Happy Birthday, Daddy!

We took the kids on hike at the Garden of the Gods to celebrate Cody's birthday today!

Sully did great and held his own for quite a while...

And then he hitched a ride on Daddy's shoulders.

We had an awesome view of Pikes Peak most of the hike.

Before we headed back to the car the boys wanted to climb on the rocks and pretend like it was a big starfighter spaceship.  Riley and Daddy were in the back manning the lasers...

And Sully was in the front driving the ship!

 

Tonight the dinner request is steak and salad with red velvet cake for dessert.  Happy Birthday, Cody!

Sully is a Big Boy Now!

Sully is officially a big boy!!!

 

When we first moved into the new house a couple of months ago, we had a few days after unpacking everything and before we started our new jobs.  It was a perfect opportunity to potty train Sully since you can't really go anywhere for a few days if you really want it to stick.  We used the same technique to potty train Sully that we used on Riley and he did great!  It took him about three days to really catch on and he hasn't had any accidents for weeks now.  He even holds it all night!  We're very proud of Sully...he's growing up so fast!!!

First Day of School!

Riley started full-day kindergarten today and did great!  We picked out his desk last Friday during "Meet Your Teacher" night so when we walked into his classroom, he knew exactly which desk was his.  The teacher read a story to all the parents and kids about a mama raccoon taking her kid raccoon to school for the first time.  And at the end of the story all of the parents got up to leave...there were some tears from kids and parents, but not Riley!  He was excited and waved goodbye as I walked out the door with a lump in my throat.  I'm glad he's growing up but a little sad he's no longer my little pre-schooler.  He even had homework tonight!  We had to talk about what respect is and read together for 20 minutes.

He made me laugh last night because his biggest concern about kindergarten was -- "Will I still get the weekend when I start my new school!"  He was relieved when I told him he still gets Saturday and Sunday off!

Tybee Island

Finally catching up with our vacation pictures, here's our last trip before we moved...we went with friends to Tybee Island off the coast of Savannah, Georgia in the middle of May (yes, it has taken me three months to get this pictures posted!).  It was beautiful and we had a blast!  It was a little windy the first evening we were there which is why Sully is giving me this funny look...he wanted me to pick him up to protect him from the sand being blown by the wind.  It kind of hurt our legs!

But the wind did not deter our little water babies, Nathan and Riley!

Riley, of course, got soaked!  Luckily we were just half a block from our condo!

Sully spent most of this week playing in the sand...he takes after his mommy and prefers land.

Riley, on the other hand, spent most of his time in the water with his daddy!

We found a little tide pool our first day at the beach...it was nice and warm and shallow.  Riley enjoyed running as fast as he could and jumping in!

Sully tried to copy his big brother...it was more of a little hop instead of a jump.

Cody got quite a workout running Riley and Sully up and down the tide pool on the boogie board!

Sully was cute pulling Nathan all by himself!

Riley liked to feed daddy snacks...I kept telling him not to feed the sharks!

Sully took his sand castle building very seriously.

Actually, all three boys took it pretty seriously...

Until it was time to crush it!

We took the kids to a wildlife preserve..the mosquitos were really bad and although we were all doused in Off, I got eaten alive!

We found the best BBQ joint in Savannah...and potentially ever!  Riley is always weary of new foods but was totally diggin' the ribs!

The boys enjoyed catching some fishies...

and flying kites!

The favorite activities of all the boys (big AND small) was hole digging.

I got Riley and Sully the cutest mini blow up kayak...unfortunately, Sully was scared and wouldn't get in.  But Riley made out in the deal not having to share with his little brother!

Sully and Nathan were more interested in the sea life...

We found a ton of hermit crabs all over the beach.

And after getting all tuckered out riding the waves...

The boys enjoyed taking a little rest!

Who doesn't love a pizza party on the beach!  

What is that on Riley's left leg?  A tattoo sleeve??? Oh yeah, baby -- I bought it for Cody as a joke but Riley loved it and wouldn't take it off until he got in the water!

Riley loved writing his name in the sand...

He was pretty proud of his masterpiece!

Riley doing what Riley does best...

Being a total spaz!

All I can say is with that energy level, he definitely takes after his daddy!

Sully, on the other hand, is our little cuddle bug.

He wanted so badly to be just like his big brother...

The only problem is, he doesn't really like the water that much!

Riley was getting pretty good on the boogie board throughout the week!

Sully just wanted to be held...

And play in the sand with his toys!

It was a great trip with great friends!

Riley's first day of kindergarten is this Wednesday!!!  So check back later on this week for "first day of school" pictures!