Our Preschool Graduate!

Cullen's class.

Getting his diploma.

After the graduation

Cullen with Mrs. Peters and Mrs. Cooper

It's official... Cullen's headed to kindergarten next year!! I can't believe how fast these 3 years of preschool have gone. Nor can I believe how emotional I've been...

Cullen's first rodeo

Opening firework display.

Cullen's cowboy hat. :)

That's a huge bull!

Yummm, cotton candy!

Kids riding sheep. :)
Where do I sign mine up for that?!?

Sean's friends were able to score some free tickets to the rodeo last night in Pueblo. Sean took Cullen. It was a really late night for him, but he had a blast! He excitedly told me all about it today. :) I think his favorite part was the cowboy clowns.

short Kansas trip

Climbing on Uncle Steve.

With Grandma, Uncle Bill and Uncle Steve.

Playing at Aunt Meghan and Uncle Johnny's house.
The swing set was a hit!

With cousin Clare. :)

Finn and Clare had fun doing puzzles together.

Sean and Dad cranking the homemade ice cream.

Uncle Josh, a human jungle gym!

He provided a lot of entertainment for the boys.

GG signing Cullen's cast.

Great Papa signing Cullen's cast.

Some of the cousins.

Adah and Arley signed Cullen's cast too. :)

Riding Jeeps with the neighbor (grand)kids.
The boys thought they needed to wear the helmets. lol

We had a short, but very busy trip to Kansas last weekend. We weren't in town long, but managed to visit with LOTS of family and friends!! We sure will miss the short(er) drive...

MSM

In formation behind the companies.

The COL awarding Sean the MSM.

LTC congratulating Sean.

Last week, Sean was awarded an MSM. It was really exciting, no one from the unit had been awarded an MSM for over a year. Sean was also FINALLY able to tell everyone that he was accepted into Notre Dame.

Notre Dame!

We are so excited to announce that Sean got into Notre Dame! We will be headed for South Bend this summer/fall. Can't wait to get season tickets to the football games. :)

Touch a Truck

We headed out to the Touch a Truck event this morning. It is a little boys paradise! I found it hilarious... the moment we walked in all we heard were horns and sirens blowing nonstop. :) Our boys added their fair share of blowing horns.... :) I was especially excited to take Finn, he has always had quite the obsession with planes, trucks, and trains. What a great day with the boys!!

Coors Tour & Buffalo Bill's grave in Golden, CO

We made it to Golden!

Starting the Coors Tour.

Feeling/smelling the hops, grains, and barley
used to make Coors Beer.

That man is cleaning out the kettle.

Water break...
Beer brake for mommy and daddy!

Watching the cans being packaged.

Sean drinking one of his 3 free beers.

All the beers they had on tap in the tasting room.
We tried Colorado Native, only available in CO and all
ingredients are grown here in CO. We also tried
Batch 19, a new beer coming out this summer?
The boys had endless amounts of Root Beer...
they were happy campers!!

Cowboy Cullen.

Cowboy Finn-Finn.

Buffalo Bill's grave marker.

Buffalo Bill and his wife, Louisa's, graves
on top of Lookout Mountain. Overlooking the Rocky
Mountains and Great Plains with the Continental
Divide behind us.

The view of Golden, CO from atop
Lookout Mountain.

On Lookout Mountain, the
Continental Divide behind us.

Elk grazing in peoples yards.

More Elk.

We decided to get out of town Friday, and visit Golden, CO. There was a lot to do, we didn't have time for Dinosaur Ridge or the Railroad Museum. We had lunch at The Capital, which used to be the Capital of Jefferson Territory in the late 1800's. Then headed over to Coors for the tour and samples. It was interesting...for instance they really do pull natural spring water from underground to make Coors Beer. After our samples, we drove to Lookout Mountain to see Buffalo Bill's grave-site and enjoy the mountain views.