Missouri trip

Well, I hadn't blogged for a while, partially because we hadn't been doing much and partially because my lap top was broken. But Gary and his co workers fixed it and now I am back in business.
So we just got back from a trip to Missouri to visit Becca & family. While there we

Played at the camp...
Went bowling...
Played outside...
Played with Rubber Band Guns...

And most of all took lots of pictures.

Protesting?

No it was not a protest. It was a rally at City Hall to help save the Post Office. I chuckle to myself to think that we grew up in the 60's when there was a lot of protesting. And we didn't participate in any of them. So now, we are in our 60's, we start attending them. But it is for a good cause. We need the Post Office and Gary needs a job. It was a very unique experience.

Another September Birthday

We had a second birthday here last week. Corinna turned 2. We had a BBQ, presents, cousins, and cake & ice cream. Corinna loved to open her gifts, and chocolate cake was also a favorite. The tired Momma looks like she enjoyed the cake also.

Roxanne'a Birthday

Roxanne had her 8th Birthday at our house on Saturday. She had Patrick cake (from Sponge Bob). We played a get to know Roxanne game and then everyone played with her favorite gift, a microphone. It was great to celebrate with her.

Picnic

We ended the summer with a family picnic in Denver.
Rocket caught grasshoppers that were in abundance int he park, the girls played in the water, and Grandpa bought ice cream for the kids. It was a relaxing Labor Day.

Friday Night Fun

Our neighbor called us last night and said we had a bear sighting in our neighborhood. After looking outside we found him in our back yard. He was very content to just sit under our tree. We thought he was going to spend the night there, but he eventually got up and left. He climbed the fence and walked along the top 2 x 4 where our neighbor puts out peanuts for the squirrels. What a balancing act. We didn't take many pictures as we were afraid of what the flash might do. And even though it was hot last night we slept with our sliding glass doors closed.

School Programs

The end of the school year means school plays. Rocket had the lead roll in his production playing John Henry. Here are a few of our favorite scenes, from John Henry's birth, where he didn't fit in the crib, to beating the steam engine. And Rocket's favorite, the falling down after beating the steam engine.
Elise was in the singing production of circus circus. She sang along with all of her classmates in a fun performance.