First Day of School

On August 13th, Andy started First Grade at Trailwood.  He has a great class and he loves his teacher, Mrs. Warren.

 

Sammy's 4th Birthday!

On August 7th, we celebrated Sammy's 4th birthday.  We started the day with a special doughnut breakfast, followed by a trip to the mall and the American Girl store.  As a special surprise, we let her pick out her first American Girl doll.  After some strong Olympic influence, she picked McKenna, the gymnastics doll.  The girls and Andy now put on evening "performances".

Later that afternoon, we had a party at the park with her friends.  They had a blast playing and eating Cinderella cake.  Overall, I would say she had a great birthday and loves being 4.  She is convinced that she even grew in her sleep overnight!

Colorado

At the beginning of August, we took the kids on their first trip to the mountains.  After a little adjustment to the altitude, the kids enjoy themselves.  They were not big fans of hiking or biking in the rain.  They did enjoy rock collecting, the Breckenridge Fun Park, our boat ride across Dillion Lake and the Leadville Train ride.