Chuck E. Cheese

Saturday morning Micah, Tom and I went to Chuck E. Cheese to help Gia celebrate her 2nd Birthday. It was great to see how his face lit up when he was around all of the bright lights, machines, rides, games and of course Chuck E. Cheese. He had so much fun, and I think Tom and I had just as much fun too.

Weekend Warrior

Tom is the world's best husband and weekend warrior. Not only am I impressed with his handy work, but I'm even more impressed that he finished this project when he estimated he would finish. Usually, he takes two or three times longer than he originally expects.

We've been talking about replacing our counter tops for a while now. Tom and I decided a couple weeks ago that it was time. Look at what a wonderful job he did putting in the new granite tile counter tops in our kitchen.

Halloween Portraits

Wahoo, this is my 200th post!

After Micah's nap today, we went to the mall to have his picture taken in his Halloween costume. He thought posing for the camera was a blast! The only problem was that he didn't want to sit still for any of the pictures. I would position him and walk away, and there he was trailing behind me. A few of the pictures turned out okay although I wasn't thrilled about any of them. You can view all of them by following these directions:

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I also attached a few that I liked on here.

Micah Deen's Day Off

Well, it's two days later and I'm sitting on the couch while Micah is watching Sprout. Yesterday I sent Micah to school and got another call from his teacher that he wasn't feeling well, so I took him to the doctor to get him all checked out. They tested for strep and the flu. He has neither, just a cold. Likewise, Dr. Gin suggested that he stay home for at least 24 hours before returning to school to minimize the spread of the cold. So, here we are. It's a great day to stay at home considering it snowed all day yesterday and it seems to be sticking around today.

This is what things looked like when I left for work yesterday. It looked like this all day long.


This morning we still had several inches of thick wet snow.


I thought this was a good mix of fall and winter all in one.

Sick Little Man

Micah woke this morning with a mild fever of 99.1. I coughed it up to teething and sent him on to daycare. Around 11:00 I got a call from Ms. Chrissy, his teacher, that he wasn't feeling well and that he had a fever of 101.1. Secretly I was a little happy. Not that Micah was sick, but that I got to take the afternoon off. Little Man slept most of the afternoon while I did some laundry and cleaning around the house. Hopefully, he'll get plenty of rest tonight and will feel better tomorrow. Say a prayer that he doesn't have H1N1.

Fall

Fortunately, it didn't snow the day after we raked the yard this year. In fact, it was 85 degrees yesterday! The sun was out and it was beautiful! Micah and I took the wagon up to the park and played on the swings. Micah also liked running free on the soccer field--wide open space! It was great to spend the entire day with my little man now that school is over.



Not only does he mop, he rakes too!


Daddy didn't make him work too hard. They got down and dirty and Micah had so much fun!








I need to go and check on dinner I have in the oven. Yes, I'm doing the cooking for a change. I must have a fever or something. -Later Taters

It's Bath Time

He's growing up so fast and I thought it was time for new bath time photos...Enjoy:




He's always going after the toilet paper...

Run the Rocks 5K

If you've never been to Red Rocks amphitheater, it's definitely worth the trip. On my very first trip to Denver almost six years ago to visit Tom while he was completing his internship, he took me to see Blues Traveler on the 4th of July at Red Rocks. It was one of the best concerts I've ever been to. It wasn't just the band, but it was the entire atmosphere. Since then, I've been to several dozen concerts there, and I think it is absolutely the best venue ever.

This morning I ventured back up to Morrison bright and early to help volunteer for the Run the Rocks 5K race, and I racked up 3 service hours for Junior League as well (Score!) It was freezing!(Literally) After 4 hours in the freezing cold, I came home and took a steamy bath...Ahhhhh!

Here's what Red Rocks looked like this morning before the crowd settled in. Yes, that's snow on the steps.

Ok, so it looks more like a heavy frost, but, my friends, it is snow that fell from the sky. The temperature has been hovering around 20F-22F, and this white stuff was falling from the sky this morning when I woke up. It has stopped since, but it will probably pick back up later tonight.






The house is quiet for a few hours today. Micah is at his Aunt Gamma's for most of the afternoon and Tom will be heading to a bachelor party in a few minutes. (When did bachelor parties start beginning at noon?) Anyway, the house will be quiet and I will be working on my last paper for class. Yes, I said last paper! Alleluia! I will still have one more week of class and one last assignment due next weekend, but it's only a powerpoint which will be quick to throw together. I've decided to take the next semester (well, 8 week intensive session) off. The holidays are just around the corner, and there are lots of things going on at home these days. I need a break. I'm planning to pick up with the next class in January. Plus, with all of that free time, I can get back to blogging more regularly. Aren't you excited?!

It's Just October

It's that dreaded time of year again. It's time to pull out the sweaters, coats, hats, gloves, and snow boots. I have yet to see a true fall season in Colorado. The past two years we have gotten snow the very next day after raking all of the leaves from the front yard. Well, this year was even worse. We haven't raked the leaves yet, much less the leaves haven't completely fallen yet. I took this picture yesterday evening and guess what...It snowed today. There was barely any accumulation, at least not worth getting out in the nasty weather for a picture. I'm hoping the accumulation will hold out until after the 12th of October. My window in the snow pool is from October 13th to October 22nd.

He knows nose

I taught Micah a little trick this afternoon.

Playtime

Micah has really been discovering the world lately. He signs "more", "bye,bye", and "finished" quite frequently and in context. He says "da-da" and "maaaaaaaa-ma" and sometime something that sounds like "hello" when he puts any object up to his ear. Sometimes he even puts a telephone to his ear. His legs are just long enough now to reach the pedals on his tricycle, but he's still working to grasp the concept of pedaling to make forward movement. And most of all, he loves to dance. Anytime he hears music, he bobs his head and stomps his feet. He loves to move and wiggle. Here are a few videos of playtime. By the way, the toys have become a bit overwhelming in our living room.