Summer in Colorado
Since we've been home from our trip, we've been enjoying summer in Colorado! However, to a very pregnant woman, consistent temperatures in the 90s and 100s is NOT FUN!!! We have had some cooling thunderstorms though, and below are a few photos I took after a big hailstorm came through one evening. We got pelted by pea- and marble-size hail (my poor vegetable garden!!!), but the clouds sure were beautiful!
This is after it had melted quite a bit!
What a picture of utter exhaustion! I think Silas was tired and wanted me to put him to bed, and I was too tired to stay awake....so he decided to fall asleep standing up with his head on my lap!
Jessa and Jack (and Nate, too) were in Denver for a wedding one weekend and were able to meet up with me and the boys in Loveland for a couple hours. The three cousins all were wearing Hawaiian shirts...not planned, but pretty cute!
Michelle Van Haitsma was also out here for the wedding that weekend and drove up with my sister...it was great seeing my freshman roommate from Calvin again (and hearing about life with triplets...yikes!).
One day I noticed that there were three butterflies and several bees among the flowers in front of Eli's bedroom window. I thought this picture was cool because I captured (quite accidentally!) a bee flying in mid-air (just to the right of the butterfly...if you click on the picture I think it gets bigger).
The boys' biggest passion lately has been spelling words. They are constantly sounding out letters to words and playing their word games, often on the drives back and forth from Fort Collins. Eli loves to read, and Silas sure does a good job of trying! You also might notice their haircuts...(sorry, Mom! she hates it when I butcher their hair) I cut their hair quite short (not really meaning to), but it probably feels way cooler in this hot weather, and hair grows, right?
In the month of July, Eli had Preschool I swimming lessons at a community pool. He loved them, and passed on to the next level! While Eli was in his class, Bryan and Silas would swim together. Silas is showing more of his daredevil personality--he jumps right into the water away from Bryan so that he goes under and then comes up laughing! We've got to keep our eyes on that one....
Eli with his class and teacher.
Showing off new skills.
This is after it had melted quite a bit!
What a picture of utter exhaustion! I think Silas was tired and wanted me to put him to bed, and I was too tired to stay awake....so he decided to fall asleep standing up with his head on my lap!
Jessa and Jack (and Nate, too) were in Denver for a wedding one weekend and were able to meet up with me and the boys in Loveland for a couple hours. The three cousins all were wearing Hawaiian shirts...not planned, but pretty cute!
Michelle Van Haitsma was also out here for the wedding that weekend and drove up with my sister...it was great seeing my freshman roommate from Calvin again (and hearing about life with triplets...yikes!).
One day I noticed that there were three butterflies and several bees among the flowers in front of Eli's bedroom window. I thought this picture was cool because I captured (quite accidentally!) a bee flying in mid-air (just to the right of the butterfly...if you click on the picture I think it gets bigger).
The boys' biggest passion lately has been spelling words. They are constantly sounding out letters to words and playing their word games, often on the drives back and forth from Fort Collins. Eli loves to read, and Silas sure does a good job of trying! You also might notice their haircuts...(sorry, Mom! she hates it when I butcher their hair) I cut their hair quite short (not really meaning to), but it probably feels way cooler in this hot weather, and hair grows, right?
In the month of July, Eli had Preschool I swimming lessons at a community pool. He loved them, and passed on to the next level! While Eli was in his class, Bryan and Silas would swim together. Silas is showing more of his daredevil personality--he jumps right into the water away from Bryan so that he goes under and then comes up laughing! We've got to keep our eyes on that one....
Eli with his class and teacher.
Showing off new skills.
1 comment:
It looks like you have had a busy month in CO! Swimming lessons look like lots of fun, Eli! Braden thought Silas looked quite different today when he saw his picture with his short haircut. It will grow...they won't need haircuts for awhile now. That's good, because you will soon be busy with Abram, too!
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