Last week or so

Brothers that snuggle! Kai still states frequently he'd like to keep Eli. Good thing. Eli is starting to respond more to Kai's voice and watch him play around him. Addie sprouted some outrageous buckteeth overnight!! A killer find at the Halloween store. It's really a pacifier. Eli, his smiley self! Underwear hat! Addie wearing Kai's undies on her head! Yes, he's finally potty trained.

Ba-Woons!

Hit our 1st annual Balloon Classic over Labor Day weekend. Weird to WAKE the kids (as opposed to being woken) to catch the sunrise launch in the park! We piled everything on the stroller for a 1/2 mile walk from the car....blankets, coats, hats, coffee, donuts. The essentials. Picture a BEAUTIFUL crisp clear morning overlooking Pikes Peak. Picture clothes, but bedhead. Picture 5,000+ people at 6:45am. It was truly a classic. When we were approaching the park we saw the first balloon lift off in the distance......Ba-Woons! Ba-Woons! K & A loved it! Stuffing our faces with donuts! Yum! Family shot with the stroller all loaded down. I was really trying to get a good pic of K & A together and ended up with this one completely unintentional. Donuts must produce boogers!! LOL We also hit the Balloon GLOW one night with Addie and Eli. We started out with a picnic at the skatepark. Then popped a squat in the grass to see the balloons shoot fire all at the same time, GLOWING after dark. Very cool. Addie will soon be a juice FANATIC like her older brother! Addie kept busy making calls to Kai who had an overnight in the mountains with family! She tilts her head to the side to talk...so much jibberish you'd think she knew Russian! Mommy helping keep Addie entertained. Nothing like a slobber kiss! Daddy and the little ones!

Guess who?

People are commenting lately that our kids look "exactly" alike. There are many similarities, but MOM thinks they all look like themselves! I dug up some pics of each of them to compare. What do you think?

dance-off video

A quick minute

These minutes don't come often.... Eli is less and less our "sleepy E"....he often likes to stay alert for hours at a time and show off his baby blues!! He's so handsome! He is now 10 wks. and content to observe all the commotion around him! He is starting to hold his head up without support and sometimes sleeping through the night. He knows our voices when we talk to him and gives us smiles and coos! Kai usually asks what he is saying and Addie is quick to share her pacifier whenever he makes a peep! We are beginning BRONCO season here in CO! As you can see, the kids are gearing up....perpetuated mainly with the help of their Dad! We are in the process of digging out apparel to see WHO fits in WHAT! Kai-man is still riding strong on his Strider bike! He's been practicing on the SK8 ramps at Skate Church every Tues. night. Can anyone say "wet wipe?" This girl doesn't like help or a spoon...EVER! I love that Kai and Addie play together now. Here's a recent dance-off! My mom got Addie these cute pink cowgirl boots and she really can "kick up her heels" with them!