Catching Up

Okay, I'm definitely a little behind. Here are some pictures from our trip to Estes Park. This was two weeks ago, but right after that Jack got really sick, and then I did, and then it was report cards and now parent teacher conferences, and Mike's getting sick. It's been a crazy couple of weeks. Despite not feeling well, we've been getting ready to go as well. Mike has had all sorts of meetings with realtors, movers, our financial advisor, etc. We'll leave Tuesday to drive up to Seattle.  Jack and I will fly back Sunday so I can do my last 3 weeks of work, and Mike will stay to start his new job. 

We drove all the way to Estes, and first stop had to be...the playground. 

Then, we had to stop for snacks and hot chocolate. The playground was chilly!

 We finally used our gift certificate for the Stanley Hotel.

 

By lunchtime, Jack was running a fever and starting to get sick, so we had to head home early! 

Trick or Treating

We took Jack to the zoo on Sunday for trick or treating. It's hard to tell if he was more interested in the dirt, the animals, or the candy!  He was scared of the talking pumpkin though.

 We had to work on it for days to talk him into wearing the cape and belt. He wouldn't wear the mask or arm bands at all, but isn't the cape that Grandma Harper made cool?!

Just a Bucket of Dirt!

Jack's obsessed with dirt! What little boy isn't I guess, but he needs his dirt time.  However, Friday we had our first snow and today it's been 40 degrees and raining, so we needed another solution! Since Jack's daddy is such a nice guy, he put play sand in a plastic bin in the garage, and Jack's been in heaven!  He's spent hours out there this weekend! And, we've swept the floor countless times too, of course!

 It's hard to get a good picture  because every time Jack sees the camera, he says "smile" and immediately runs toward you. The result is lots of pictures like this one, where he's blurry and right in front of you! I had to take quite a few just to show you his sandbox.

 He and Aspen did get outside briefly yesterday in the afternoon when it warmed up to almost 50 degrees for a couple hours.

 What did he want to do outside, more dirt and more tractors of course!

It's been a nice and relaxing weekend. We'd planned to do a bunch of fall cleanup in the yard today, but since the weather didn't cooperate we've mostly stayed inside today. Of well! 

Trains, Trains, and more Trains

We went to a fun event on Saturday at the Colorado Railroad Museum, where Thomas the train was visiting. Jack got to see all kinds of trains, play with trains, and even ride on Thomas the Tank Engine.  He was in heaven! 

 Sir Topham Hat...

 We also spent a big chunk of time working on the stove again this weekend. It's almost done. We just need to finish the top. Here it is before, all rusty and in pieces...

 Here it is now, except for the top. Hopefully, we'll get that finished next weekend. Right now, it's sitting in my craft room. I'm not sure where it will reside permanently.