31 posts tagged “fun”

Well since my last post I have been hitting the books pretty hard. I passed A&P1 as well as my math course with an A, so that's good. I'm in A&P2 and English now, and I expect the same grade when it's all said and done. I'm trying to do my best as the nursing program that I'm doing these prerequisites for only has a few spots, and entry is competetive. Also Frank was in the Denver Parade of Lights with his high school marching band and we set up the twins for their prekindergarden assessments.

Without further ado, pictures...

 

This is obviously the twins. They've found a new way to play 'Hungry, Hungry Hippos'.

Christmas Eve we went sledding! Here's Dad and Langdon after a trip down the hill.

Sara waiting patiently for her turn. (We only have a couple crappy sleds that they have to share. For some reason, even though we're in Colorado, by the time we think to go looking for sleds they're all gone. I think maybe I'll start looking this next summer....)

At the bottom you can see Kev, Langdon, and Frank.

Trevor getting ready to try his luck on the sled. He had a blast, even going down on his tummy.

And here he is on his tummy!

Langdon making a snow angel. (Pardon my glove in the upper left corner.)

Logan trying to keep warm in the cold. I think it was around twenty degrees or so.

Frank on Christmas morning. He loves the new shirt he received. :-)

Logan eating the traditional 'Christmas Pizza'.

Sara with her new rollout piano.

Langdon with the toy he asked Santa for multiple times. He was telling everyone within earshot how badly he wanted this robot.

And finally, Trevor happily playing with his new Hotwheels cars and tracks. Merry Christmas everone. I hope Santa was good to you as well. :-)

All right, so I've been at the nursing home for a year now, (NOT as a resident!) and have decided to take my vacation. Ahhhhh.. I've never actually taken paid time off from work. I could get used to this.

So far My Honey and I have  taken the twins to the Children's Museum, followed by a relaxing lunch at El Senor Sol and a quick trip to the REI for mittens. I know doesn't sound too exciting, but I had fun. The next day we took a bike ride to a nearby pond and hung out for a little bit, and then went on to a playground and just let the boys have at it while we lay in the shade on some nice cool grass. Again, not exciting, but I enjoyed it immensely. I have some pictures to share, but they aren't very good. I had to use my camera phone as our camera still isn't repaired or replaced yet. (Long story, to be remedied soon.)

 

Ouside the Children's Museum

 

Landgon and Trevor as firemen

 

Langdon dressed as a worm

 

Trevor dresses as an ant

Langdon tries his hand as a vet

 

Trevor climbs aboard a tennis shoe wearing tree

 

Kev and the boys playing in the pond.

 

 

Before I go any further, 'They' are my teenage children. :-)

Once again, soooo much has happened since I last blogged. I suppose we'll start with the drama.

Drama Part Two

In January, My Honey was in the hospital for A-Fib. Everything turned out alright, but MH wanted a complete cardio workup just to have some peace of mind. Most of the test came out fine, but his last, a stress test came up irregular and he had to have an angiogram last week. Thankfully he's fine and won't need anymore tests. Yeah for the all clear!

 

 

School, just a quick note on that.. A's on my midterms, thanks to Kev, and a final coming up next week. I've already signed up for A&P next semester. I'm scared and excited at the same time.

 

We also took a mini vacation, just because we needed a breather. We went up to Golden Gate State Park to do some camping. We went up on Sunday, and set up camp. Kev went on to work and I hung out with the kids, (my 5 +1,) and had a blast. We had it all, hot dogs and hamburgers, smores and an incredible thunderstorm came through. To top it off, a large number of the trees were deformed, and it was like we were camping in a haunted forest.

 

 

 

A few of the crazy trees. :-)

 

 

 

Kev popped back in after work and when we woke in the morning we all broke camp and went on a great hike. I wish we could have gone on further, but everyone got tired out after a few miles.

We then went on to a freind's place in Golden Gate Canyon for a barbecue and some driving around in a Gator.

 

Finally, we wnt to a B&B in Idaho Springs to wind down. It's called Baxter's on the Creek, and it's just wonderful. The twins caught their first fish and we have some fun video of them kissing and petting said fish. I need to get My Honey to upload the video so I can post it.

 

There's of course been a lot more happenings, but these were the highlights. :-) Gotta run, hope to post again soon. 

  

 

 

Alright, so here's my excuse this time... :-) We finished our projects, had a flurry of school performances, (the final ones of this school year,) threw our house in order for a visit from My Honey's Mom, and celebrated the twins' fourth birthday. And so, pictures!

 

Logan with his trombone!

 

My Honey at Logan's concert filming.

 

Alright, I know it's kinda mean, but we couldn't help but take note of this guy to My Honey's left. Do they still service those cameras?

 

Our finished hole in the wall, dining room side.

And kitchen side. Kev did a great job!

 

The Grandma and Birthday countdown calendar!

Mema with the boys, enjoying a quiet moment. :-)

 

The cake in progress for a pirate party!

The finished product with my not-so-little girl!

Langdon

 

Trevor

 

My Honey

 

Trevor and Langdon while still clean...

 

Romy & Langdon in their pirate garb.

 

Lighting the cake...

And finally cutting it!

 

Alright, I've once again run out of time. I'll try to post more soon, or at least not go so long between posts!

Okay, so My Honey and I have been trying to improve a few things around our house. Some working out much better than the others.

 

First we tackled the downstairs bathroom. We had a leaky faucet which we couldn't replace due to the way it was installed, and used that as a springboard to spruce the room up. We replace the pedestal sink with a cabinet and sink, (the bathroom had previously had no storage at all,) replaced the medicine cabinet, ripped up the old tiles and laid  new linoleum. We had to replace some pieces of drywall and then we finished it all with a new paint color. I'm the first to admit, it doesn't look perfect, but it's a site better than it was.

 

Then, off to the dining room. All we really had done here was had a fixture installed. A friend of ours is an electrician so we gave him a call. Here's a pic of our new light.

 

 

As you can see, there's also a hole in the wall in the background. That's project number three. Kev and I punched a hole in the kitchen/dining room wall to allow more light through. It was My Honey's first somewhat big job in the house. It was a load bearing wall, so he took great care and did a fantastic job. We'll be finishing it off hopefully next week. We still have the drywall, mud, and trim yet to do, but here's a couple pics of where we stand.

 

 

Dining Room Side, and Kev.

 

Kitchen Side.  

 

 

Perhaps I need an intervention...

I know, it's been a while. Frankly, I've not had a lot of time lately, and when I have, I've just been in a funk and didn't want to touch the computer.

Yeah, today's my B-day, or as I like to call it, "The anniversary of my 21st birthday." Without further ado, the cake prepared for me by my Honey and kids!

Sara & Trevor, playing with a massager.

 

Langdon & Trevor with their new jammies.

 

Kev with his new Santa undies and matching hat!

 

Logan, at diner after having waaaaay too much soda.

 

The ever elusive teenager, Frank, actually caught on film.

 

 And finally Langdon amid a rather large pile of wrapping paper.