The sick bug has bitten not one but TWO!

The nasty sick bug has bitten not one but both of my sweet boys and boy does it have them down and out! Keaton started it out on Thursday and Ryan decided to join in on the fun on Friday. VERY high fevers, body aches, extremely sore throats and the worst cough I've ever heard come from their little bodies. They have been in amazing spirits considering they are feeling so darn lousy. I am going to try and get them in this morning to the Doctors just to have them checked out as the fevers are so high 102 to 103 degrees and I want to make sure they don't have Strep. My poor little bugs!!! I just pray mommy and daddy don't get bitten by this as we are leaving really early for our 4th trip to my parents Lake house on Wed. and the last thing we want is to be sick. Time will tell I guess!!

Adjustment

Well, I often do posts on the boys but here is a post on mommy. For you close friends this isn't a surprise but I 've had a hard time adjusting after the big move. The kids adjusted wonderfully, Ben is to busy to really think about it much and then there's ME! Raleigh was a great place to live and I happened to have great friends, live in a great neighborhood and it was just an ideal situation that we left which made it twice as hard for me to settle in here. I AM HAPPY TO SAY, summer has done wonders to my mindset and I am finally enjoying Colorado and all it has to offer. With nice weather finally here the neighbors are out and we are forming friendships and getting to do things again like doing dinner with friends, playing cards, hanging out outside until midnight having drinks and enjoying the evening ,heading out to explore the mountains, teaching the boys to fish,hiking, visiting friends in Denver to swim and play and most of all making new memories for our family. I was to focused on what I left and not on what I have right here in front of me to build upon and enjoy!! I am more active then I've been in sometime and the boys are enjoying time exploring the wonderful outdoors we have right outside our door! Most of all we are all enjoying having some time with family which is the biggest plus of all. We are even driving to see my relatives that I havent seen in 4 years over the fourth which I would've never done while in NC so right there I should see a plus!!

I guess we all need sometime to adjust and my time just took a little longer than I thought it would. I am glad I've come around to see all the wonderful opportunities and adventures we have at our finger tips. We are giving our children a gift of family, adventure and and the ability to adjust and accept change! We don't know if well stay here forever but while we are here were are going to enjoy and see all we can and try and appreciate the beauty and opportunities we have for our taking.

YMCA

Keeping busy is a must when you stay home with a 2 and 4 year old. We have been doing pretty well but we added something new to our activities and that is we joined the YMCA. They have a child watch program so I can drop the boys off and work out or take yoga and plates classes, swim what ever I want!!! I'm pretty excited about it as I really have worked hard to get back into shape and this will just make things move along a little faster (I hope). Don't get me wrong the boys get more out of it than I do as they have a great kids pool and water slide, inside play and climbing structure, and they offer swim lessons,tumbling, t-ball, soccer,football and basketball. Keaton is going to be very busy. Ryan is going to take tumbling and then just do what he does best.... MAKE MESSES and RUN!!! We are hoping this will keep our family active and healthy so we are trying it out and hoping for lots of good times. Now I just have to wait for Ryan's nose to stop running so we can go again!!

Daddy's weekend adventures

I hope all you daddy's out there had a great day. Our daddy had a fun filled weekend. We joined the YMCA on Friday night which enabled us to go the next morning to their fun pool. They have a water slide and play structure in the pool for the kids. We spent Sat. swimming which was so much fun and to our amazement Keaton was so worn out he took a NAP later that afternoon! That night we headed to the Flying W Ranch and experienced the old west cowboy style. It is a running ranch that has lots of old exhibits to look at and takes you back into the Western days and all I have to say is I wouldn't have done very well back then. I am very thankful to live in this time period!!!! We had a cowboy dinner and then listened to some authentic cowboy musicians. We didn't get to stay to long after dinner as the boys were exhausted and ready for bed. Sunday morning was a daddy's favorite breakfast and then off for a day of fishing with grandpa. We went to the North Slope (http://www.springsgov.com/page.asp?navID=398 ) which is VERY high in elevation and lets just say we were very close to god the whole day. The boys,daddy, grandpa and grandma fished all day and I chased Ryan and kept him from drowning in the lake. Later that day we enjoyed some slow cooked southern BBQ that Ben wanted so badly. Caryn let Sterling know that he used his recipe for the sauce and it took us back to being in the South!! Overall it was a great weekend and we all slept very well as we were all exhausted.

Ryan's growing up not out!!

Ryan went in for his 2 year well visit and the boy is following in his brothers footstep. Can I say TALL and LEAN!! Another bean poll! Ryan weighed in at 24.6 lbs and a whopping 37inches in height!! He is at 20% on the weight chart but a astounding 96% on the height chart. I don't know why this amazes me so much as Keaton has been the same way his whole life. I guess I don't have to worry about the obesity issue now so I should be thrilled. Neither boy has a ounce of fat on them, now I just wish I could say that about myself!!! I knew Ryan looked different and seemed to morph into a little man over the last few months but I had no idea that he had grown close to 4 inches in the last 6months! Wow, that's alot of growing!! He checked out with a clean bill of health other than the battle I continue to wage with him and his dry skin. I finally got a prescription lotion to help. Colorado is soooooo dry and it has been a battle that I have had no luck winning so I am hopeful this lotion will help restore some moisture to the poor kids skin (I may sneak a little myself). I am thankful he is so healthy and that he is growing and learning so well. We truly do have so much to be thankful for.

Our little man is 2!

Our sweet Ryan turned two on the 27th of May but we threw him a big splasin party on the 31st. He had 10 little friends and their parents and fun was had by all. I did a Bee theme for him as he has been smitten with bumble bees for awhile now. Everything was in bright yellow and black and I even made the cake this year. I couldn't find a cake I liked so I took it upon myself to make one and I have to say it turned out pretty awesome!! I made a bumble bee out of vanilla cake and did chocolate cupcakes all around. Ryan kept looking at it and saying BUZZ, BUZZ! Needless to say he was pretty happy to finally get his hand on it. We had a outdoor party with a pool, our bounce house, water table, and sand box. I also handed out buckets with their names on them that had all kind of water toys inside. The favorite was the squirt gun. The kids ran around like maniacs forever squirting one another and even the grown ups got into the fun. Over all the day was wonderful and most of all Ryan had a great day. Our little bug is growing up so fast and I am just trying to make out of each moment.