Z-lympics! Elias Turns 10

For Elias' Birthday we had game competitions with some friends of his. Have to say that his friend, Danno, pretty much kicked eveyone's trash!!

Denver Aquarium

My sister LaDawn and her family came for a short visit from Mesa, AZ. We went to the Denver Aquarium.

Jungle Dad...

We just discovered how to use the video function on my camera.

Race Fans

I'm not normally a guy that gets into racing all that much. In fact, I will admit that I have never watched a Nascar race. (please don't pull my man card or my white trash card) Last night though, we went to our first races and had a blast. It was like going back in time but at the same time bringing a little bit of the present with us.

There were clothes that I hadn't seen in 20 years. There was more ink than there is at a pen factory. Of course, we saw our fair share of mullets and fullets and there were those that just didn't wear enough clothes. I imagine that a Nascar race is attended by people that would be considered, "White trash with money". This race was more just the first half of the statement. For some reason, I felt right at home. I don't have tattoos, I wasn't wearing a wife beater and I don't smoke or drink but everyone was just having a great time.

Tami made the comment on the way home, that the group of people that attended the race live amongst us in the neighborhoods. They don't normally stand out as much until they are all congregated in a large group. Next time we go, we are going to dress the part. Also, I am growing my hair out right now so that it will be ready for an awesome mullet for the last races of the season.

It was actually a lot of fun and the people were great. Even the ones that had a bunch of tattoos and piercings were still very polite and nice people. Everyone was there to just have a great time and I think we all did.

Silly Silas

Apparently Silas is our only child that does anything funny or blog worthy lately. Tonight I asked him to pick up his toys. After trying to convince me that he didn't know how he finally got started. Once I knew he was actually doing the job I joined in and helped him finish up. When we were done he said, "Mom, thanks for your help, I really preciate it." It's nice to know that he absorbs some of the good things we say too!

People Factories

We were sitting around the kitchen after dinner and Silas asked us a very interesting question. He said, "Does Jesus have a factory?" We didn't know what he meant by that so Tami asked him what he would use his factory for. Silas thought that he needed a factory to make new people. I never thought of it that way. People like to make jokes about some women being baby factories but I'm not quite ready to give him "the talk" yet. I still think that 3 years old is too young for that. So for now the answer is, yes...Jesus does have a factory. In fact, he has lots of factories.

The 4th!!

We're so excited that Caleb's parents and brother (Gabe) are coming for the Fourth! Can't wait for a quiet evening with family. It will be so relaxing to sit in our new backyard and just enjoy family time and not have to fight any traffic! The boys absolutely love playing quirky made up games with Uncle Gabe, board games with Grandma Sonja and doing manly things like shooting, starting fires and sharpening knives with Grandpa Frank. It'll be great for them to have some one on one. Not to mention how much Caleb loves to pal around with his Dad. I think Sonja and I would never see our husbands if we lived in the same town!