Weekend in Denver, Celebrating Grandma

6 carry-on suitcases, 6 people.  It was so handy to have each kid be in charge of their own roller.

We stopped by the Capital Building in Denver on our way into town… fresh snow had fallen the night before:

We hadn’t worn long pants at home yet… we had to put away our shorts and dig out our warm clothes.

Denver Capital Building Steps:

Looking up into the Dome:

Mile-High City:

Snowball fight on the Capital’s front lawn:

Breakfast with Grandpa:


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Louise’s Memorial Service (Jeff’s Mom)
Aunt Julie put together this wonderful photo board…

Aw man I wish Rachel had happy eyes to match Laura’s in this one.  Rachel adored Laura:


So great to see lots of family:



Fried Chicken at the White Fence Farm Restaurant.  So much fun for the kids!


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Jeff and his Dad:




Apple-picking:

On our way back out of town we stopped by the 16th Street Mall (Downtown Denver):

Dumpster Diving

Josh rocks Size 20s at the Rack. 

Sarah is so excited that she gets to eat popcorn again now that her braces are off!

A friends & family photo shoot… Garland family photo coming at Christmas…

The bad news:  Sarah lost her new retainer at our friend’s birthday. 
Perk:  We got to take home all of the party trash and sort through it.  Total awesomeness.

The good news:  The retainer was found, but not by little brother with the super power vision, as one might suspect. 

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One of our favorite lake parks to snap a Fall photo at:

From 2 years ago:

More high school volleyball fun with friends and gummy worms:

Moonlight beach playground:

Have a fabulous weekend.

blessings, Wendi

High Chairs and Snorkeling

Rock the vote!

Our kids were recently inspired by a short video about Caine’s Arcade (see part 2 here) to build their own cardboard arcade games…

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Backyard school photo pics from last month.  Let me know if you want a pic (or a fun pass )

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4 kids, ONE high chair. 

Excuse me for a sec while I have a “mom-gush" about a beloved high chair…

Sarah:

Josh:

Zac:

Rachel:

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Everyday life:  Sarah always grabs a book as we hop in the car:

Let the potty training begin…

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Snorkeling at La Jolla Cove