October Fun

Wow!  Lots of things happened in October.  First, we found out that Robert got a job in Minneapolis and that we would be putting our house on the market and moving.  Second, Grandma Shirley came to visit us and we had a great time.  We also had lots of Halloween fun, as that is such a fun holiday with pumpkin patches and costumes.  Finally, we got to enjoy the beautiful fall colors and some fun winter snow.  Megan loved playing in the snow this year. 


At Anderson Farms for Aiden's B-day party

Riding a pony at Anderson Farms

Megan with her best friend Talia

Climbing up and then...

Sliding down at the pumpkin patch

Fun with Grandma Shirley

We went to the Aquarium with Grandma Shirley.  Megan's favorite part is watching the mermaid show.  Then after the show she got her picture taken with the mermaids. 

Such beautiful fall colors.  Then, the very next day.....

SNOW...AND LOTS OF IT!

Summer dance recital

Megan's summer dance recital was held at the Westminster park.  Megan's friend Talia was also in her dance class, so the girls had fun together.  After the recital was a movie in the park, Toy Story 3.  Megan thought watching a movie in the park was the neatest thing.  She stayed awake for the whole thing, even though the movie had to start around 9pm because they had to obviously wait until it got dark. 

Megan and Talia

Getting ready to go on stage

Doing their dance

Running around having fun before the movie

 

2nd successful camping trip

Another fun camping trip.  We went to one of our favorite spots in Roosevelt National Forest just west of Fort Collins.  It isn't a long drive and it is so lovely there.  It was a nice relaxing weekend. 

Daddy cooking pancakes for breakfast.
Isn't it beautiful.

Megan's rock that she "placed" on and stayed.

More marshmallow fun

A little blurry, but this is what I have to clean up after the marshmallow fun.

Megan and her best friend Talia

In April I started watching Megan's friend Talia one or two days a week.  The girls enjoyed playing with each other and had many special, cute moments together.  Sometimes they argued over wanting the same doll or toy, but overall they enjoyed having a playmate for the day. 

Taking a "nap" together in the pack-n-play

Stickers and coloring

Playing dressup

So happy to be heading to the zoo

Playing in the water at the zoo

Great way to cool down on a hot day at the zoo

Fun at the Park

We tried to go camping this weekend, and it was a total bust.  First, due to the high fire danger, we couldn't have a campfire.  So, we got to the campsite (which wasn't very nice - no tree coverage and lots of ants) and set up camp and then cooked our dinner on our propane stove.  It just doesn't have the same feel as cooking over a campfire.  Plus, no toasted marshmallows.  Then later that evening it started to rain, so we spent most of the time in the camper.  We called it a night and tried to get some sleep.  But then Nadia got very sick with diarrhea and needed out every 45 minutes or so.  It made for a long night.  Then next morning Megan and Daddy took a walk down to the lake while I tried to get a little bit of sleep.  Megan really wanted to take a boat ride, so they walked back up to check on me and make plans.  Nadia was still very sick, so instead of a boat ride we just decided to pack up camp and head home in case we needed to take Nadia to the vet.  Megan was upset so we promised her we would take her on a boat ride when we got back home.  So, to make good on our promise, the next morning we headed to a park that had a small lake with paddle boats, a playground, and water fountains.  I think she had just as much fun if not more than if we were camping with no campfire and ants crawling on us.  So, no pictures of camping, but lots of her at the park. 

Carnival FUN

The carnival came to the Orchard mall by our house and so of course Megan spotted the rides and just had to go.  We were more than happy to take her.  She loves riding rides (just like her daddy) and can't get enough of them.  We all rode the ferris wheel together and then she rode the rest of the rides by herself.  She even rode the rickety, old carousel all by herself.  I was so scared she was going to fall right off, but she held on and did great.