A lot has happened this week with Garrett. He got his first tooth, bottom right and is drooling like crazy. He is sitting up all by himself and he sits very straight backed. He is crawling on his knees and can go from crawling to sitting and back to crawling. He also does a weird downward dog yoga position sometimes while trying to crawl. He is getting up onto his knees and pulling himself up, not to standing, but to a kneeling position. We go into his room to get him up from nap and he's usually right at the corner peeking out. When he sees us, he smiles so big. He is a very happy baby. Crying is very rare. Because he is now on the move, he is now able to get in Casey's way, grabbing things that she is playing with consistently. "No Buddy, No." is Casey's usual response.
Casey is trying to be a patient older sister, but you can definitely tell she gets frustrated by her little brother and the attention he tends to get. However, she can also be very sweet to him too.
This past weekend Sarah, Brian and Rowan watched Casey and Garrett Friday night so we could go out to dinner to celebrate our 11 year anniversary! Saturday, we got a babysitter, Julia, to watch the kids while we went mountain biking at Keystone. We went on the same trail that I took my parents on a few years ago:) Somehow, it was a much smoother experience this time;0
Casey and Garrett want to wish Max and Morganne Happy Birthdays this week!!! We'll see you soon.
at the waterpark last week...i forgot to download these last week.
"come on Lainey and MaKenna...let's go down the slide again!"
"here I am"
"Yep, I'm sitting up."
The picture was mainly taken to show Casey's playing...that's baby Jesus in the middle of the circle.
The first week of June, we met Sarah, Kaelin and Graham at Broomfield Bay, their local water park. The kids had a blast. Casey is much more independent this year and loves to get soaked in the water play. Garrett loved his raft and pushing up off the ground. Thursday, we met Sarah, Kaelin and Graham at the Zoo. We brought Rowan with us to see the new Elephant exhibit. The kids were exhausted by the time we left at 3:30 to head to the airport to pick Aunt Kel up for a quick visit and transport to Denver. She was in town for a wedding. We dropped her off at her friends house, let the kids get their last bit of energy out, grabbed a burger and headed home.
Casey started swim lessons this month. Her preschool class takes the Summit County bus to the Silverthorne Recreation Center every Wednesday morning. It's amazing how much better she is doing this year. She is putting her head in the water now.
Fridays, our ritual for the month has been to pick Casey up from school at 12:30, then head to the Dillon Farmer's Market for lunch and a snow cone or mini donuts.
The first weekend of June, we met our friends Geoff, Sarah, Kaelin and Graham at Eleven Mile Canyon Reservoir for a weekend of camping. The lake was big, though tough to catch fish on:), though Geoff and Stan did venture out on the canoe for a try. We went to Florissant State Park and did a mile long hike checking out the petrified redwood stumps and fossils. Casey walked the entire mile without whining. The rest of the trip we cooked out, cooked s'mores, rode bikes and just chilled, as much as you can chill with a 4 and 6 1/2 month old. Everyone slept well in the camper. Casey even asked to go to bed after stores were done, she was so tired.
The week of June 11th, Casey went to Vacation Bible School on Monday and Thursday and then her regular school Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. Stan left town on a guys weekend to Iowa on Thursday night leaving us to fend for ourselves. Luckily the Frisco BBQ kept us busy. We met a bunch of people at the BBQ Friday night. They had a bunch of bouncy play things for the kids to play on and Casey had no fear (unlike last year). She zipped through the obstacle course numerous times by herself. Went crazy in the Wacky World bounce house and jumped all over the place in the moon-bounce. She had corn on the cob for dinner and mini donuts for dessert.
Saturday was the 2nd annual Strider Cup at Keystone. If you remember last year, Casey took 2nd place in the 2-3 year old division, behind her friend Wyatt. The 2-3 year old race was very competitive again this year. The 4-5 year old race, on the other hand, (Casey's age group this year), consisted of 6 kids who became best friends during practice and just sort of strolled through the race. Casey basically came in 3rd, after a bit of confusion at the starting line in the final heat. She had a lot of fun.
After the race, Sarah, Rowan, Casey, Garrett and I took the Water Taxi from Dillon over to the Frisco BBQ. It's about a 30 minute pontoon ride. The girls went on the bouncy toys again, ate mac n cheese, snow cones and watched the pig races.
Sunday, we took the day to relax. Stan got home Sunday night before the kids went to bed and just in time to celebrate Father's Day.
Monday, we met Astra and her twins, Lainey and Makenna at Splash Waterpark in Golden. The kids had so much fun. Casey went down the slides, put her head in the water and looked around with her goggles on!! Garrett loved sitting on the edge of the pool splashing himself.
Casey and Garrett would like to wish Gramma Lois a belated Happy Birthday (June 13) and Aunt Kelly (June 5) and Happy Father's Day to all those wonderful Dad's out there!!! And Happy Birthday next week to Morganne (June 25) and Max (June 30).
Garrett & Casey swimming at Broomfield Bay Water Park
Graham, Kaelin, Rowan and Casey at the Zoo
Campsite at Eleven Mile Canyon Reservoir
Garrett passed out while playing in the camper
Petrified Redwood Stump
mmm...smores and I love my headlamp. I like to keep it on and blind people with it.
The 4/5 year old group, Autumn, Rowan, Casey, Ryan, Evan (Tai not pictured)
everyone got trophies!!
taking the water taxi from Dillon Marina to Frisco Marina for the Frisco BBQ
Fishing at Fall River Reservoir, Casey is fishing with a real lure now!!
The kids playing. Garrett LOVES Frisco. Frisco puts up with him for a little bit, then moves along.
Casey is going to school half days on Tuesday and Fridays and a full day on Wednesdays. Her friend Rowan is now in her class and goes the same 3 days. That has helped Casey a lot. Also, Casey enjoys the preschool room much more than the 3 year old room. It's not as crazy!! They are learning so much right now. Casey can now sound out the first letter of most words. She has trouble with C and K and S, but otherwise, she is pretty good. They have been taking trips to the library on Tuesdays. They walk to the bus stop and catch the free Summit Stage bus the 2 or so miles to the Silverthorne Library for storytime and they get to check out their own book. They start swim lessons next Wed for the month of June.
Garrett went to the Rec Center Kids Korner for the first time this month. They were thrilled to have him and he was happy to be there.
The weather has been really nice, sunny in the 60/70's so we have been going on lots of bike rides, scooter rides and trips to the playground. I biked Garrett to Frisco one day. Kathy and I biked over to Keystone one day. Casey has shredded the bike park a couple times already too. Stan has been exploring the Frisco Peninsula trails on his mountain bike.
Garrett had his 6 month check up with Dr. Britton on May 18th. He is a healthy, growing, baby! He weighed in at 16 lbs, 13.5 ounces; is 26.75 inches tall. He is 50 percentile in weight and 75 percentile in height. He is army crawling and loves exploring. He can get up onto his hands and knees and rock a little, then launch himself forward. He is very curious, especially when he is upstairs playing with Casey's toys. Casey has been very good with him lately. Sharing her toys, or at least getting him another toy when she wants what he is playing with.
This past week G started eating more (growth spurt). He now eats 4 8 ounce bottles and baby food level 1 with 3 of the 4 bottles. He is now opening his mouth for each bite, so it's not much of a battle anymore at meal time.
Wednesday, May 23, we flew into Raleigh Durham Airport and drove to Lake Gaston to hang with Grandma Gail and Grampa Tom. Marcy, Stuart, Lily and Jack arrived Thursday night. We hung around and played Friday morning, then left the kids at the lake and headed to Charlotte for a weekend of Nascar, Coca Cola 600. We stopped in Greensboro, NC to visit with our friends, Chrissy and Andrew, who just moved down from NYC and got to see another friend from our VT days, Beth and her son, Sean. We then hit the road to Charlotte to meet up with our Nascar crew, including our friends, Steve and Stacia, who flew in from Denver for their first race.
While we watched cars drive in circles all weekend, Casey and Garrett played at the lake. Aunt Kel showed up with her dog Bodie on Sat and everyone seemed to have had a great time on the sea doos, riding the hot dog, going on pontoon rides, slip and sliding and just playing. The kids were worn out when we got back to the Lake on Monday.
Before we flew back, we got to see Grampa Tom's new Allegro 2 seater plane. It's parked about 25 minutes from the lake house. I got video of him flying over the lake house on Tuesday. Another fun toy!
The kids were great on the planes. Garrett slept only a little bit on the way to VA and then wanted to talk and smile and move around the rest of the time. He slept more on the way back to CO. Casey watched movies the whole way and, as always, is a great little traveler.
Casey and Garrett want to wish their Aunt Kelly a Happy Birthday (June 5).
Enjoy the pix and video!
mmmm...push up popsicle...when do i get one?
oh hi
watching doc mcstuffins
chillin
sharing toys
1st pontoon ride with grandma gail
in charge
gerber baby
grampa tom's new airplane...when can i fly this thing?
