July

July was a busy month for us.  The boys came over every Monday and we just had fun.

We had water gun fights.  

There was time for big brothers to help their little brothers with video games.

We took our annual trip to Eldorado Springs.  The boys sharpened sticks on rocks;

took the annual picture of the boys sitting on the rocks;

and threw pinecones off the bridge to see which one would float the furthest down the river.  While I took this picture of the boys spotting theirs floating a couple of fishermen came by and thought we were spotting fish.

We took our shoes off and waded in the river (it was cold);

threw rocks into river, splashed each other;

and had a ball.

The older boys wanted to hike the mountain, but Rylan did not so he and I stayed at the picnic spot and blew bubbles while they made it to the top.

I stayed at the boy's house while their parents went to Las Vegas for their anniversary.  Every night there was a soccer game.

We took a trip to Georgetown to ride the narrow gauge railroad.

We painted rocks, we divided into teams to make a scavenger hunt for things that we could see along the road on the way to the mountains (things like a sign advertising a lawyer, a WY license plate, etc).  We played board games every night and some afternoons.  I think we had as much fun as their parents did in Las Vegas.

 

June

 

Award ceremonies for Gavin

and Rylan.  

Trevin had his Continuation Ceremony from 8th grade to High School

May

Mother's Day with my boys.  We had a wonderful brunch.

 Trevin turned 14

Kaiden joined a summer basketball league.

Award ceremonies for track and scholarship

Gavin and Rylan had field day

April

Track continued in April.

 

All lined up to begin the Easter Egg Hunt.

The Easter bunny put bubbles in their baskets again this year.

We had brunch this year and was very happy Dave joined us.

March

My birthday celebration continued in March with brunch with these guys and their parents.  They were looking into the sun when the picture was taken.

For my birthday experience in lieu of a present, we went to the Museum of Nature and Science and did one of the scavenger hunts.

There was also a lego exhibit.  It was amazing what can be done with legos.

 Track started -Kaiden is running and jumping this year.

I took the boys to the museum during spring break.  The lego exhibit was still there.

We took a close-up picture of the butterfly on the deer's ear so we could make some at home.  

February 2026

 Kaiden turned 17.  He and I went to lunch for his birthday and went to visit Tito.

Basketball season continued.  They had a winning season.

I had a birthday and walked to Starbucks for my free coffee

I went and had lunch with David.  I also celebrated with my friends John and Janice and Gary and Vivien.  

January

Basketball continued

 This one is getting closer to me in height

I met my sister-in-law and brother-in-law in Mexico for a week.

There was a lot of relaxing at the pool and lots of good food.  We went to an Art Walk which was fun, ate at a farm to table restaurant, took a boat ride and saw whales.  It was a much needed vacation.