At the Braves game...

It had been almost 3 years since we last went to a Braves game. Obviously, making it to Atlanta is a bit of a task, and they only play the Rockies in Denver for one series. Usually that series is during the week while school is going on, so it's hard to get up there. This year, we were able to go because it was in July. Logan was flying to Detroit on the Tuesday of the second game, so we decided to go to the game the night before so Logan could go with us, and we stayed at a hotel to avoid driving back to Falcon only to drive back to Denver the next morning. The boys love staying in hotels...especially when they get to swim-which they did before the game.

Apparently we picked a good game to go to because we won. I don't think they were as successful the remaining nights. The weather was warm, but we had seats under an upper level, so we wer enice and cool. We had tons of fun, and I hope we get to go back next summer. The Braves hit 2 home runs-in the same inning. I was doing a family food run. I missed it. That's life. There is a collage of pics at the bottom.

I miss my boy...

Okay, okay...he hasn't even been gone 24 hours, but I already miss Logan like crazy. I've never been a fan of leaving the boys with babysitters or letting them spend the night with other people. I just think they're "safer" when they're with me. It took all the willpower within me at the airport yesterday to not play 20 questions with the airline workers. You know...like, in the event of an emergency, is someone going to actually CARE for my child? I just pictured that other plane landing in the middle of that river and how they were talking about water filling the back of the plane and picking up kids...was someone going to pick up my kid? What if there was a need to land somewhere other than Detroit? Was someone going to watch my kid until he could get on another plane? Would they feed him? Find him an electrical outlet to charge his DS? Let him call his mother?

Tyler tracked Logan's flight on my iPad most of the afternoon. It always said IN FLIGHT. What else would it say? CRASHING? IN GREAT LAKE? SEARCHING NOW? I was only relieved when it finally said LANDED-45 minutes after its scheduled landing. I don't know what I would have done if both the boys had been on the plane together. Ed would've committed me.

Of course, Logan called as soon as he got to his grandma, and hearing how excited he was made me happy that he was there. Now I can relax until next Thursday, when we get to do it all again. Until then, I'll try not to worry about every time he gets in a vehicle and on a road in Michigan.

Happy Birthday Ed!

Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear Ed...Happy Birthday to you!!!

Football Camp

Logan had such a great time at football camp this week. It was put on by some current and former NFL players and was held at UCCS. Ed and I liked the way they also focused on character traits, instead of just football skills. I have never seen Logan more motivated than he was this week. He was ready to go every morning and never complained even once of being too hot or tired. We got to watch him scrimmage on Friday, and he did so well. I can't believe how big he is. He starts tackle football on August 1st, so we'll get to see him put his new skills to work.

Pikes Peak

One of the most fantastic things about living in Colorado Springs is the amazing view every morning out our windows of Pikes Peak. We decided to take the boys up there as part of my Cayson's birthday. Logan, Tyler, and Tanner went to the top a couple of years ago when my parents came up to visit. It was the end of May, but by the time the cog made it to the top, the winds were blowing over 50mph sometimes, and the windchill was below zero! It was snowing like crazy and once we got up to a certain elevation, you couldn't see anything. Logan and Tyler-between living in Germany and Colorado-are used to brutal cold, so the snow and wind in their faces didn't bother them so much. Tanner-on the other hand-panicked and was insisting that he couldn't breathe! It was quite the ordeal!

This time was much better though, as you can tell by the pictures. Instead of winter coats, scarves, and gloves, all we needed were some sweatshirts and long pants. The temperature was 38degrees at the summit, but it wasn't all that bad. A thunderstorm had just passed through, so I think that's why it was cooler. We didn't realize how much stuff was at the summit because when we went before, it was snowing like crazy and everything was covered in snow and ice. So, it was nice to see more this time. The boys had some hot chocolate and donuts before we got on the cog to head back down. We had so much fun!



At the summit

My heart was racing while I was taking this picture. I was petrified of someone falling off!

Some pictures from the summit and the train.

More pictures from the train...we did not see all of this on our first trip a couple of years ago!