The last 2 weekends, we headed down to Mueller State Park to camp. It has been FUN! Mueller is about 90 minutes South West of us, near Woodland Park and Divide. We do a lot of fun things and yet, at the same time, it feels like we relax and don't do much. Here are some pics from the past 2 weekends.
We arrived! Ready for fun!
Hanging with Daddy
It can get windy and chilly there at night!
My goodness, it's gorgeous! (That is Pikes Peak)
AJ and I had a BLAST riding bikes!
We rode around the whole place- it was so fun!
A pic from a beautiful morning ride
The boys found this REALLY cool fort. They played here for hours.
Of course, we hiked :)
Such a beautiful view
This past weekend we decided to check out this wolf sanctuary. It was amazing! We took at 1 hour tour and they talked about all the wolves they have there. This guy was sooo pretty! Though he looks mean, he was really playful. He was really acting like a fun young, pup. Of course, all the wolves were behind enclosures, but we could get within a few feet of them.
This guy was so pretty!
This was the best pic I could get of AJ and the wolf
At the end of the tour, the guide asked us all to howl together. She promised if we did it right, we'd get all the wolves in the sanctuary to howl... She was right! It was the coolest thing to hear them all howl together.
This cute is Burrito. He's a 6 week old donkey. Isn't he adorable! AJ loved feeding him animal crackers..
We've had a busy and fun few weeks! I know you're not surprised. We just never stop! A few weeks ago, AJ's buddy and his family invited us to their community Bingo De Mayo party. It was super fun! We had dinner and then played 10 rounds of bingo. It was a lot for the kids- they were super competitive and REALLY wanted their numbers to be called. We all had the chance to win up to $250 bucks! We didn't, but it was fun!
AJ and Kelan at Bingo Night!
With his bingo cards- sadly we didn't win and AJ was pretty disappointed he didn't win the $250 prize! We talked about how if he did, we'd be taking a trip to California...
AJ starts T-ball in June so Pop and Grammy Cory sent him his first glove :)
AJ has been taking swim lessons for the last month or so and he's really enjoying it! What a difference from last year when it was like pulling teeth to go. Now, he loves his instructor, Miss Sue and loves going. This week he's going up a class because I think he can do more.
He's in swim lessons and again LOVING it this time around. He's really concentrating in this picture as he kicks across the pool
We took our second camping trip last weekend. It was fun! The weather was interesting.. Windy and some rain, but then hot at times too. It was one of those days when you jud didn't know if you needed a jacket or not? We hiked, went bike riding, cooked smores and played with friends.
Our 2nd camping trip of the season!
Morning picture- he played on these rocks (and gave me a heart attack) all weekend!
Jason and Tobin hanging out at breakfast time.
Auston, Daniel, AJ and Katelyn hiking
Playing the game Washers, with Tobin. AJ won!
Hiking with Daddy
My love
AJ had his last sing-along at Castle Academy and it was bittersweet. I always love watching these and each time, obviously, he is older and much more into it. He did great and had fun! I loved that it was on my birthday too! It was a fun present for me ;) I can't believe this guy will be in Kindergarten in a few months! I'm excited for him.. and a little sad for me :)
Spring Sing Along!
With one of his favorite Preschool teachers, Miss Michelle!
With his other favorite teacher, Miss Susann
Best buddies.. Kelan, Madolyn and AJ
So proud of this guy!
Later that night, AJ and Jason came over and made me dinner, brought gifts and a cake! It was a wonderful, family fun night with al of us together. Love these guys!
Ready to blow out the candles on Mommy's birthday cake!
The next day, this happened. Completely out of the blue, AJ got this quick and terrible virus that left him with a 103.6 fever! This kid RARELY gets sick! Jason had taken him to swim lessons and he did great, but he was warm and had the chills.. That night he got worse. Jason called and said that he'd given him Tylenol, but was worried because the fever was so high. He decided at 8pm, to take him to the ER. Had it been earlier in the day, we would have gone to Urgent Care, but none are open past 7pm. Luckily, we have a brand new Hospital that opened about 10 minutes from Jason's house and we got right in. I met them there and when I walked in, AJ was SOO hot and SOO sad. He just felt terrible. The doctor checked him out, gave him some Motrin and a popcicle and after a few hours, let us go home. That night he slept well, he stayed home with Jason Friday and was back to his normal self by Saturday. Poor guy! Just glad it came and went so quickly.
Poor guy in the ER...
Starting to feel better and finally sleep
Saturday night, I got to celebrate my birthday like an adult :) Jason, Joy and Kris and I went to Sushi Den- FANTASTIC! I have only been once, about 4 years ago and it was a treat to go back. YUMMY!!!
Birthday Celebration at Sushi Den
Here is a random video from a few weeks ago, that I found... Cracked me up!
We had a really great kid weekend! What started out to be a low key weekend without many plans, turned into a ton of fun for AJ, Jason and I.
On Friday morning, I woke up early and couldn't sleep and was just thinking about the weekend. I thought it would be fun to take AJ to Chuck E Cheese that night- something a little different and fun. So, I asked a bunch of parents from AJ's school if they wanted to bring their kids along. It ended up that only his good buddy Kelan and his mom, Juliana could make it. It was great! Juliana and I are getting to know each other better so we just chatted the night away while the boys played and won tickets :) It was super fun!
Saturday, I had planned to just get stuff done. Grocery shop, car wash, etc.. We woke up early (thank you AJ) and watched movies in bed for a while. Then, I decided to make some banana bread. I love that AJ wanted to help!
Making YUMMY Banana Bread!
While we were out and about running errands I noticed the my good friend Heather was also in Castle Rock for her daughters soccer game. I texted her real quick to see where she was and AJ and drove over to hang out. He and Braylon played while we watched the game. Turns out the game was at AJ's soon to be kindergarten! It was really neat to be hanging out at his new school :)
Braylon and AJ
Saturday night, the three of us headed down to Colorado Springs to celebrate our GREAT friend Maddy's 10the birthday! Maddy is truly one of the sweetest kids I know. I trust her 100% with AJ and she's such a great little mother to him. He loves her and even though they have a huge age difference, they have a blast together!
AJ and Maddy
Love
AJ won this HUGE Ape! He calls him "Grape Ape" hah!
On Sunday, the three of us went back down to the Springs and met up with Heather and family again. We went to this awesome park called Fox Run Park. It was a BEAUTIFUL day. We packed a lunch, let the kids play, blow bubbles and even had a family football game! It was so fun! Since they are a family of 5, we recruited Braylon (who is 3) to come on our team. It was the cutest thing!
