Park Day

The moms in my ward get together for a park day every week in the summer. I love park days because I get to try out lots of different parks and when Nick isn't dead-set on running away, I get to talk to my friends while I'm watching the kids play. The park we went to yesterday is my favorite of all the parks. There are separate areas for older kids, younger kids, swings, and sand and the playground is new and has lots of cool stuff that keeps my kids busy.

Alli loved spinning ... Jeanette and I couldn't stop laughing at the kids when they got off and stumbled around.
Nick getting ready to slide.
Nick and Alli playing in the sand. They worked very hard to fill up the orange cup.
And this was the best part! The sprinklers turned on at the adjacent soccer fields. Of course the twins wanted to go play in them like all of the bigger kids. At first they just ran around the edges laughing, and then...
this little boy unleashed the whole spray on Alli and Bridget. They got soaked - especially Alli. It was so funny. Valerie and I were laughing so hard. Alli thought it was funny too and kept running through more sprinklers. (By the way - notice Alli carrying the water bottle, squirt gun, and snack bag?, she insisted on carrying these things around with her after snack time. I don't know what her obsession is with carrying things, but she lost the snack bag and squirt gun when she got soaked...but still managed to hold on to the water bottle!)Needless to say, the twins went home in only their diapers. Thanks Valerie for recommending this park. We've been a few times now and it is the best! Thanks for the great pictures too! Sometimes I'm just too lazy to take pictures :)

Family Picnic

We got together with my mom's side of the family at a park for a picnic and some visiting. So good to see everyone and the weather was perfect (that's saying a lot right now - its going to be the 2nd rainiest June in the history of Denver)! Alli and Nick played and played for 3 hours with their cousin Lindsey and 2nd cousin Austin. They played so much and they didn't even want to take a break to eat. Nick just kept asking for "gee" or drink. I'm not sure why he calls drinks "gee", but whatever.

Roxborough Hike

A couple of weeks ago we went for a hike in Roxborough State Park. It is beautiful - especially with all of the rain and the resulting wild flowers. This was our first hike of the year and Nick wasn't too thrilled about the backpack, but he got used to it after a while. Nick and Alli have been so independent the last few months. They don't want help with anything, even hiking! It ended up being a really fun day and definitely worth the 45 minute drive.

Bubbles

Alli and Nick got a bubble-maker for Easter. It has been such a fun summer toy!

Luau

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Our ward held a Luau almost a month ago. It was awesome - one of the best ward activities we've ever been to! Our whole family loved it. There was food, games, and a dance show - including a fire dancer. So cool! Nick got really into the warrior dance and was having fun doing it with Brian. Alli loved the leis - she still likes to play dress-up with them. Alli and Nick even watched the entire show and seemed pretty mesmerized by it. Thanks to Courtney and Valerie for all your hard work and for the pictures I stole off your blog!