Rylan is 3!

Rylan turned three today.  We celebrated with cake and ice cream.  When we got there, he was playing with balloons.

He had just caught a balloon here and threw it back to Tito.

His cake was a Disney Cars cake.  All he wanted was to play with the cars.  It was a fight to get him to stay for pictures and blow out the candle.

 I think Gavin liked his Thomas the Train toys as much as Rylan did.

First Day of School 2022

Two and a half weeks ago school started for these three - Kaiden's in 8th grade, Trevin's in 5th grade and Gavin's in 1st grade.

Trevin and Gavin getting on the bus.

 Kaiden walking to his bus.  Next year they will all be in different schools.

Kindergarten Graduation

I realized I did post pictures of Gavin's graduation from kindergarten last May.

Better late than never!

 

Summer Part 3

RTD suspended fares on all rides for the month of August, so we took the train downtown with the boys.  

The train was not moving when these pictures were taken.

We ate a picnic lunch and took the shuttle down the mall to the Capital.
 

I didn't mean to cut Kaiden's head off - I was concentrating on getting the One Mile step in the picture.

Rylan did not want to be in any of the pictures.  

But I caught him in this one.

The boys in the rotunda with the President's pictures.  I told them the last time I was here Kennedy picture was the last one on the wall.

And of course, we had to stop at the water feature at Union Station.  Rylan kept trying to fill his hands with water and throw it on Tito and me.  When that didn't work, he kept telling Kaiden to get Gram.

The other trip the boys wanted was to go to the museum.  When they say the museum, they mean The Museum of Science and Nature.  The special exhibit was Mazes and Brain Games.  They could build mazes and there were many mazes already set up.  Some used math skills to solve, some were easy enough for Rylan and some were more advanced.  Kaiden and Trevin had fun seeing who could make it through the mazes fastest.  Rylan kept running into the large maze and the older boys had to go in and find him.

 Of course, we had to visit the Space exhibit, look at the Animal Dioramas, find some of the hidden gnomes, look at Dinosaurs and visit the Discovery Zone - one of their favorite.

We had a picnic and played in the water feature and then went home.  I'm not sure about them, but I was tired.

Summer 2022 Part Two

The boys requested two trips this summer - go to the mountains and to the museum.  So we went to Eldorado Springs.  We have made this trip with them several times.

We did all those things you do when you go - put your feet into the cold water and of course throw rocks and see how big of a splash you can make.

 After our picnic lunch we climbed the trail.  We did not make it to the top because of Rylan's short legs but considering that he did a great job.

I had them set for a picture on these stairs like we have in the past.  Rylan was not happy about it but we finally got one.   Just not a very good one of Gavin.

Look at the difference this one of Kaiden and Trevin from 6 years ago on the bench part way up the mountain and

this one of the 3 boys on the steps 3 years ago.

Summer 2022 Part 1

School started today and I have not posted anything about our summer.  So I'm play catch-up.

We started off by going to the Summer kick-off at the library.

There was a mariachi band

and games

and checking out books

The boys came over one day and we painted rocks.  We have done this project before and they always seem to enjoy it.  And I get colorful rocks for the yard.
 

We went to our community park for a sidewalk chalk festival and a concert.

Stacy sent me these pictures of Rylan and his art work on their patio.