I'm flying...

Indoor Skydiving

On Christmas Eve, Mommy let me go to an indoor skydiving place and try my hand at flying. It was a blast, so don't be surprised if the next picture you see is of me jumping out of an airplane!

George's masterpiece

Christmas Concert

Last week, our baby brother performed in a Christmas concert at his school. Mommy is still trying to upload the videos but here are a few cute pictures for your immediate gratification.

Pesty delivery

Henry: Who saw Georgie first?

Mommy: Probably the doctor who delivered him.

George (indignantly): I am not a box!

Fall follies

Today there is almost a foot of snow outside, but two weekends ago we had lovely weather and had fun playing in a new park.

May the Force Be With You

Georgie's spelling vocabulary

Here is a nonexhaustive list of words George can reliably spell:

George
Mommy
brat
stop
the
to
and
on
in
no
Jameson (a friend)
Jamison (a street)
Allyson
Josh
Colton
Emerson
Kiernan
Katelyn

He also knows what these signs are:

?
! (he calls it the "shouting thing")
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Sunday in the Park with George (and Richard and Henry)

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Fall colors

Today we ventured out to the Rockies to see the fall colors and enjoy a beautiful weekend. We drove the Peak-to-Peak scenic byway, stopping at the famous Carousel of Happiness in Nederland and taking a nearly 4-mile hike to Gem Lake in Estes Park. We capped off the evening with some lunar eclipse action. What a weekend!

Quotes of the day

As we drove past some rocky cliffs, George exclaimed: "Those walls are too grumpy and broken!"

Later, George started spelling nonsense and asked Mommy what he was spelling. Mommy replied, "brat," jokingly. To which George responded: "No, 'brat' is spelled 'G-E-O-R-G-E'!"

Bridge over fussy waters

Hiking adventures

Steamboat Springs

We spent Labor Day weekend at Steamboat Springs. We hiked, rode the gondola, went to an airshow, and went alpine sliding. We had a blast!

Miscellaneous pictures

These are random pictures from this summer that we finally got around to posting. Too bad the summer's already over and we're back to school. Sigh.

The Flying J Ranch Hike

We have a new favorite hike called the Flying J Ranch. Here are some highlights.

Georgie Update

At almost 4, George is asserting his independence in new and sometimes dangerous ways, like running away from Mommy in parking lots and trying to lie down in the path of oncoming horses on the beach. He is now an aficionado of al fresco showers and sprinkles on cupcakes (that was an early birthday celebration put on by Grandma). He is probably the cause of the two white hairs Daddy spotted on Mommy today, but he is definitely worth all the trouble he causes. We love you, George!!!

Beach bums

Thanks to some very generous grandparents, who took us off Mommy and Daddy's hands so we could be spoiled for a week, we got to play on the beach, ride horses, fly kites, and pick blueberries!