Grandma's visit

Grandma came to visit and we had lots of fun. We went to the zoo and to Splash water park. Kiley brought her friend, Sabrina. Cort loved the water. He was not cautious at all and was ready to dive right in. He's a brave little 8 month old. Creighton is very cautious and loved the water, but stayed in the areas he felt comfortable in. Kiley and Sabrina went down the water slides and laid out. They swam a bit, but Kiley seemed more interested in getting some sun (even thought she was lathered up in sunscreen). We swam for a couple hours, played in the sand and then went to get a snack. Creighton was running to throw away his ice cream cone and fell, skinning both knees pretty badly. He turned around and blood was already running down both legs and he said "I fall....it hurt". Cute. We took him over to the first aid station and he was so brave as they cleaned him up with soap and water and put some big bandages over his knees.

The bandages stuck for a couple days and we finally had to rip them off in the bath. Even though both Grandma and I did it, he only held a grudge against Grandma and wouldn't let her touch him for a while. He covered up his knees if she tried to change him. They made amends though. We went to the Denver zoo. We are pretty spoiled by Henry Doorly in Omaha, so it was hard to not compare the two. It was a good zoo, but not half as good as Henry Doorly. We walked the entire thing in about 2 1/2 hours. I don't think we will get a pass though. It's just not like Henry Doorly.



Kiley flew back to Omaha with Grandma Kriss for a summer visit. Creighton was so upset he cried and tried to get out of the car. Poor guy. Things are surely different without Kiley and we are surely counting down the days until she comes back. A little girl at church, who adores Kiley, said "I need my Kiley". She's funny. Kiley will be very excited to learn that some friends of ours are expecting a baby in January. My best friend, Jimmi, and her husband, Paul, are expecting a baby in the next week. I am so excited. Paul plays baseball for the Rockies, so we get to see them a lot. He usually gets traded every couple of years though, so it's been nice to have them here for 2 straight seasons, but we never know when they will have to move. Fortunately, they are from Omaha, so we always see them over the holidays.



We had our garage sale over the weekend and made about $500. Kiley made $100-well, we threw in some to make it an even hundred since we are requiring her to save 1/2. We gave Sabrina $30 for helping out. We plan to put in a nice sandbox for the kids under the tire swing and fort and put in a 4th bathroom in the basement.



We don't have any big plans for the 4th. I have to work at church that Sunday, so the boys will lay down about noon and sleep until about 4pm. Around 5pm we are going to have a BBQ with several neighbors and then watch and set off fireworks. Hope everyone has a fun, but safe, 4th of July.



Creighton and Grandma

Yep, the hat goes in the water too! He had a lot of fun.

Kiley and Sabrina in line for the water slide.

Colorado is awesome. Nebraska doesn't have water parks nestled in the foothills.

Kiley is in the brown suit. She was more interested in laying out than swimming. Her friend, Sabrina, is in the pink.

Chad and Creighton in the little cave at the zoo.

Creighton watering Kiley's flowers while she is visiting Omaha. He is wearing Kiley's shoes. He likes them because he can slip them on and off without my help.

I realize this pic is only cute to me, Chad, and Grandma Kriss. Whenever Creighton is working in the yard, he gets very serious and he will occasionally put his hands on his hips and think for a moment before going back to work.

Sweet baby Cort in the airplane swing in the backyard.

Baby Cort put his hat on this way.

Creighton was hanging out in the backyard while I made dinner. He is sitting infront of our raspberry and blackberry bushes. He was so excited when Chad came home and they hung out for a while in the yard while I cooked and baby Cort slept. Creighton adores Chad

I know I am posting a lot of similar pics, but I couldn't resist. Chad and Creighton were having some one on one time in the yard and it was so cute.