Recent Handiwork

After living in our house for five years we are slowly getting around to finishing some things we never did when it was built. We recently tiled the backsplash in most of our kitchen and finally installed pulls on our upper cabinets. We finally know better than to vow that we will never tile again (we have said this after the last eight tiling projects), especially since there is a strip of backsplash above the sink that still needs tile. :( I love the way it turned out!

Yip-i-yi-yay

One of our favorite things to do in Durango is dinner at the Bar D Chuckwagon. We got to go a couple of weeks ago, and the kids can't stop talking about it. They sing "Ghostriders in the Sky" everywhere we go, and have been dressing up as "Bar D-ers" as Delia puts it. What do you think? They look pretty good to me...

Miles at 8-11 months

Yup, I'm terribly behind at posting. Since Miles is about to turn turn I thought I'd fill everyone in on the last several months. Miles is crawling fast and eating everything. He LOVES playing with his big brother and sister, swinging, spinning, snuggling, going fast in the stroller, and kittens.
Here he is at eight months...

Nine months...

Ten months...
And eleven months...

Bubble Beards

Bath time bubble fun at the Bong house. The kids are getting too big to all fit in the tub at the same time, but they sure have a good time!

Cousins

We've been having fun this summer with a lot of my extended family in town visiting. The kids got to play with my cousins' kids (that makes them their second cousins? Cousins once removed? I can never remember...) and we got to do some touristy things in Durango that we don't do very often - so fun! As usual I hardly took any pictures, but I did manage to get a couple of Isaac with his "new best friend cousins!" Hope you all come back to visit soon!

Red, White and Blue!

Here's the gang looking super patriotic on the 4th. Miles and I missed the sparklers and fireworks after the sun went down. He was feeling sick and crabby! (feeling better now, thankfully) But Isaac and Delia told me that the fireworks were "totally AWESOME!!!"

Here's my mini photo session with Isaac and Delia. I know it's a bunch of pictures, but they all crack me up. These two are quite the pair!

Home Run King... of the Backyard

Isaac just finished his first season of baseball. It was... interesting! So far youth soccer is a little more fun for this mom than youth baseball, but Isaac seemed to enjoy himself. Matt ended up as the official assistant coach of the Raptors (after his soccer coaching duties ended- our schedule was a bit crazy for awhile!) Here is our little t-ball star- with his giant batting helmet he looks a bit like a bobble head...

Front Yard Fun

We've been playing in the front yard a lot this summer (I don't know why... it is always HOT out there!) Here is Delia with her new Hello Kitty basket and bell (she unfortunately pronounces Hello Kitty "Hell Tiddy." This is her Hell Tiddy bike.) She got the basket and bell for getting potty trained. Woo hoo! It was a long time coming. We are so proud of her! Isaac keeps finding fun things in the garage to play with like croquet and bocce ball.Miles generally spends his time hanging on the picnic blanket laughing at everyone!

Father's Day '11

Another Father's Day to celebrate the best dad ever! We played a little mini golf with my parents at lunch and the boys got to break out their golf hats. Cute!

I've got almost 2 months of blogging to catch up on... more pictures to come soon!

Easter '11

Last week our house was plagued with sickness- super high fevers, hacking coughs and zero sleep. Ugh! When Easter arrived all five of us were still feeling pretty bad, so it put a damper on one of our favorite days. Despite getting almost no sleep, the kids woke nice and early to see what the Easter Bunny had brought: eggs filled with goldfish crackers and Lego people and a bunch of new books. Even Miles had fun reading with Pop...Easter egg hunt in the living room. Isaac looks so tired. It was freezing and raining (what would a Colorado Easter be without freezing temperatures?!) so we kept everything inside. We did manage to make it to church- arriving late and leaving early. I'm hoping we are well next year and can celebrate properly! Isaac and Delia in their Easter best. Clothes were looking good, attitudes were another story...

This Girl

This girl is about cute as it gets, don't you think? She has been extra entertaining as of late. Delia has developed her own brand of tomboy that I just love. Here she is sporting a chocolate ice cream beard and mustache- she thought it looked SO good!
Today we went to a western themed birthday party, and Delia couldn't wait to wear her cowgirl duds- BLACK hat and BLACK bandanna as black is currently her very most favorite color.She rode a horse for the first time and LOVED it. She looks like a natural up there! She has been telling me lately that she wants to be a fire fighter when she grows up, but maybe after today we have a future trick rider in the family.

Miles at Seven Months

It's been hard to keep up with blogging lately- motherhood is proving challenging at the moment. But I know this hard phase will pass quickly as the kids are constantly growing and changing. Here's some evidence- Miles at seven months from the end of March!

Is this boy cute or what? He is sitting up well all by himself, clapping his hands, eats everything we give him except for green vegetables, and watches every move Isaac and Delia make. In turn they LOVE getting Miles to laugh and smile, not too hard as he is a very happy baby. He makes us very happy parents!