Getting ready to get on the Light-rail by our house to go downtown Lodo to Union Station…What a frustrating venture. Chad got on the train after collapsing the stroller, while the train attendant told Stella, Arlin and I to walk around and board through the second car. Following his instructions, we walked all the way around the handicap ramp to board the train when all the sudden the train started to pull away??!!!
We were left behind! I was super irritated. And panicked for a minute thinking I didn’t have my phone or even house keys…till’ I realized Stella was holding my purse. Chad had to get off at the next stop and wait for us. This speed bump set us back a good 45 minutes from getting to the parade. Argh…and we were on time this morning too!
Stella on top of Papa’s shoulders to see some of the Parade…i love the monkey ears on her sweatshirt!
it turned out to be an awesome weather day..but Brrr it was chilly in the shade.
it only took us about half the parade to meet up with some friends…we failed at finding the Woefel’s at 17th and Blake?! So we walked a few more blocks to find Alex, Lola and Salvador…
Stella look! they painted the horses hoof’s sparkly green!
you could say this was a highlight of the parade… for Mama at least.
loved the car and the cute Grandma waving in the back seat!
Arlin got a kick out of the bag pipe dudes…
We met up with Mark and Jamie Polk at the tail end of the parade to have a few cold beers in the beer garden in front of Fado’s…
Mama totally got suckered by this little Leprechaun for $2 bucks to take a picture with Stella…
I had to get my money’s worth and snap two pictures! (I think Stella was taller than the Leprechaun!)
I was exhausted by the time we got home yesterday and barely had energy to go grocery shoppin’, but I managed! We grabbed a late lunch at Get Battered Fish and Chips (Alex’s shop) so I didn’t have to cook dinner, other than making Stella some soup (woo hoo) We laid low last night and watched the movie Toy Story…I love that movie!
Back it up…(PUSH-Mama!) I cannot tell you how heavy this thing is!
The Captain screamed if I took a breather and stopped pushing him around the backyard.
Every time we play in the backyard Arlin climbs behind the patio swing to scope this bad boy out! It’s been here since we moved from Parker, and it’s been broken since before then. I hear stories of how cool it used to be and I was actually corrected at the dinner table…..
“This is not a Jeep Mama! It’s a semi-truck or tractor if you will” says proud Papa…I can only imagine the pretty penny spent some years ago for this whip. Stella had a few stories to share too!
After seeing these pictures Papa is now on a mission to fix the semi!
proof’s in the pudding…Captain earned and is now proud owner of..Gold Wings!
don’t laugh it worked! The Captain enjoys company while he eats. And while Mama is busy getting her morning cup of coffee ready… she thought it was worth a try to sit Eebee in the seat next to the Captain. Eeebee is now a regular for breakfast, lunch and dinner at the Larsen’s!
Mama cleans while the Captain makes a mess…we make a great “duo”…
a present we managed to squeeze into our luggage from Great Grandma Ruby…she didn’t even know the Captain’s other show besides Eebee Baby is Little Einstein’s!
you push the blue button and the chair talks to you! He loves this thing! Chad’s on the hunt though…after a major burst of excitement last night it’s possible the Captain popped his beloved blow up chair…it was looking a little deflated this morning.
New words as of today…”More” “Cheese” and “Go, Go,Go”…(Go-not Ga, which means dog in A.J.’s world) it’s something new everyday! Btw…Arlin is addicted to raisin’s…I have to hide the canister from him or he howls till you cave in! His teacher shared with me today at pick up that “Arlin “REALLY” likes raisins! And he said the word “more” while he signed it too!” I was waiting for raisin’s to enter the sack scene! I knew I’d get some kind of story.
generations…my Dad (Grandpa Tom) Great Grandpa Tom and the Captain…
exploring Grandpa’s backyard…
checkin’ out the boats outside the Disneyland Hotel…
say…”CHEESE!”…& this is the face you get…gotta love it!
sensory overload…
gift from Grandpa & Grandma…
playin’ in the back of Uncle Tony’s truck after lunch…
just missing Stella outside the California Disney!
We had such a great trip to California! Now it’s time to play catch up with getting back into the routine of school and normal bedtime! I’ve had to physically wake the Captain up the past two mornings for school, I guess he’s catching up on lost sleep from his big travels!
me trying to reach in and get the shot…Abby once said “it’s like being the paparazzi to get a decent shot of these guys!” It’s so true!
curious george…has to scope out all the big kids.
debating the slide…
have you seen a cuter face. grumpy old man! and look at his hand…he’s got the horns goin’ too! ha.
Arlin got excited when he found a pine cone on the ground…
he carried it like precious cargo…
Awww…ain’t he sweet? He came to give it to me.
That’s my guy.
I ran Arlin over to the Harvard Gulch Park playground for a change of scenery Thursday after lunchtime. I thought it be good for him to blow off some steam and get rid that extra energy for a good night sleep before our big day of travel. It was fun to watch him play. His getting some new words. And of course one of his favorite is “NO” it’s still cute, cause I don’t think he really knows what it means just yet- But I say “Yes”, and Arlin says “No.” He’s also saying Bye Bye and waving his hand, which we’re working on…he’s kinda doing the pageant wave now….don’t know where he got it…but it’s funny.
I love this picture! Palmer could be the next Radio Flyer model…
Watching Palmer giggle on the swing next to him…
Arlin’s turn to push…
Arlin’s new thing at the park…he’d go round & round until he was dizzy when he got off!
Captain likes the big kid swing…
The weather was amazing today…as you can tell…I’m in shorts and sandals. It was in the mid seventies…ahhh gotta love it. Palmer Sioux and Abby came over for a bit and we took the tikes over to Platt Park, in the Radio Flyer. I love that wagon…so much fun.
“If You think I’m Cute…You should see my Uncle Hans!”
Just like Papa…little Big Head John… seriously look at the size of that noggin’! Papa says it’s storing the next Einstein brain it has to be BIG.
This tee shirt cracked both Chad and I up when we got it in the mail. Uncle Hans (or Hanzerfest as we call him ’round here) sent us this hilarious tee from Key West Florida when he was down there for Valentines Day weekend. I promised Hans I would post a picture of the Captain wearing his new slogan tee…so here it is UNCLE HANS…(we are so proud of you) xo
Arlin wasn’t too sure about the clowns…and the balloons went straight to the mouth!
little man on a mission…
Papa had to reel the Captain in a few times…
towards the end the Captain had a short fuse…
Mama helping Stella make a sand bottle thingy…
Stella rock climbing…she literally rocked it! Was behind for the take off and in seconds was at the top and back down before the other kids were half way up!
The Captain is definitely teething. If not a pacifier, he’ll chew on anything! After failing to get Mama’s earring he went to chew on my scarf.
Chad and I in the Denver Convention Center.
Stella and Anna Maria, after Miss Stella got her “POP-Rock” UP-ity hair do! (Grandma even got glitter too!)
Today we got super lucky to get Stella for the afternoon and take her to a Disney kids event at the downtown Denver Convention center that Grandma and Grandpa Anna Maria and Les told us about early this morning. They met us there for the fun.
Stella had a blast with all the booths set up, there were prize winning games, big bouncy slides, a rock climbing wall (that she was amazing at- I might tell ya’) and a live music show with the youngest girls currently recording music. These girls I guess are on the Disney Channel so we took Stella to check it all out, while Grandpa took the Captain to the other side of the event to a toddler tumble gym place and had some fun.
Everyone had a great time and we only wish could have kept Stella with us to enjoy some Gelato!
this picture is just for Pamaw…give him two sporks and he is ambidextrous! Ahh..my little Picasso…
cruising the front yard…new terrain.
such a handsome fella’
on our backyard swing…I daydreamed for a bit of how I used to bundle the Captain up with blankets and take him out to the swing… & sing him to sleep and rock for hours. (the days he use to cuddle!)
walking tall right next to Mama…
stopped to check out the birds…his new wonder…only problem, he can’t figure out where they are!
admiring the doggy across the street. Are all doggies bigger than Otis…the Captain loves watching big dogs.
Oh, thank you thank you! Today when I picked up Arlin from school his teacher said he was really fussy all day, let loose with some screaming and a few crying fits. I figured I was in for a real picnic the rest of the day. He was crashed out asleep in the car before I could even pull in the drive way. I carried him into the house and he was like a sack of potatoes, didn’t budge at all, went down for his nap with “Kitty” and slept for 2 hours!
I was showered from the gym and painting onesies waiting for the Captain to get up… I was very pleasantly surprised when he roused from his nap. We had such an awesome day together. Ate a huge lunch, went for a walk, played in the backyard for a bit and his playroom upstairs, had dinner, and a bath and went down for the night without a peep.
Words are forming…you can hear the gears in his noggin’ turning 100 miles an hour. He gets dressed for school with minimal help, and now potties in his diaper still but standing in the big boy bathroom. It’s really funny actually if you ask Arlin if he’s Poop’d he nods No and gives you totally crooked smile.
