Happy Mother's Day

Unfortunately, Daddy had a business trip to Italy and was not around on Mother's Day. Before going, he talked to the boys about the importance of celebrating Mother's Day and pampering Mommy on her big day. Well, Ryder and Taggart's interpretation of what that meant may not have been ideal.....they woke up way too early, did not make Mommy breakfast and treated the day as all others.......Until, they convinced her to go to get ice cream.
Obviously, Ryder rode his bike....
Obviously, Tagg loves ice cream (or any food for that matter)....

Obviously, Mommy enjoyed her day and the ice cream.

Ryder is a pretty good camera man.

Cyclist

Taggart may have been slow to walk but not slow to ride.
Tagg inherited Ryder's first Strider bike (green) since it is already beat up and broken in.
Off to the races....unfortunately, Tagg wants so desperately to keep up with Ryder but it may take a couple of months, inches and wrecks....

Did I say "wrecks"? Yes, we captured the first accident.

Tagg's First Haircut

Time for Taggart to get his first haircut.

Just in case Taggart cried and created a scene, Ryder wore his sunglasses so he would not be recognized.
Afterwards, both chilled and compared notes on their haircuts. Then headed to Lamar's Donuts for a treat.

Easter Day

The Easter egg hunt was Tagg's favorite part of the day. He thought is was hilarious that he could shake the eggs and then find a surprise inside.

Since the boys could not find the Easter Bunny or any signs of its coming and going, they decided to put on their new Easter gifts (costumes) and act as if someone called in the Police and Fire Department to look for the Easter Bunny.
After a few more jelly beans, they decided to call off the search.

Easter Tears

You would think the Easter Bunny was Santa Claus....Taggart could not control his emotions when it came time to go to bed. The anticipation of Easter morning was too much.

Easter Prep

Before any good Easter prep effort, one must sit out side (in the new chairs from Nana & Papa), enjoy the weather and eat strawberries in whipped cream.
Then run inside to begin dying the eggs.

Smile

Taggart smiles so hard it looks like it hurts. His personality is about as large as his smile.

Denver Zoo

Denver Zoo

"What is that"?
"I don't know but I am going in for a closer look".

Eskimo Kiss

Family

Brothers II

Brothers

St. Patrick's Day

Some dye their beer green.....

Savannah dyes their fountains green.....

Chicago dyes the Chicago River green.....

The Huttons dye the bath green.

Happy St. Patrick's Day from the Hutton Family.

Spring Showers

The boys were excited that it rained on Sunday. Why? Because they could wear their rain coats and boots, of course!
Don't forget this meant they could also play outside in the rain.

Or sit down and just enjoy the rain.

Hiking

Taggart and Daddy hiking....
Daddy watching as Taggart hams it up...

Then wondering what is going through his head.

Carls' Colorado Vacation - Day 2

The weather was outstanding so we decided to take advantage and hike to the top of Flagstaff Mountain. The adults were fortunate that most of the trek was paved!
The kids loved being in the mountains.
Fortunate for us, Georgia likes to take photos.

Carls' Colorado Vacation - Day 1

Tommy, Raquel, Georgia and Ivy Carls took advantage of Georgia's Spring Break to visit us in Colorado.
Georgia, Ryder, Ivy and Taggart were so excited to see each other. It's been 15 months since we moved from Memphis and the kids were able to play together.
They have taken playing together to an entirely new level as they explored the North Boulder Foothills Community Park. They were non-stop all day long.

A movie and quiet time were welcomed by all. The kids were so worn out.

Mountain Slumber Party

The altitude must have gotten to the boys as they decided to have fun with Mommy and Daddy and.....
pretend to be sleeping.....

Ski Weekend

After a long day on the slopes nothing beats a good book.

Especially when Mommy reads.

We had a great weekend in the mountains with the Goodson's.

Beavis and Butt-head

Anyone ever wonder how Mike Judge came up with Beavis and Butt-head or specifically the Beavis alter-ego, Cornholio? Well, I am guessing he had children. Ryder and Taggart have never seen Beavis and Butt-head but thought this was the funniest thing. It didn't help that Daddy kept encouraging by laughing hysterically.
What transpired next may be more concerning.....

If this were an episode it would probably have been named one of the following actual episode names: Beware of the Butt, No Laughing, Be All You Can Be, Naked Colony, Sporting Goods, Buff 'N' Stuff, Young Gifted and Crude, or Temporary Insanity.

What the heck is Ryder doing in the background?

Happy Valentine's Day

Ryder came home from school with his Valentine for all his classmates.Tagg welcomed his brother home, took a look, jumped in front of the camera and then asked if everyone was ready for lunch.

Happiness

Pure happiness....

.....for both Daddy and Ryder

Ryder skiing

This weekend, Ryder officially hit the slopes. We took a brief vacation into the mountains and rented him skis.
He showed no interest in lessons and actually asked if we would take him further up the mountain.

After this brief run (above), we agreed and took him up on his first chair lift. He needs to work on his turns and stopping and would benefit from wearing a helmet but this was a huge step for the little guy. At three years and three months we could not have asked for more. He loves skiing and wants to do it more often.

Ryder's First Day of School

Today was Ryder's first day at Louisville Montessori for pre-school.Mommy and Daddy spent some time before school on the playground. Mommy had to spend a little extra time providing words of encouragement.As they announced it was time to enter the school Ryder jumped in line then looked at Mommy and Daddy like what in the heck is going on.

He had a great day, enjoyed himself and is excited to go back tomorrow.

Recovery

The last week has been a bit challenging as Taggart had double ear infections and walking pneumonia. Funny, he barely walks so how do you get 'walking pneumonia'?

Part of his recovery was based upon imitating the Muppets Swedish Chef, "Børk! Børk! Børk!" and eating pretzels.