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Estes Park, CO!

... And them the house next door catches fire...

Seriously??? Everyone is safe but Carly is annoyed with all the noise as it has disturbed her beauty sleep.

Baby Jude's 1st road trip!

Say a prayer please! We're off to Colorado! Sans pound pups but otherwise everyone's accounted for!

Claire's 1st Lost Tooth!

And there you have it, folks! My little girl... Her first baby tooth done and gone! It was loose for about a week-- she bit into a hard lollipop right after Halloween. We wiggled it daily. Everyone heard about it. Then finally today it happened. Scott was literally walking out the door to the airport when it happened. And how did it happen? Well, I accidentally popped it out for her. :(  She and Jude had just finished their baths. I was toweling her off with one hand, Jude on my hip in the other hand, and I bopped her right in the mouth! We were both so surprised!  Everything is all laid out for the Tooth Fairy..

Saturday afternoon

We took advantage of a lingering warm day and headed out to Spring Creek Nature Preserve. The big kids threw rocks, raced along the trail, and just enjoyed a family afternoon together. Fall is here-- somewhere! Scott departs tomorrow for CA, and I will hold the fort down here as we embark on another adventure later this week-- roadtrip to CO!

Monkeys in the the tree...

I've always thought of my children as monkeys... These photos just go to prove it!!! We attempted to go to the arboretum, but at 11am on a Sunday morning, the parking lot was full.  Not wanting to schlep all our kids and gear on the shuttle bus, we continued around to White Rock Lake where we had a gorgeous picnic lunch.

May I take your order?

The boys have always loved playing drive thru at parks... Today their service was less than stellar... ;)