THE ROCKIES

On June 30 we went to a Colorado Rockies Baseball game. It was so fun. Our relator gave us tickets for 4, so the four of us and Grams went. We had a good time cheering on our Rockies (who lost after having a 8-3 lead-pathetic). That is one fabulous thing about living in Denver, there are a lot of sports. Once when the Rockies scored a home run, it was too loud for Levi and he covered his ears. He was being so funny that all the people around us were watchihng him and laughing. He is so full of life! Oh, and as you can see in the pictures, Ruby couldn't go to the baseball game without her Cheetos!!

Other June Randomness

So we have started the adventure of painting our living space in our house. It has been various shades of beige, and that is quite dreary when you come from a condo of many colors. So we have started to paint. I will put on more pictures when the house is back together...but here is a preview of the priming and then the painting. And very attractive pictures of Noah and me!
So one day we had red juice with dinner, and it didn't get put away like it should have been. I was sitting on the couch nursing Ruby and could not see the kitchen. So Noah comes home and asks Levi what he was doing. He told Noah that he was playing with James (who is a train that is red). What Levi was actually doing was putting James into the red punch, which in turn dyed his arm red. Now Levi knows that he isn't supposed to play in red punch. Lucky for him, my day was filled with so many Levi moments, that instead of getting mad, I just starting laughing. And then he took a tubby.
For Father's Day Noah wanted his scooter fixed. Noah got his scooter in the year 2000...long before we were married. But ever since he moved to Utah it has sat in his parents garage. So he loaded it into the back of our cruiser and took it to the repair shop. So we now have a working scooter with excellent gas mileage to drive around the neighborhood. Levi loves when daddy takes him for a ride.

Yum Yums from the Garden

We had our first harvest from our garden. Which isn't such a big feat, since the tomatoe plant had these green tomatoes on it when we bought it. Our garden was off to a slow start, but we now successfully have tomatoes, and sprouts of green peppers, peas, watermelon, corn, carrots, basil, oregano, and mint, and sunflowers. I will take more picture when the garden is more impressive.
Of course, Levi spit this tomatoe out as he bit into it.

Don't Touch my Cheetos

My sweet, precious Ruby refuses to eat baby food. For a while she ate it. Then, she would eat a few bites, and now if she even sees the spoon she shuts her lips really tight. She eats bites of what I eat, so that is a little nutrition, and she still nurses all the time. But the one food that get her all excited to eat are these little baby puff things that look like Cheetos, so we just call them cheetos. If she is crying, or you need her to hold still, or be entertained, all you need is a Cheeto..it is amazing! Cheetos...the magic baby food!

I am such a whimp!

WE HAD A MOUSE IN OUR HOUSE!!!

WE have actually had a pretty interesting couple of days. Levi didn't sleep at all on SAt night (I was up with him until 4 and then Noah was up with him until at least 6). He seemed to be doing better so we went to church as normal.

After church he was acting a little strange at his Gram's house, and then when we had him take a few bites of a sandwhich, he pueked. Now, Levi has a pretty sensitive gag reflex, so this could have been a fluke. However, before we left Grams looked at his throat and it was swollen. So I prepared myself for a long night...again.

Noah went up to bed since he had to be up at 5, and moments later I see something run across our floor into the closet. So of course I scream and Noah comes running down the stairs. He emptied out the closet and found it, and it would not come out to meet its sad fate. So I ran to the grocery store (with both my children-because I didn't want Levi to see Noah kill it, and because Ruby is a big mama's girl and would scream otherwise). While we are gone, my clever husband set up a baracade of shoes leading out the front door and kindly poked at the mouse until it ran out the door.

I was so glad it was gone when I got home. However, I didn't sleep because I was worried about mice, and I refuse to open the door where the mouse ran, and where there is now traps for fear of seeing something. I am such a whimp!

Our Beautiful Garden

I love the springtime. It seems like the trees were bare one day and then the next day they were beautiful and green. To our suprise we have tons of bulbs that were in our backyard that we have been enjoying.

Now summer is here and for the first time ever we have a yard that we have to take care of. I love taking care of our yard. This past weekend Noah actually had a bunch of days off work because of a conference he is attending today and tomorrow, so we dug out a garden in our backyard. I asked for a garden for Mother's Day, and it is so beautiful. Now if something would actually grow in it, that would be great!

So this is what it looked like after we got rid of an island of flowers and all the grass. The other dirt we also tilled because the previous owners of our house had a pool there, that killed the grass. Our dirt is so clay-like we have our fingers crossed that we can grow seed instead of getting sod.

To make our work a little easier we rented a roto tiller. It was so fun, I used my muscle and did it for about 60 seconds, and then gave it back to Noah! He is so strong!

Besides make a mess of the inside of our house this is what Levi did while we were working. He also took Ruby (who played happily in her stroller) on walks around our back yard. We are lucky that our kids love eachother so much!

Here I am raking the dirt after we tilled it. Hooray!

Finally done!! This is Noah and Ruby spraying off the bricks (which were around the island we took out). It is so beautiful!

The last two pictures were taken on another day when Levi and I planted the first flower seed of the summer. And Ruby wanted to take a cruise in the jeep!

Levi is 3!!

Of course, after I was done with sister Levi needed his turn....and I also have yet to get his taken. His turned out more darling than I thought they were when I took them. And we even did a wardrobe change because he insisted on having his hat in the pictures. He takes this hat everywhere with him, so it is the essence of his 3 year old life.

My little Levi is so full of life! He is every color of the rainbow, which is why I like some of these pictures so much. He is so energetic, and mischievious, and sweet, and cuddly, and loveable. He keeps me on my toes! He loves his backyard and exploring in it. He likes watching worms, but runs from spiders. He is my little firecracker!!

Ruby at 7 Months

Well, I can hardly believe that my sweet Ruby is 7 months old!!! I have been procrastinating going to get her 6 month pictures taken, so when she looked so cute in her Hawaiian dress this morning I decided to just try taking them myself. I think that they turned out all right, I may have another go at it with a different outfit. She is such a good girl and so photogenic. When I get one that I love I will send some prints out to everyone.

As for her milestones at this age, so is a typical 7 month old. She is trying to crawl. Her daddy says it looks more like she is swimming on the floor because she flings her arms and twists her body, and somehow manages to move! She does not like baby food. She would rather eat what we are eating, so she is already doing a ton of finger foods like peas and bananas. She has also discovered that she loves sippy cups with apple juice. I wish that we could share every moment with you....she is so precious!