Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Family Campout: A Comedy of Errors







It may look like all fun and games during our camping trip last weekend. But if you look a little closer you will spy a band aid on Chase'  forehead that is the remnants of a fall smack dab onto the cement block surrounding the fire pit. In one of the first photos Daniel is acting in front of the camera, pretending to be cold. An hour prior he was so cold he threw a tantrum the entire time we tore down camp. Also, what you don't see is mom's first night and morning when she was throwing up every hour or two (thank you, migraine). The last three photos were at a playground outside of downtown Leadville, where we retreated for hot cocoa the first morning because our fire wood was too damp to light, and the stove we thought we had packed was nowhere to be found.
Needless to say, this trip didn't unfold as we had imagined. BUT, the boys did have a wonderful time and we are quite certain they will have only fond memories of the camping trip when they got to eat S'mores before lunch, where Daniel got to climb boulders all by himself, running back and forth in the tent jumping from one air mattress to the next, driving through a tunnel through a mountain...Good times.

Sunday, August 5, 2012

Chase' First Birthday

 You are a year old, Chase. Your dad and I can't believe it. But we know you can. These days you seem to think that you can do most anything your three-year-old brother can do. You were climbing chairs and stairs well before you could walk. You have mastered going up and down the steps and through the back screen door, giving yourself freedom to come in and out from the back yard on your own. You are playing with many of the same toys your brother got for his second or third birthday...
No matter how old you think you are, Chase, you are still our little baby. We love you and all the things that still make you a baby: your pudgy arms and legs, your ache for mommy or daddy when you have been gone from us too long, the comfort that a bottle brings before bed, you find joy in the simple things, you get excited about new flavors and sweet little treats ...
We love you, our little squirmy worm. We look forward to seeing what the next year brings.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!














Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Trip East July 2012

The adventure came alive for the boys on DIA's moving walkway.
There was much to celebrate when we got to NY, including birthdays for Nanny, Nonna, Jenny and Chase. Funny. Daniel was the one to blow out our pretend candles.
 Do we need to mention that Auntie Jenny and Daniel made cupcakes? Or is that a given?
 Such happy, chocolate cupcakes!
Lots of fun on the Lake with a some special motor boats from Keith and Eileen.
Although entertaining, it was a mistake to feed the ducks in the park. They chased Daniel (with no food in hand) for a few hundred yards before giving up.
We thought it was hot in Denver. You add humidity and it is too hot to not have a sprinkler. Good call, Nonna.
Marie Nappe, the matriarch of the Nappe family. Sometimes she is as silly as the boys are.
Yes. That's Daniel on a moped, not an over-sized bobble head. Oh, the fun he had!
What? Choo-choo's on vacation! Awesome!
Working in Pop-Pop's workshop was one of the highlights of the trip.
Guess who made his own swing?
After being with the chickens, being outside doing anything and everything were Chase' favorite activities.
A little reunion for Angie with some of her best friends from high school.
Daniel worked on his golf swing, and driving a golf cart.
Daniel also learned a little something about cribbage.
We also tried purple cotton candy ice cream for the first time.
Best family shot in 100-degree weather (with humidity) in the midst of saying goodbyes.