Payton's Circus Parade

Last week Thursday, Payton had a circus parade at pre-school. The students get to dress up and parade into the elementary school gym where they sing a few songs for the parents. As only those closest to me know (and now absolutely everyone), we did not have such a good experience with programs last year. You know that kid that is goofing around? That kid who everyone thinks is hilarious and "so cute," BECAUSE she isn't yours?! THAT was my kid.
But, to her credit, Payton did an awesome job at this year's program. No binocular eyes, no lifting up of the dress, and no sitting down on the stage. Just good old marching and singing. We are very proud (and relieved).
Enjoy the show...my personal favorites? Make sure you stick around long enough in the video for I'm A Nut, and HIPPOPOTAMUS!

Top Ten Reasons Why Dads Are Awesome At Parks (Well, Actually Top Three)

Reason #3:

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and Reason #1:


Dads are awesome.

Further Fall Fun...

We had a beautiful weekend of 70 degree weather, so we spent it outside having fun. Look closely to see what PR found inside the pile of leaves!

Foot PJ's & Pillow Piles.

Some days, don't you wish you were still a kid?!

Our Day At The Race Car Park

I had a mini fall break this week and had Thursday and Friday off. So, we headed to one of Payton's favorite places, the Race Car Park, with some friends. The Race Car Park does not actually have a race car, just a super steep slide that PR thinks looks like a race car. Oh well, it kind of does look like a race car, and so do the kids who go flying down it.
Brady using his super-sticky-anti-gravity shoes (a.k.a. Crocs) to climb up the slippery tunnel.PR and her best friend Addie. I'm hoping Capri Sun will see this and offer us a contract for some advertising...Brady's attempt to shoot "hoops" (he says hoop). Only about 10 more feet to go!It's tough to get them both to smile at the same time. This is close as I got.

Rain, Rain...

One might think that the most appropriate line to follow should be "go away". But, being from Colorado, we say "hooray"! Rainy days are so rare that most of us love every drip and drop that falls down from the sky. So, when we get a cold and rainy fall day, we have every reason to put on our kitty-cat rain boots and stop around in the gutters!