Our K-State Girl

Brynlee is a big Wildcat fan (and let me PLEASE clarify that I'm talking about the KANSAS STATE WILDCATS, **NOT** the kind from Tucson)! She gets a lot of K-State gear from her cousins Maverick and Madelynn who's momma, my cousin Holly, went to Kansas State. Here's our future cheerleader!

Funny Farm

The weather in Denver has been so beautiful this week! My dad suggested we take the kids to the Littleton Historical Museum. The museum itself is not much fun for the kids, but if you venture outside you'll find an 1880s-era farm. In addition to the barn, there is a furnished home as well as a schoolhouse that looks like it was time-warped from 1885. My dad said the smell of the house reminds him of his grandparents' home. Seems when we went to the farm yesterday that it was feeding time for the animals. The kids thought they looked funny when they eat!

New Beginnings

Tevin is officially a Preschooler! He was so excited about the day that he could barely stand still long enough for me to take a picturein front of St. Luke's Little School. He was soon off playing with the trucks (who would have guessed?). Brynlee, Hippo, and I headed off to Starbucks to secretly mourn the loss of familiarity. It was strange only having one baby again! We took Hippo because I knew she would be lonely at home. After all, she's been Tevin's lovey for over 2 years. Guess it really shows how much he's grown -- he picked a macho "Car Pillow" over his sweet Hippo Girl! Don't worry Hippo, we'll get through this together....

Labor Day Weekend in Kansas

We hit the road on Thursday in The Hulk for our big late-summer road trip to Kansas. The kids did so well in the car for the 6-hour drive, and Tevin kept his pants dry the entire time! We had lunch with Grandma, Granddad, and Grammy and then played in the backyard. Tevin named all the states for Grammy, and Grandma painted Brynlee's fingernails purple (in honor of the Wildcats!!)

On Saturday morning, Darren and I left the kids with Randy and Sandy and drove up to Manhattan. After stocking up on the "necessities", we got to the parking lot around 2 p.m. for 4 awesome hours of tailgating. We had such a fun time doing what we used to do before the minors came along. :) We did miss the kids, but it was nice having a night to ourselves for once!
On the way back to Dodge City on Sunday morning, we passed several wind farms. This one was in Spearville, KS, about 15 miles northeast of Dodge. I was amazed by the sheer size of these turbines. Research said 328 feet tall and sweeping a full acre of air! Kind of creepy and alien-like, but amazing nonetheless!

Monday morning, we said goodbye to Grandma and Granddad after a great weekend with them. We will see them again in October when they make their Fall Pilgrimage to Phoenix for the winter.