((beware...this a looooong post!))
way back in june (!?) lane figured out the pedals on his bike. that opens up a whole new door of summer fun for him!
i love it when vance steals my camera and i don't realize it till i load pictures on the computer. here i'm sure they were looking at the firetrucks that we hear on a daily basis. their favorite!
we love summer nights!
way back when andrea and dj came for a visit to denver. we LOVED having them at our house. the boys did too, lane still talks about it.
everyday rain storms.
seriously, everyday.
we also had one super cute visitor and her parents. SO.MUCH.FUN having tom, renee, & penny in colorado. that little girl stole our hearts. she is such a sweet and EASY baby!!!
playing with uncle tom.
trying to get all 3 cousins...
gage looooves penny!
as did lane:)
the kids taking over the dinner table.
enjoying the humid free weather!
in boulder.
eating shaved ice. yum!
lane seriously loves crocs and was ultra fascinated by these ones.
pearl street, the best place to people watch.
the boys were diggin these hippies & their guitars.
cute penny feet.
sweetie.
the boys could have spent ALL DAY at the toy store playing with the train set. hint hint grandparents. (actually...no, where do we put something like that?!)
penny enjoying her first baby bjorn ride.
oh man, i got baby fever. (which is probably good considering in 4 months i'll be holding one of my own.) thanks for coming guys, we love you!!! be sure to check out their blog, renee took all sorts of pictures.
one of our favorite summer activities...church at the park. vance was sweet enough to take the boys down the big blow up slide.
ice cream!
lane giving one of his favorite little gals, sophia, a hug bye bye. her family lives right next door to us. one of the awesome things about our church is there are at least 8 families on our street that go there. such a great community!
another picture vance took of the boys when i wasn't around. loving the everyday rain showers. (sorry kansas, i feel bad saying that!)
i had to document this....they were both sitting. at the same time. by each other. that never happens!
more bounce houses at vance's company picnic.
snow cones. and yes i'm the mom that won't let my kids get syrup on it. they liked their "white" snow cones:)
lane getting his face painted. he requested a dog.
and it typical lane fashion, he froze around a stranger. he sat as still as can be.
oh gage. 17 months. you'd think i'd be used to him but nope, i still can't believe he's real. he amazes us everyday that he is becoming such a little boy.
it was that time of year again...making more laundry detergent. vance helped out so we made enough to last us a really, really long time.
making cookies with lane. some of my favorite moments. he just kept hugging and kissing me saying "i love making cookies with you mommy." MELT MY HEART! later that night i overheard him telling vance "mama's a good maker."...like, good at making food. he cracks us up.
i asked him to smile at the camera and this is the best i could get. much too excited about the cookie dough.
the boys playing with cars...something i never thought of myself enjoying. i mean, i was all baby dolls and barbies but these guys have me falling in love with all things boy.
the end.
i love it when vance steals my camera and i don't realize it till i load pictures on the computer. here i'm sure they were looking at the firetrucks that we hear on a daily basis. their favorite!
we love summer nights!
way back when andrea and dj came for a visit to denver. we LOVED having them at our house. the boys did too, lane still talks about it.
everyday rain storms.
seriously, everyday.
we also had one super cute visitor and her parents. SO.MUCH.FUN having tom, renee, & penny in colorado. that little girl stole our hearts. she is such a sweet and EASY baby!!! 
playing with uncle tom.
trying to get all 3 cousins...
gage looooves penny!
as did lane:)
the kids taking over the dinner table.
enjoying the humid free weather!
in boulder.
eating shaved ice. yum!
lane seriously loves crocs and was ultra fascinated by these ones.
pearl street, the best place to people watch.
the boys were diggin these hippies & their guitars. 
cute penny feet.
sweetie.
the boys could have spent ALL DAY at the toy store playing with the train set. hint hint grandparents. (actually...no, where do we put something like that?!)
penny enjoying her first baby bjorn ride.
oh man, i got baby fever. (which is probably good considering in 4 months i'll be holding one of my own.) thanks for coming guys, we love you!!! be sure to check out their blog, renee took all sorts of pictures.
one of our favorite summer activities...church at the park. vance was sweet enough to take the boys down the big blow up slide. 
ice cream!
lane giving one of his favorite little gals, sophia, a hug bye bye. her family lives right next door to us. one of the awesome things about our church is there are at least 8 families on our street that go there. such a great community!
another picture vance took of the boys when i wasn't around. loving the everyday rain showers. (sorry kansas, i feel bad saying that!)
i had to document this....they were both sitting. at the same time. by each other. that never happens!
more bounce houses at vance's company picnic. 
snow cones. and yes i'm the mom that won't let my kids get syrup on it. they liked their "white" snow cones:)
lane getting his face painted. he requested a dog.
and it typical lane fashion, he froze around a stranger. he sat as still as can be.
oh gage. 17 months. you'd think i'd be used to him but nope, i still can't believe he's real. he amazes us everyday that he is becoming such a little boy. 
it was that time of year again...making more laundry detergent. vance helped out so we made enough to last us a really, really long time. 
making cookies with lane. some of my favorite moments. he just kept hugging and kissing me saying "i love making cookies with you mommy." MELT MY HEART! later that night i overheard him telling vance "mama's a good maker."...like, good at making food. he cracks us up.
i asked him to smile at the camera and this is the best i could get. much too excited about the cookie dough.
the boys playing with cars...something i never thought of myself enjoying. i mean, i was all baby dolls and barbies but these guys have me falling in love with all things boy. 
the end.