Pictures of the Week -- Week 26

Mattea & I had a great time on her end-of-year field trip to the farm. She rode ponies, walked a llama, fed horses and had a picnic lunch. What a great way to spend the day!!!


Alex found it quite funny that Indy was resting his head on Cody's chicken, so he had to snap a picture!


We all attended Mattea's kindergarten graduation. We are so proud of her!!!

Pictures of the Week -- Week 25

After much begging and constant nagging, I made an appointment for Josh to have an eye exam. We decided to also let Josh try contacts since he is such an active boy and would definitely benefit from not having to wear his glasses all the time. The eye doctor was amazing and after he finished the exam, he popped contacts into Josh's eyes and told him if he could take them out and put them back in by himself (after watching the training video), he could wear them home. Piece of cake! Josh excitedly watched the training video and was anxious to prove to the doctor that he was more than ready to be responsible for contacts. He was a pro right from the start and hasn't looked back since. His first baseball game without contacts was very memorable! We're so happy for Joshie!



The kids decided to do a lemonade stand. They did pretty well, too... they made about $18.00. They were quite surprised that one person came up to their stand, gave them $5.00 and didn't even want any lemonade.


Mattea talked me into buying her these sparkly high tops. She has quite a shoe fetish (thanks, Aunt Julie!), but the shoes were too darn cute and I just couldn't say no!

Pictures of the Week -- Week 24

WARNING: This post is long because I have a lot to say about my super awesome 12 year old son!

On June 12, 2011, Alexander Robert Dolan turned 12. It was a golden birthday for sure! At 5:30pm, his friends showed up for pizza, drinks and his favorite Strawberry Pretzel salad. The kids sat out in the yard and ate, which was GREAT for me... no mess in my house! As they were finishing their pizza, the Game Truck showed up. It was so cool to see them all stand up and start screaming in excitement!



The "Game Coach" had me go in and check out the Game Truck first. I took one peek inside and then stuck my head back out and yelled to the kids "This is totally awesome"! I know, I'm just mean. I knew they were going crazy with anticipation and just wanted to get in the truck and start gaming, but I couldn't resist teasing them!!! Once I approved the video games the kids could play, we let them on the truck. Inside the truck is a row of couches and four flat screen TVs on the wall. The TVs are hooked up to multiple gaming systems. Here's an inside look of this pimped out trailer...


Next on the agenda was an outdoor movie. By the time the Game Truck left, it was 8pm and it wasn't quite dark. So, we improvised and had a huge Silly String fight and then did snaps & sparklers.


While the kids were goofing around, I set out a huge spread of snacks and Jeff & our neighbor, Kevin, set up the movie screen and projector. The rest of the neighbors showed up for the movie and we had a pretty huge crowd. We sang Happy Birthday to Alex and then watched the Green Hornet.


After the movie, the boys stayed for a sleepover, Alex opened his gifts (lots of GameStop gift cards... they know him well!) and they got in some more gaming time. It was a fabulous birthday party for Alex and he was definitely feelin' the love! He was very grateful that we made a big deal out of his "golden" birthday.

Alex is a remarkable young man and I'm delighted and proud to be his Mom.

Happy 12th Birthday, Alex!!!

Pictures of the Week -- Week 23

Every night, Cody sleeps in Alex's room and that dog sure loves to be comfortable when he sleeps! Jeff caught him totally hogging all of Alex's pillows!!!


Field Day was rescheduled for Mattea's class due to lightning. This time around, they had great weather and all the kids had such a fun time.


Mattea attended her friend Jordan's birthday party at Jungle Quest. It was a really great place for kids to burn off energy.

Pictures of the Week -- Week 22

Mattea was the "Wow" at school this week, so she got to bring Payton, the stuffed dog, along with her wherever she went. She felt very special and had a great time hanging out with Payton.

I bought sundae toppings for a special dessert. YUMMY!

Pictures of the Week -- Week 21

It was so cute watching Josh give Mattea some tips on batting and having a level swing. It sounded just like what I tell him every time he's up to bat during a game!!!

C'mon... who doesn't play baseball in a skirt and flip flops???

Josh got a haircut before his baseball game and Jeff thought he resembled a young Bryan Trumm. I copied the picture to Facebook to see what the young Trumm clan thought. Josh doesn't realize what a compliment that is. He's a darn cute catcher and I'd love for him to grow up to be just like Bryan Trumm.


Mattea & Hanna were playing in the backyard and they just love climbing the tree. It freaks me out a bit, but I guess I just have to let them be kids. Siiiiigh.

Pictures of the Week -- Week 20

Mattea has been begging to go through the sprinkler, but it hasn't been quite warm enough. Finally, the weather was just right, but I couldn't find the sprinkler!!! To make us both happy, I let Mattea play with the hose, but told her she had to make sure the entire yard got watered. She had a great time and was SO happy to finally be in her swim suit!


The boys had a fun time being creative with Legos. I love seeing them all play together.


Josh & Mattea had Field Day at their school this week. Josh had a blast doing all the relay races, but I think his favorite game was Jump the Creek. Mattea's kindergarten class only got five minutes of their activities in before we had to go inside because of lightning. She'll get another chance next week.




I got four free passes to an early screening of Kung Fu Panda 2. It was showing at the Colorado Mills mall, so it took us about 35 minutes to get there. Unfortunately, the theatres were full. Not sure why they would give away so many extra passes, but they promised to send us tickets to another showing at a later date. We took advantage of being at the mall and wandered around to the Lego store, video game store and a store that sold really cute purses & shoes. Everyone was happy!