Our adventure while looking at Fall leaves

Eating a picnic lunch before we go exploring the mountain side for a good picture spot

Trey didn't last to long at the table for 2 reason 1. because of the bees and 2. it was kind of chilly and I forgot their jeans
Me and my baby standing on a rockOver the streamUp the mountainOur picture spot destination

Down the mountain

Back over the stream (Tucker doesn't need help and hops over the river like a pro..which is why I don't have any pictures of him)

Ty actually took this picture of my parents and I really like it!

Fall is Here!!!

I love fall, especially a Colorado Fall. There is just something about it that is amazing, the sights and the smells (and yes fall really does have a smell!) The leaves started changing down here.
Up in the mountains the change was in full swing, so one Sunday we took a drive up there to show the boys what Fall is supposed to look like (because in Texas we didn't really have a Fall, the leaves would just slowly turn brown and then by like January the trees would be bare.)

It was beautiful and we had a great time.

Trey my 2-wheeled Rider!

That's right the training wheels have been taken off of Trey's bike! He is a pro at it already and is so proud of himself too. (This happened back in September.)

FISHING

It's no secret that my boys love fishing. And lucky for us Colorado has a lot of places for us to fish. We went fishing a bunch this summer, but sadly we didn't have much luck...we barely caught anything, but finally towards the end of summer we went fishing and finally caught a ton of fish!! Fishing is always more fun when we catch something! We went with my nephew Devin and his family and my parents. Grampa was a good grampa and cleaned the fish and we ate it for dinner!!

Trey's 1st Day of Kindergarten

I didn't do Trey's 1st day of school post with Tucker's because at their school, Kindergarten starts 2 days later than the rest of school because kindergartners come in for a simple testing during those first 2 days. And I didn't want to bring down Tucker's happy post with the bad memories of Trey's first day! I honestly don't want to remember any of Trey going to school until 3 school days ago...I'll let the picture do a little bit of the explaining...

...Trey hiding by the front door..he did NOT want to go. I had to pull him out of bed, forcefully get him dressed, carry him to the bus, actually place him in his seat on the bus, pry myself away from him, and Tucker had to hold him in the seat to get him to stay. It was a nightmare...that didn't end until a few weeks ago. Well, I take that back, it wasn't quite as bad as that first day, but I was still putting him onto the bus up until 3 days ago. I was trying everything to get him to go to school without a fight, but nothing was working. He kept asking me for his DS back (which I had taken away on day 4 because he wasn't acting like a big boy, he doesn't get big boy things) so I told him, 'you get dressed and get on the bus without a fight, you get it back' and he did everything he should and he got it back, but that stinker tells me "I'm only going to do it twice" and of course I told him then it gets taken away again... ugh that boy! But then when he came home from school he told me that he was going to keep getting on the bus because his bus driver clapped for him and he liked that.

Although he was giving me so much trouble getting on the bus, he was doing pretty good at school. He was having a little trouble with some of the transitions and crying about some of the things, but with the help of his awesome teacher he worked that out pretty fast. Now he is doing great. He has also been recognized in the 100s Club and has even received Purple Power on a few of his take home charts (each day in his folder the day on the calender is colored based on his behavior Green is good, then yellow needs work, red...in Trey's words..is TROUBLE... and Purple means exceptional. I'm really proud of him! The rest of kindergarten should be pretty great...as long as we don't have a relapse after Christmas Break...ugh I just shuddered thinking about that...

1st Day of 1st Grade

My big boy is in 1st grade and even though he started school back in August I still can't believe it! There are a couple of things that makes it a little less sad and a little more exciting though... 1. He is going to my old elementary school 2. My mom still works at the school and 3. He has the same 1st grade teacher as me! I loved all of my elementary school teachers and there are a few still there, so I'm excited for him!

He has done great in school so far and I know he will continue to do so still. He's been recognized in the 100s club a couple of times (which means he has gone above and beyond by doing something nice or following directions or doing something without being told). We are both excited for the rest of the school year!

Eagerly running to the bus stop
So Handsome
Ty helping send his biggest brother off to 1st grade