Riding

One thing Carter learned to do while we were in Colorado was to ride his bike without training wheels!  He watched his cousins riding on 2 wheels, and he was ready to give it a go.  Tim and I have always talked about which one of us would teach him to ride, and which one of us would be the one holding on to the bike before we finally let go.  Well, neither of us go to do it!  Carter just kind of did it himself!  I was so amazed and I know Tim was in total shock when we sent him the video!  Good job Carter, we are so proud of you!!!!

Taking the training wheels off!

There he goes!!!

Why must they grow up so fast?!?

Colorado

Ok, now that is has almost been a month since my last post, I guess I will catch you up on what has been going with us!  

At the beginning of September, I took the kids to Colorado to spend some time with Aunt Nanna.  She recently moved to Colorado Springs, so we wanted to check our her new amazing house.  It was also Aiden's birthday, so that was an extra bonus!  We always have a fun time with Nanna, so it is no surprise that this trip was a blast for the kids and me.

Kinley went on her first plane ride to get to Denver, and I can safely say she is no fun to fly with!  We had to wake up at 4:45 in the morning to get to the airport in time, so I thought for sure she would just sleep on the plane.  Boy was I wrong.  She kept me constantly trying to entertain her for the whole trip.  The first leg of the flight, she cried and screamed for a good 30 minutes while the plane was landing.  The next flight, she stayed awake the whole time, and finally closed her eyes as the plane was landing.  Great timing Kinley.  Carter on the other hand loved flying and was more then happy to just watch movies on the Ipad the whole time.

The day we got in was Aiden's birthday, so we had fun celebrating with him!  During our stay we went to the zoo and did lots of shopping.  We also got to spend some time with Jessica and her boys Bjorn and Anders.  We had never met Anders, so it was nice to finally be able to introduce Kinley to her boyfriend!  You know you have a good friend when you can spend 2 years apart, and within minutes feel like you were together that whole time!

Ian was also kind enough to watch all the kids so Andrea and I could go out to a nice dinner.  We went to the melting pot, and it was amazing.  I am pretty sure I have never eaten that much food, ever!  Thanks Andrea, I wont forget that meal!

In case you are wondering, Kinley was no better on the flight home.  She cried or screamed for much of the 5 hours we were on the planes.  On the finally flight, when we heard the wheel come out for landing, she finally closed her eyes.  Never a dull moment!