Zoo Day

The boys and I love going to the zoo. Carter had a family zoo day with his school last week, so we decided to take advantage of it. It was our first trip to the Denver zoo. They have nice views of the lions and elephants. They also have a train and carousel to ride. I think that the carousel may have been the highlight for both boys. Unfortunately, our trip was cut a little short due to rain, but I'm sure we'll be back again soon!

School program and awards

Carter had an end of the year performance at his school. He has been attending an Evangelical Christian school for a half day program. It has been an interesting experience to say the least. Two times a month Carter has chapel time. This month his class was in charge and they did "ABC Bible verses" one Bible verse for each letter of the alphabet. Then they sang some rousing action-filled songs about letting their lights shine - get the picture? Anyways, Carter was very excited to have McKay and I attend his performance. He even received an award for making the A Honor Roll. Good work Carter!

Spring?!?! (things we miss about Corpus Christi)

This picture was taken on May 1, and should show a nice spring day, right?! I have forgotten how fickle the weather can be in the mountain west. I am so ready for winter to be over. I feel like the weather is teasing us with one day at 75 degrees and the next with snow. Which brings me to my next point, things we miss about Corpus Christi:
1. Right now, the weather. I know that by the end of the month I'll change my tune, but just for right now.
2. Hooks baseball. Lamont still follows them through the Caller times. We have yet to attend a Rockies game, but are planning to do so in the near future -maybe when it stays warm!
3. The beach. We are waiting to take advantage of the mountains. At least they are pretty to look at all white-capped.
4. Our friends. We are still working on making friends here. It is coming slowly but surely.
Maybe once it is summer I can do my things I love about Denver post. Until then...

Our Anniversary Trip

To celebrate our anniversary this year we decided to take a trip to visit Lamont's brother Alan and his family in Baltimore. This was a perfect excuse to visit Washington D.C., Philadelphia, and New York city at the same time. I have never been back east before, so this was a big eye opener to me, especially New York. My parents and sisters were so great to watch the boys for us so that we could enjoy time with one another and see all the sights. We dropped the boys off in Salt Lake and even got in a little family there before we flew off.



We went to D.C. first and hit it hard. D.C. is such a great city and there is so much to learn there about American history. It just amazing to be there. Unfortunatly it was raining the first day there, but the next two were beautiful. We saw so many museums, and thanks to Lamont's cousin Gordon we had tours at the White House and Capitol. We loved seeing all the monuments as well, even though by the end I thought my legs were going to fall off. We also had a great time visiting with Alan and Bonnie and their cute kids.








It was then onto NYC by way of Philadelphia. That was an awesome city and not at all what I expected. Everything was so close and quaint. We were able to see the Liberty Bell and even enjoyed a Philly Cheesesteak sandwich for lunch.



NYC was crazy! We took in a lot of site-seeing, we saw Mary Poppins on broadway which was excellent,and even ran into Mariah Carey at the Empire State Building. We also took the ferry to the Statue of Liberty and went up to the pedestal.





We had such a great time together and the boys had such a great time with Grandma and Grandpa. I think it was a great get-away for not only us but the boys too. I guess that means we'll have to do it again sometime!

Happy Birthday Carter!!!

Carter turned 5 years old on Monday the 14th. In some ways it is hard to believe that I have a child that old in other ways Carter seems so much older than five to me. He had a great day celebrating at school with some rice krispy treats and even got a birthday crown from his teacher. That night he got to choose the meal for dinner, ribs and twice baked potatoes, and fresh fruit salad -yum!!! He also chose a lemon cake, which had a few issues being too crumbly so don't look too close, and some rainbow sherbet. Of course the highlight of his day was the presents! He was hoping that his birthday would make a posting on the blog. So, happy birthday Carter!! We love you very much and are happy you're such an important part of our family.

General Conference

Making cookies during the morning session

We enjoyed General Conference, especially the Solemn Assembly. It seems odd to have conference without President Hinckley, but it was neat to witness the transition to the new prophet. It was also great to spend all day Sunday at home as a family.

GOAL!!!!

Carter finally scored a goal in his soccer game!! He came close to scoring a goal in the first half. In the second half he wrestled the ball out of the middle of the pack, dribbled it down the field as fast as he could with all the other players right behind him, and then kicked it right into the goal. It was so fun to watch. He was so excited. And of course he remember the $2 I promised at the beginning of the season if he scored a goal. He has really gotten a lot better in the last week or so. It is like the light has finally gone on and he is suddenly a lot more coordinated and aggressive. Up until know, we were cheering for him to just kick the ball.

The Children's Museum

Last week over spring break we went to the Children's Museum with some friends from law school who now also live in Denver. It was such a cute museum and the boys had so much fun. They were able to pretend that they were firefighters, veterinarians, and grocery checkers. There was so much to do there and they were having such a good time that I didn't hear one whine or complain and it was even WAY past lunch time before we left.


Yes, there was a full firetruck inside!!!


Dr. Larsen?!?!...


...OR, "Did you find everything alright?"

Happy Easter

Soccer Season Again Already??

I can't believe its already soccer season again. Its seems like not that long ago we were at Carter's soccer games in Corpus Christi. It also doesn't quite seem warm enough yet. Today was his first game and it was still pretty cold (and tonight it snowed). Carter has fun though and seems to be getting the hang of it more this time around. He also has a friend from church on his team, who's dad is the coach, and they practice at the park in our subdivision, so that's really nice. McKay has fun cheering for Carter too and can't wait to play himself.

What a Big Boy!

Recently it seems that McKay has grown up by leaps and bounds. He doesn't seem like my baby anymore. After the Christmas holiday we moved McKay into Carter's room. They now share a room and a bunk bed. McKay LOVES it! It is easier for them to play together and even though they talk a little some nights, it makes me smile because I remember doing the same with my sister.

After Christmas time we also hit potty training. It is still an ongoing process. He has a potty chart that he gets to put a sticker on when he goes. So far he has earned a new book, a new puzzle (he is really into puzzles lately), and a lunch trip to McDonalds. He also gets M&Ms when he goes. We have to go BIG on the incentives to make it an incentive for him to go. He knows how to go now, it is just a matter getting him to tell us when he needs to go.

He has also been learning the letters of the alphabet. He is talking all the time now and loves to sing. I couldn't resist getting a video of him singing his ABCs. He is just getting so big and wants to do everything that Carter does. Where does all the time go?

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Our Future Scriptorian?!

Carter has recently gotten into the scriptures. I know it may sound funny, but he regularly does Bible stories in school and memorizes scriptures in the New Testament. So, to balance this out a little bit and to give him something more to do, we gave him the Book of Mormon reader. He just loved being able to see the pictures of the stories we were reading in the Book of Mormon as a family, and was anxious to find out what happened next. The other night at dinner he announced to us that he had finished the Book of Mormon reader. We had given it to him three days ago! I knew he was reading it during his nap time, but we weren't sure if this could really be true. So, we asked him about many stories from the Book of Mormon and he remembered ALL of the stories that we asked him about. He has now started on the Old Testament reader. He has always loved the Friend magazine and just devours it when it comes in the mail, but I never thought those old readers would be so exciting!