The 5th Clem

And now I present to you, baby girl Clem. She was being a bit difficult at my ultrasound this morning but the technician was finally able to see all her organs and parts - everything is perfect! We can't wait to welcome her next year, at the end of February.

Fun with Pop and Gram

Last week the kids and I went to visit Pop and Gram for a change of pace and give Daddy some quiet time at the cabin to get a few things done. We started out Thursday morning headed to the zoo but after a nail in my tire, we had to make a quick detour to Discount Tire. Luckily, there was one not too far out of the way and there was no wait! Plus, it was one of the tires I had just bought in May and paid the $22 for the insurance, so I was covered for a brand new one because the tire couldn't be patched! Whew, dodged that one. We decided to stop for brunch at a hole in the wall Mexican food place, El Milagrito Cafe, that had delicious breakfast tacos before going to the zoo. After finally making it to the zoo, we walked around and saw just about all of the animals. Before we left, the kids shared an icee and I had one of my own, which was cold and delicious after expelling all that energy in the hot sun! We stopped to ride the train through Breckenridge Park but didn't make it very far. They were having some technical difficulties with the track, so after going forward and backward and forward and backward, we finally went backwards all the way to the station where we had to get refunds. The only picture from that day was one my dad took of us waiting for the train to start.

Friday was a pretty calm day, we only ran into town for a couple of errands. Saturday however, started off with breakfast at Magues Cafe of course, then Gram, the kids, and I headed over to Market Days and the Key to the Hills Hot Rod Run! We checked out all the goods at the Market Days which included picking up some kits from a Home Depot booth for the kids to build. Then we walked down the middle of Main Street, which was shut down for the car show. Levi enjoyed looking at all the cars and informed me that they were all his. Right as we got to the end of a long row of cars and were about to turn around, a couple of people asked me if the kids wanted to sit in their cars. Of course they did! So Levi and Mattie got to sit and play in this 1927 yellow car (no, I have no idea what it is):

Then, I was asked if they would want to go for a short ride to the end of the block and back. Heck yeah! I tried to let Mattie go first but she wasn't having it, so Levi quickly hopped back in and took full advantage of his turn.

After a quick ride in the yellow car, he was not shy about asking to ride in the blue one. All I know about that one is it's from 1932.

Levi had a blast and didn't understand that these people were extra super fantastic and no, we can't ride in all the other cars. Later that evening after baths, Pop got out the tools needed to help build the kits we picked up from the Home Depot booth. Levi had picked a fire truck, so here they are building it:

And I got Mattie the hanging chalkboard to complete:

On Sunday we took Great Grandmother (or Great Mother as Levi calls her) to lunch and had a short visit with her. Then we headed back to Pop and Gram's house to play and get ready to leave on Monday. The kids didn't have school for Columbus Day so we drove back that morning and had a nice drive with minimal traffic. Daddy was able to get home from work right as the kids were waking up from nap, so they had a pleasant surprise and were very happy to see him. We had a fun trip and can't wait to go back and have more fun with Pop and Gram!

Fall Season

It is officially Fall, even if the weather isn't aware yet. I finally finished my Fall wreath to hang on the fence, so the kids and I walked out there to hang it up.

Then Levi and Mattie wanted to have their pictures taken, so I obliged:

 

Also, this morning, I was reading the local newspaper (delivered once a week on Wednesday), and discovered Levi and Mattie made the paper! I remember a lady taking pictures next to me at the fair and rodeo so I knew there was a chance they could be, but I was still surprised that their picture made it out of a ton that I'm sure she took last weekend!