Kid Fun
A Hike Up Waterton Canyon
Living in Colorado, we are never lacking a place to spend the outdoors! We especially love the mountains. So many trails, parks, rivers, it is a dream living so close to it all. One place we love to go is hiking in Waterton Canyon in the foothills of the Rockies. My husband took the boys there recently and they spent 4 hours, hiking, fishing, climbing and exploring. The best classroom ever! I had to enlarge this first picture for you … my boys!
Backyard Fun
Now that we have the luxury of a backyard I am always looking for fun stuff to do or setup for the boys back there. Our latest venture was inspired by Pinterest, of course. It is little town setup for the boys to drive their Hotwheels and Matchbox cars around in. I used to love to play with my brothers cars out in the yard, I would literally spend hours out there. When i saw the ideas for creating a place for cars to cruise, I was pumped. My oldest was the most excited, he jumped right on board. He went to the room to gather supplies like buildings and…
A Happy Father’s Day
We love celebrating Daddy in our house, so Father’s Day is just another opportunity to show him how much he means to us. This Father’s Day we got him something that the boys have been asking for and so has Daddy. A good old-fashioned BB Gun. I didn’t just get any gun either, I bought him a Classic Daisy Red Rider BB Gun! I was excited just buying it. Of course we could have chosen from any number of semi-automatics, ones with scopes but I just had to get the classic. Plus I did read how it is unbeatable for kids just learning, since I knew our 8 year would be…
A Taste of Summer
4 Days at the Lake – that is what we did this past weekend. The boys ran, explored, fished, and played at the beach. They loved every minute. Preston says his favorite part was the s’mores, lol. There is really nothing like the taste of a perfectly browned marshmallow. We ate delicious food like hot dogs, cheeseburgers, cherries, grapes, cheese and of course, s’mores. We learned that Preston is a natural fisherman. We stayed in a cabin by the lake. Dinner: Rib-Eye, Hot Dogs and Corn Oliver roasting marshmallows The boys enjoying a ride on the lake with my cousin and his totally cool boat. Cousins creating art with markers and paper, the…
Spy Party Fun
My middle son Oliver recently turned six. I don’t throw the boys a “friends” party every year but this was one of those years for him. At Christmas time the boys got Spy Gear and loved it; then while looking at party ideas I came across a laser maze idea, I was inspired. I then googled “Spy Party” and came up with plenty of sites of Mom’s who had done it, yay! I sent the invites out via Evite, not my first choice, but it’s so fast and convenient I caved. Here is what the invite said: Your mission should you choose to accept it: You have been selected to…
An Educational Trip to the Flea Market
You might call it a Swap Meet, Rummage Sale, Outdoor Market, those are all other names for Flea Markets. I noticed our Flea Market changed their named to Mile High Marketplace, sounds better but we all still call it “the flea market”. We took a trip 1 early Saturday morning. We woke the kids up, we all got ready and got in the car. We arrived at the Market at 8:30 AM. No line to get in, plenty of great parking! We left without eating and figured we would play it by ear. What a good idea, there were fresh fruits everywhere. Since we could not wash anything we played…
Mission: Lego Store
If you ask my kids they will tell the bestest place to go in the whole world is the Lego Store. They are in a state of bliss every time we go there. This last time we went we were actually headed up to the mountains when we encountered a massive dust storm coming over the hills. We hightailed it to a great mall near the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. The boys were so excited I think that helped them get over the fact we were not heading up to the mountains. I used to dread going in to the Lego Store, it was always crowded and there was merchandise everywhere.…
Homemade Puffy Paint
Have I told you I love Pinterest? Of course I have! My most recent inspiration came from a Microwave Puffy Paint Pin, which led me here: Mom’s Crafty Place. She posted really great pictures, my kids and I were sold. We did it right there and then. We loved it and used every last bit, will do this again! Thanks to Mom’s Crafty Space for the inspiration!