Highline Canal trail

The weather was absolutely perfect this past Saturday, so we went for a bike ride. We started at the trailhead off County Line Rd and headed north for about 5 miles. On our last bike ride, Haden lost it after only 5-6miles, so we didn't want to push our luck. B0th he and Regan tolerated their bike trailer well, with the bribe of stopping at the park we had passed around mile one. Regan fell asleep on top of Haden, so the poor little guy was squished, but he didn't complain. We stopped for ice cream at Bonnie Brae's on the way home. Regan had to have the waffle cone covered in sprinkles and filled with pink ice cream, and Haden thoroughly enjoyed helping Clint with his own chocolate cone.

Children's Museum

Clint's sister, Karalee, came to visit for the weekend, so I took advantage of the help and we all went to the Children's Museum. I think Regan's favorite area was the grocery store. She loved pushing her shopping cart around, filling it up with food and then scanning each of her items. Haden had fun climbing on anything he could. I was grateful for the extra help. I'm not sure how I could have entertained both kids for so long...

My little climber

Haden can totally climb up the slide without any help.
He struggles a little when it comes to sitting down at the top, but has managed to even figure that out a few times. It took Regan until she was nearly two to figure this out... He will climb on absolutely anything! I'm rather dreading the first trip to the emergency room...

Chuck E Cheese

Regan's preschool held their first field trip to Chuck E Cheese. Haden and I got to go with her. She had so much fun. We rode every car that had pink on it, although she would quickly get bored and want off. She loved the big slide and might someday be able to earn her own tickets from skeeball, her balls would always roll right back to her. Haden was a good sport, but really wanted down so he could explore. They both loved the pizza and neither cared for Chuck E Cheese when he came out to greet them. It was fun watching her interact with her "friends." Regan has already been asking to return, but this time she wants to bring daddy!

Haden's on the move...

Haden is constantly on the move now, and he is fast. He is regularly demonstrating how un-baby-proof my house is. Needless to say, the ivy got moved up much higher...

Garden Bounty

We returned from Breckenridge to a garden in desperate need of picking. I picked A LOT of green beans and Clint and Regan snapped them for me while they watched football. Haden chewed on the ends of several beans and then carried them around in his mouth. That evening I canned several batches. There is such satisfaction in growing and preserving your own food!

Breckenridge

Okay, so I haven’t even been doing this for a month and I am already behind! Two weeks ago Clint had a conference in Breckenridge so the rest of us tagged along with him. We haven’t really had much of a chance to explore that part of Colorado yet. We had a lot of fun! The resort where we were staying was NOT designed for strollers. To get from the front door to our room, we had to take 3 different elevators. Regan refused to jump as the elevator stopped, but did a good job getting us to right floor every time. Regan got to paint her very own hot chocolate cup at “Ready, Paint, Fire.” She is a wonderful painter and her cup is beautiful. She and Haden both had a good time in the play section of Peek A Boo Toys. We were even able to make it out of the store without a single purchase! Although the hotel shuttle offered to take us anywhere we needed to go, Regan was a little apprehensive of the bus and insisted that we walk. She did very well, but eventually wound up sitting in the stroller with Haden. Haden loved it-all that curly hair just within his reach. Thank goodness Regan’s sweater had a hood to protect her curls from him! We got a lot of looks—I only saw one other stroller the entire time we were in Breckenridge and it was for a dog. We made it back to the hotel just before the skies opened up for the regular afternoon thunderstorm.

The next day we spent at the Children’s Museum where Regan befriended some kids from Florida. She loved playing with her new “friends” and was reluctant to leave. We stopped for lunch at the hotel’s restaurant. Apparently, one of Regan’s Strawberry Shortcake movies teaches appropriate manners for tea parties. She had the best time drinking water out of her fancy goblet and then blotting her lips afterwards. Her napkin was on her lap most of the time, except when she was rolling on the bench laughing at her own antics. We caused quite a spectacle, but it was a lot of fun…

Clint and I had planned on going on a hike when his conference was over, but the kids were fast asleep within five minutes of getting in the car. Since Haden had yelled most of the way to Breckenridge, we opted to let him sleep, skip our hike and enjoy the peace and quiet most of the way home.