Halo

Dancing with the Stars, or American Idol? I think we've got some real talent on our hands...

We "Heart" Spring!

Soccer, playgrounds, digging in the dirt. Doesn't really matter as long as we get to be outside...

M-SAT

This afternoon we competed in M-SAT, or Molly's Saturday Afternoon Test. Molly is the sister of one of my friends from Arapahoe, and this was an adventure race she has always wanted to plan and host. There were about twenty participants total, including my mom and dad and Jeremy and Lindsay. We started out at The Lobby Bar downtown where we received race rules and directions. And a few of us had some pre-race libations :)
The course was a four mile trek all over downtown. As we walked/ran, there were twenty stops along the way. We had to count windows on sides of buildings, identify states and their capitols, do math problems based on dates from historic plaques, label the bones of the body, and test our knowledge of grammar and parts of speech. Here we are in front of the State Capital.
Halfway through the race, we met up with my parents. We did the rest of the race together.At this point in the race, we were trying to identify homophones (words that sound the same but are spelled differently?!) on this 16th street sign...
About an hour and a half later, we arrived back at our starting destination for results and happy hour. Mike & Andrea (Arapahoe friends...)
James, Andy, and Pat (the team that finished the course the fastest and got 2nd place overall...)
In the end, our tests were graded and our overall scores were calculated...race time, test score, and average team age were all taken into consideration. Wes and I ended up in third place.

We had an awesome time and it was so much fun getting to do something active and unique downtown. Thanks Mark and Abby for babysitting the kids! We can't wait to do it again next year :)

Girlfriends.

Payton had a play date this afternoon with her school friends Arabella and Hailey. They had a picnic lunch in the tree fort, swung in the hammock, did arts and crafts, and giggled A LOT.

Easter 2010

I just finished making a movie from yesterday's Easter festivities, and I realized that Easter has got to be one of my favorite holidays. For as long as I can remember, we have headed over to Oma Bosch's house to bask in the long awaited sunshine (most years!), eat way too much awesome food, and let our competitive spirits shine as a ton of full grown adults and a handful of kids race around looking for the particular colored candy-filled plastic eggs. I absolutely love it. More importantly, I love spending time together as a family in celebration of spring and new life.

Ra-Ra-Ra-Rainbow Unicorns!

Yesterday Payton competed in her very first soccer game ever. She is a member of the Rainbow Unicorns. When I found out the team name, I laughed out loud because there could not be a more fitting name for Payton's team (unless is was the cheetahs or something :)). Her team is a part of Littleton Soccer Club which is the same league that I played in growing up. She is playing on some of the same fields I played on twenty years ago! Payton and her five teammates had three, one hour practices leading up to the game. The play three on three with goals the size of hockey goals. She was very excited, and a little nervous in the days leading up to the game...
Warming Up...
Payton had a very large fan club. Opa, Uncle Markie, Uncle Bradley, Nolan, Heath, Dad, Mom, and Brady were all there to cheer her on. We even made signs!Payton, Haley, and Avery were the first subs. They did a great job cheering on their teammates!
Action Shots...
And Live Action Footage...

One of Payton's two favorite parts of the game. Half-time. They got to eat grapes as their snacks.
The Fan Club...Mike and Ikes made sitting and cheering ok.
Payton's second favorite part of the game...the post-game tunnel and snacks and juices boxes.
In the end, the Rainbow Unicorns were victorious. We're not supposed to keep score, but of course, we do. :) Can't wait until next week's game!

Girl Time

Brad and Jayne have been in town all week, so the "girls" have done a few fun things together. I never experienced the whole sister thing growing up, so it has been fun having sister-in-laws!

Last Sunday we went to a baby shower for Kim...On Thursday night we all went and got manis and pedis...
And today we had a baby shower for Jayne...
The hostesses and momma-to-be!
Jayne's Schemper sister-in-laws...
Jayne's Jansen sister-in-laws...
My high school friend Jill (and Jayne's cousin).
Jayne's niece and special present helper, Kate...