Game Time

Jeff's long awaited Birthday present of the Bronco game has finally arrived. Ken, MarGene, Jeff, Megan and some work buddies all ended up at the Preseason Bronco game vs. Seahawks in Seattle.

Megan wasn't too sure if she was going to like it but got in the spirit and got her Bronco gear on. They packed a bag and were off to the game.

Or so I thought when about 15 minutes later I got a call from Jeff asking if I saw the Bronco tickets on the counter. Good thing MarGene had him check before they got to far out or even at the game. After a quick return trip home to get the tickets they were back on the road.

They got to the game in plenty of time to watch all the warm up on the field. I was told they had some hot dogs, fries, soda, and of course for Meg cotton candy. Jeff said when she saw a vendor for the rest of the time that was all she could think about was getting her cotton candy.

Even though the Bronco's lost they had a good time. I don't think there is anything like actually getting to go to a game and seeing it live. I know Jeff had a good time and I'm glad it was fun. Megan wasn't as thrilled as the game was a bit long. She'll have to think about it if they go to another game. Andrew and I just hung out as we didn't think that he would make it through a game. Since Megan struggled a bit I know we made a good choice. Here is to an interesting season. :}

Happy 5th Birthday

Happy 5th Birthday to my little guy. It is so hard to believe that my youngest child is 5 years old today. Since he's got a summer birthday and we aren't really ready for big birthday parties we took Andrew out to Chucke Cheese and had our own little celebration a week ago.

He loved playing like pretty much every other kid on the planet. It was alot of fun for him to just get to go and go and go. Ken and MarGene came along with us and it made it a nice little family affair.

Papa bought us ice cream bars from this cool little vending machine at the very end to help cool us down. It gets a bit hot in that place. The kids got to cash in their tickets and have a little ice cream they were thrilled.

We had a little family celebration at home to help Andrew celebrate. It was nice and intimate with the four of us. Andrew got to open his presents and have his homemade cupcakes.

Andrew has asked pretty much anyone that he can talk to that he wants a green helicopter. He has been asking for days on end and pretty much in every conversation somehow it pops up. We'll be talking about one thing and the next thing you know "helicopter green" comes out with a grin.

So to fulfill his wished we bought him an air hogs "zipper" it is a flying saucer type thing but it works and fits the bill as far as his helicopter fix. It needs to be charged after every use and lasts for about 15 minutes or so. It asks for it constantly already and can't hardly wait for the charging to happen.

I hope we have been able to make him feel special for his birthday. I know it has been alot of fun for all of us around him. He has had a huge grin on his face for days so I think that is a good sign. We can't wait to see how much he grows in this next year.

Birthday Cupcakes

Our little guy will be turning 5 years old tomorrow so we decided to let him be our little helper in making his birthday cupcakes. He was very excited to get on his apron and would say "me help me help" whenever he saw something he wanted to do.

This was pretty much every part of the process he wanted to help. Since these were his special cupcakes we helped supervise as he did most all the mixing and adding. Since this was from a box there were only 4 ingredients so it was very simple.

While we were shifting from all mixed to getting ready to spoon it in the cupcake papers Andrew decided to sneak a taste to make sure it was all good. I think having it all right in front of him was just too tempting.

We all know that part of the fun of helping is getting to lick the spoon when your all done. Andrew enjoyed every minutes of being the little helper. He had a huge smile on his face when he wasn't concentrating so hard on what he was doing.

We've since sampled the cupcakes and they turned out very well. He is now waiting to get candles in his and have us sing to him. He's just got one more day to go.

The Trio of Golfers

Ever since summer hit and the weather has been nice Jeff and Ken have been able to fit in a little Saturday morning golf. They've got a nice little course that is half way between both of our houses and it is pretty fun for them to play.

They have it set up so that they golf first thing in the morning and by the time Jeff gets home we are just getting going for the day and it works out perfectly. It has been a nice way for Jeff to get his golf fix that doesn't take up the whole day or ruin any plans we have. They've been able to go for several Saturdays now and try to fit it in whenever possible.

Lately they've been taking Megan along and she really enjoys her time with the guys. She gets her clothes all laid out the night before and gets herself all ready. She loves driving in the cart and getting a few turns to hit the ball.

Last week I'm told that Megan made this 30 foot putt all by herself. She couldn't wait to get home to tell me all about it. She now feels she is a really good putter. I'm sure she will want to continue to try and get better and better now.

It has been a really fun way for Megan to get some one on one time and I know she loves every minute of it. When the weekend begins to roll around she always wants to know if she gets to go golfing. I made Jeff take the camera this last time so we could capture their fun times on the links. Megan got to try her hand a taking some of the pictures and she had an all around great time.

Heat Wave

We are going through a bit of a heat wave at the current time with temperatures getting to 100. It has been crazy hot for us cold weather folks. We decided to cool off and take the kids and MarGene to a local little water park in the area.

It has a water slide, a lazy river, a bubble pool, play structures, wading pool, and regular pool. It was great fun to explore and get wet. It takes about 15 minutes drive so it is pretty close and cheap which is really nice.

We all had a really good time just hanging out and relaxing. It was nice to get out and do something fun as always. Both kids just soaked up every minutes of time. I think Andrew sort of ran out of steam a bit when we made him come and sit down to get on more sun screen but Megan still wanted more.

I think we all pretty much played in every area. Megan even got MarGene to go down the water slide with her twice. Megan is a water slide pro and loves to take whoever she can get to go with her. Both kids really love the water parks.

I'm so glad that we went. Ever since I found the place in my search for local pools I've been wanted to take the kids. It was nice to finally be able to fit it in our schedule. We really did have a blast and will have to think about going again before the summer ends.

Is that the beach I see??

So we've been experiencing a bit of vacation let down these past couple of weeks. It has been hard to get back in the swing of our daily routines after having so much fun. We gladly jumped at the invite that Ken extended to us to go out to the beach with Jeff's Uncle Norm and Aunt Barb.

After a bit of a long car drive we arrived at the Ocean Shores beach. The fog was so thick we almost didn't believe there was any water except for the noise we could hear of the surf. The kids of course wasted no time getting right into the sand and water to play.


We had some yummy sandwiches and just hung out. It was nice and relaxing to just be at the beach and watch the waves come in. As we stood watching the kids the tide started coming in closer and closer. Our watch line continued to move back each time the waved would surge in. We spend a solid 2 hours of play and as it began to get a bit colder and the kids were soaked we called it a day.

After a quick pack up we headed home and the kids took some little cat naps. It was a nice outing and I'm glad we got the chance to go. It was nice to meet Uncle Norm and Aunt Barb as I've never had the opportunity to meet them so that was a bonus. We didn't get much of a chance to chat as the kids required attention but it was still nice to be together. All things considered it was a relaxing day.