 14" rainbow trout

 bowl full of cherries while waiting for the fish to cook

 almost done

 yum, "tastes like chicken"

 morning elk visitors

 A high school butterfly project at the Stanley Hotel. A little more info: http://stanleyhotel.com/activities/butterfly-encounter

The Stanley Hotel

 the boys having a casual lunch together

 tah-dah! Nate and I love to make things and Alexander loves to watch.

 He is such a smiley baby!

 What are you trying to feed me?!!!

 Putting Alexander's bib on to try rice cereal again. He didn't like it the first several times we tried. Only two nights ago he seemed open to it.

 Cannot believe how grown up Nate is getting! 4yrs old next week, can you believe it?

learning to swim

 Nate was SO excited to go to swim lessons every day for two weeks!