What a Week!!!

This week has been really FUN!!! I had a blast!! The weather has been a little crazy, kinda like a roller coaster Mommy said, but that's ok with me!! Let's see . . .

Monday was a Beautiful Day!! It was almost 70 degrees outside, so after MOPS Mommy and I played outside with the Doggies. I had so much fun running around!!! Here's a picture of me on Monday:

And yes, I know how much of a big boy I look in this picture. Mommy tells me all the time that she can't believe it, I don't know why though! I can't stay tiny forever!!!

Any ways, then Tuesday got colder, and even started snowing that night!!! It snowed almost all night and by Wednesday morning we had about 7 inches!!! Here's me playing in the snow Wednesday morning:

We played outside with the Doggies again, and Mommy got some good pictures of Mowgli running in the snow - that dog is so crazy!!! We played some in the morning, and then in the afternoon Greg came over and asked me to come out and play so I got to play some more! He and his Mommy made a snowman, and then we threw snowballs at it! It was fun! I've gotten to play with Greg a lot this week. His Mommy, Lacey is a teacher and it's her Spring Break, so I got to play with him on Monday, on Wednesday, and Today!!! Today we went to this place called Jumpin'. It is just a big room with lots of blow up places to jump on!!! It was so much fun!!! Greg and I ran all over while Mommy and Lacey watched us and talked. (I don't know why they like to do that - it's so boring!!) My Favorite was the giant slide!! I did it over and over and over! Greg liked the jump rooms, and the little fireman playhouse. We also met a boy named Miles and he played with us too. I hope we get to go back there soon!! Then we went to Chick-Fil-A for lunch and had Chicken Nuggets and Fries!!! This was the best day ever!!! I was really sad when we got home and I had to take a nap - I didn't want Greg to leave. But Mommy says that he'll get to come over more soon, and maybe even spend the night!! Cuz Lacey is gonna have a baby soon, Greg's little brother, and since he'll be too little to play with Mommy said Greg can come to our house and play with me when ever he wants!!! I hope he comes every day!!!

In other news - Mommy's trying to decide if she's going to go back to work full time this summer. She found out this week that some things have changed with her job, and with budget cuts on top of that it's proving to be hard to find a shift schedule available that will let her spend time with me and Daddy. So she's thinking about quiting altogether so that she can see us both at the same time for more that just a few hours a week. It would mean money will be tight, but Mommy says we can make it, and it's worth it to spend more time together as a family. Mommy really loves her job, but I know that she really loves me and Daddy too, so this is a hard decision for her. She's been praying about it a lot, so I know she'll make the right choice!! (I just hope it's the one that will give her more time with me!!) If she does stay home with us, that means that we can do more family stuff on the weekends, like hiking and camping!! I would love to do that stuff with Mommy and Daddy!!

Well, that's about it for this week. Mommy and Daddy said that since I'm just about potty trained now, and I don't need the changing table anymore, we are going to go shopping for a dresser this weekend. I can't wait!! Talk to ya all later!!!

Club Awesome

Mommy and I have a new Tradition!! On Fridays we dance to Club Awesome!!! Mommy likes to listen to Mornings with Brant on the Christian radio station here. On Fridays around 8:00 they do "Club Awesome", which is like 20 minutes of dance tunes. And I just LOVE dacing to it, and all the other songs they play! We turn it up really loud and just have fun - today we even let the doggies come up and dance! Since Mommy showed you all a video last time, I thought she should take a video of me dancing for you all to see. (I'm beginning to realize that I like getting my picture taken, and videos too - cuz that means I'm the center of attention!!! hehehe) So here's a video of me dancing at Club Awesome this morning!! Although this is towards the end of the 20 minutes, so I'm getting kinda tired and just walking around.

Mommy thought you guys should see this video too. One of my favorite books is called "But Not the Hippopotamus" (Thanks Aunt Janice!!) I love saying the "But not the hippopotamus" part on each page, even though Mommy says it just comes out "No po-mus!" So here's one of me and Mommy reading the book together!! (oh and if you haven't read the book, the end is "But not the Armadillo" so I say No Dillo!!)

Prayers

Recently I've been thinking about those who have left their loved ones to serve our country, either abroad or on a daily basis here at home. These men and women are very brave, and whether they agree with the politics that have sent them to these places to fight or not, they serve with a faithful heart. I would like to ask all of you to remember to pray for these soldiers, as well as their families. My co-worker, and very good friend is leaving for Afganistan in the coming weeks, and his brother is already serving his second tour in Iraq. I can't believe that the struggles in these two places have been going on for so long, yet the need for these brave souls continues, and there seems to be no end in sight.

This video was done by another very good friend of mine, Doug Henderson, who served in Iraq in 2003-2004. He wrote the song, and took the footage both audio and video during his 15 months there. He dedicated it to the two soldiers lost from his platoon as well as others who have lost their lives. I would like to further that to include all of those serving today, as well as those included in the next waves to Afganistan that Obama has promised, including Zach! We are very grateful for the sacrifices you have made to protect our freedoms as well as others. THANK YOU from the bottom of our hearts!!!

WARNING: VIDEO NOT INTENDED FOR YOUNG EYES!!!

Lots to tell!!!

Hey everybody!!! Have I got lots to tell you about!!! We have been having so much fun the last couple weeks . . . Where should I start! Well, let's see, Mommy wrote you about my potty training, so I'll pick up after that. That weekend Mommy only worked on Saturday, cuz we got a big snow storm. So on Sunday she took Daddy and I to one of her Open Spaces - Ramsey Shockey. There was a good 5 inches of snow there already, and it was snowing the whole time we were there. We went snowshoeing, well, Mommy and Daddy did. I don't have any snowshoes yet so Mommy and Daddy got me a new sled and took me in that. But that wasn't very much fun, so I told them I wanted to walk like them. So I walked, and walked, and walked!!! Mommy said I walked for about 2 miles, cuz the trail is a little over 2.5 miles and I hiked almost the whole way before I got tired enough to ride in the sled. It was so much fun!!! It was so pretty up there!


Then the next weekend Mommy took Sunday off again! There was an "Alpaca Extravaganza" at the Boulder County Fairgrounds and she really wanted to go. For some crazy reason Mommy just LOVES Alpacas! She keeps telling Daddy that she wants to get some and start an alpaca farm when we get a house with some land. Daddy and I think she's crazy, so we let her go just to humor her!!! We did learn a lot about taking care of alpacas though, and got to pet some of them. I guess they are kinda cute!!


This week it's been pretty warm out, so Mommy and I have been playing out in the sun! We played in the backyard with the doggies, and took a walk around the block. I guess she'll have to work a full weekend this weekend. I like that Mommy stays home and plays with me a lot more. We have fun watching movies, reading books, and playing games. She likes to tickle me - A LOT!!! But I can tickle her too!!! Here's a funny picture Mommy took of me today (along with the one up top. I like pretending to be a cowboy, and playing with the doggies sunglasses (called Doggles), and today I had both on and Mommy thought it was hillarious!!!

So Mommy thinks I'm potty trained now. I haven't had an accident in about a week. I go pee-pee and poo-poo in the potty now!!! I have even learned to go before naps and when I wake up so that I don't have to wear a diapy at nap time!!! YAY!!! But I still wear them to bed, cuz I still wake up soaked even in a diaper every morning. But Mommy says that's OK cuz I'm still a little boy, and I have to remind her that I'm a BIG BOY now!!!
Daddy is still running a lot so that he can run in a marathon. But he hurt his something last week. I think it's called an achilles?? He thinks it just from over working, since he just about never ran before he started training. So he's going to take it easy for a little bit. I hope he gets better, that would be really cool if my Daddy could run in a marathon!! Well, that's about it for now. I hope everyone has a good weekend. Talk to ya later!!!