4th of July

Here are some pictures of the kids in their 4th of July outfits.

4th of July Night

After spending the day together shopping we went to our town 4th of July celebration. It is held in a park and there are different vendors, food, a band and most important fireworks!!! We ate cotton candy and enjoyed the music. Ella ran around waving her flag. Ella loved watching the fireworks. It was a great way to end our day.

Smores

When I think of summer one of my first thoughts is of when I was a kid, camping with my grandparents and making smores on the campfire. We have a firepit that hasn't been used and I thought it would be nice to make smores using our firepit. Come to find out that Gabe, who is 26 years old, has never had a smore before. Tonight was the night that we made smores. As you can see Ella enjoyed hers. I was in heaven with my smore. Gabe enjoyed his although he wasn't too impressed. That's ok, more for me!!!

Our First Family Hike

Today we wanted to do something together as a family so we decided to go on a hike up to Castle Rock. Gabe carried Ella in a hiking backpack and I carried Noah in a baby bjorn. Going on a hike seemed like such a great idea. However, it was at least 90 degrees today and so we all were extremely hot. On the way down Ella got upset because she wanted to walk. I think our next hike will be in the fall when it's cooler.

Fun at the Aquarium

On Friday, Marcos, Denise, Jacob, Gabe, Ella, Noah and myself went to the Denver aquarium. Ella absolutely loved looking at all the fish, turtles, and other sea life. She walked from tank to tank saying, "mommy look fishes." Jacob wasn't as interested in the fish as Ella was. Noah, of course slept through the whole thing. Gabe and Ella fed the sting rays. We all had a great time.

Bak-buc aka Jacob

This weekend we have Gabe's brother and his family visiting us. Bak- buc is how Ella says Jacob. Ella and Jacob are only 6 days apart. They spent the day running and playing together. Ella loves having someone else here to play with.Ella has been so lonely ever since Ethan and Abram went home. I will post more pictures tomorrow.

Noah's first bath

This morning Noah had his two week checkup. He now weighs 7 lbs 1 oz. which means he has gained 9 ounces since birth. He is a great eater. The doctor said he looks great and seems to be doing great. Tonight we gave Noah his first bath in a tub. And as you can see he did not like it at all. I guess he is a typical boy already.