It's hard Being the Oldest

In October we went to Denver to see the Tanners.  The main reason we went to Denver was so Gav could spend some quality time with his cousin Will. Being exactly one year older (to the day) Gav took it upon himself to show will how all of his toys worked. 

 "See you just do this, and then it makes this noise." 

 "Mom, this kid is a know it all. Who the heck is he anyways?" 

 A quick moment to tell Gav that he can not lay on his cousin. 

 We also took the boys swimming at our hotel. Gav didn't mind that the water was freezing. Will on the other hand wasn't too sure about this idea of a big cold bathtub. 

"See Will, it's not that bad. So what if you loose feeling in your fingers and your toes turn to icicles?" 

After church Gav got to go on a bike ride with Daddy and Uncle Grant. I knew he was tired when they left, but I didn't know he was THIS tired. 

"Being the responsible older cousin really wears me out."

Getting In Tune with Nature and Our Inner Pioneer

You can't go to Denver without getting in a little nature. We just didn't know we were going to get THIS close to nature! 

 Luckily we were in our HUGE Nissan Armada (that's a story for another day), our modern day ship of war, and we were safe. I mean don't those deer look frightening? 

 Taylor caught up on his reading while stopping for a "milking" break. 

 I wrestled Gav into the stroller WAY past nap time. Open spaces equal one wild child. 

 Will tried to take it all in. It's hard to be 3 months old. 

 We walked, and we walked, and we began to feel like pioneers. I mean we were pushing that stroller on the gravel path. That is the last time I take a stroller on a hike! 

 Gav slept and he slept and he even almost fell out of the stroller. 

In the end we were smiling because 1) We had enjoyed nature and 2) we had a sleeping baby who we didn't have to chase over a mountain. 

Red Rocks

We had the chance to go to the legendary Red Rocks Amphitheater. It was incredible, after I recovered from the hike up there. Nothing like a straight incline to test the lungs in the Mile High City! 

"Uh, mom? I don't know how I feel about being up so high!" 

 Will was obviously loving it. 

 Even though we were up so high Gav wanted to RUN AND RUN. Mom's worst nightmare: child going over the cliff. 

 The McFarland's

 The Tanners

Happy to have seen the amazing amphitheater and happy to be headed back down the mountain! 

Why Do I Do This To Myself?

Sad..that's the only word to describe my lack of blogging in the past few months. No excuses. Busy? Yes, but not too busy to sit on the couch from 7-9pm every Monday night to watch The Bachelor. So here we go. Here is an attempt (no promises) to catch up this sad and sorry little blog.