Family & Fun in Colorado

Lots of pictures from Colorado, in no special order.

Estes Park:

Breckenridge:

Art and Gardening

Liam started an art class this week. They experimented with water colors. Above is one of his pieces.

The boys also started on the garden after school/work. I couldn't believe how many rocks they dug up this year.

Liam created a rock garden with what he dug out of the veggie garden.

Roedown Weekend

We went to Maryland this past weekend and had a blast! It's amazing how many activities five people could squeeze into a two day period -- biking, gardening, horse races, painting, bubble blowing, hanging out in hammocks, watching hockey, reading, knitting, eating, doing puzzles, helping Grandma with the horses, roasting marshmallows over the fire, and just plain chillin' out. At Roedown.

Happenings in Orangeburg

Grandma came for a visit last weekend to see Liam's final hockey game of the season. On Saturday night we decided to watch "Pirates of the Caribbean," so Liam dressed for the occasion.

After Liam's game and lunch, Grandma and Liam had a battle.

Slide Sledding

Bobby prepping the run of the latest activity at the Noonan's - Slide Sledding.

Snow Day

The boys building a giant snowman.

After the boys built the snowman, they moved on and attempted to create a Luge Track. The snow was very heavy, so it took more work than usual. Below, Liam and Nicky are trying to pull Bobby to deepen the track.

They gave Bobby a push, but he didn't make it far. Tonia had to get in on the action and pull him down. After a little while, the boys gave up and decided to take the sleds and ride down the slide. They had a blast, but this is not what a mother wants to see.

Note the branches behind us, that is one of our Apple Trees that was a casualty of the heavy snow -- it snapped in half.

Rural, Urban, Suburban

Liam's class has been studying rural, urban and suburban settings. As a culmination of this chapter, they are turning their classroom into "Neugebauer County." Each child had to bring in buildings (preferably built out of materials they could find in their recycling,) and/or vehicles, to represent each area.

Liam and Bobby decided they would build a farm shed and a fire station, and that Liam would take in a vehicle to represent each area. I thought they were very clever. They used a clementine container and box to make the shed. The firehouse was made from an inside out cardboard wine box, a toilet paper roll and an American Flag.

In the barn you will find pigs, sheep, and cows.