We'll love you forever...

It has been months since we have gotten out of the house for a full day. It felt so good to "see" the world once again. The blue skies, the green trees, and the chirping birds were what we needed! We started the day by packing the car with our lunches, jackets, and masks. By 9am we were out the door headed for Rye, Colorado. Here we saw Bishop Castle. We climbed many stairs, many which were made of stone and some made of metal too. The higher we went, the more wobbly the stairs—yes, it was a little scary, but we ALL were brave. It was fun watching you guys get so excited about all the hidden areas that you could go into. Nothing was off limits. Hand Sculpture Best Kids Ever! Best Fun Large Chair Top of the Castle First set of stairs that we climbed!    Wobbly Bridge - Scary! After walking around this very unique castle, we found a lovely lake called Lake Isabel and ate our lunch right on the water. We watched a fire helicopter pick ...

Great Grandma gave us a Story Jar... The point of the story jar is to tell the stories of your life, and record them for all to remember. How fun - let's start documenting. Question : Can you remember a historic event that happened when you were in school? Who told you about it? Dad : I was driving to school and on the radio I heard about 9-1-1. Cooper : We are living history right now because COVID-19 is happening as we speak. I remember hearing about it when our family went to the public library. Mom or Dad told me about it. We then had to do school at home for a couple of months. Mom : I remember two events in history from when I was in school. First, I remember when 9-1-1 happened. My friends and I were driving to school and we were listening to Alice 105.9, and they had been saying that an airplane had just flown into a building in New York. At the time, I didn't know that it was a terrorist  attack. Then, I got to school and I was a teacher aide in a Fren...

I know... it's been a long time since I wrote last! I hope to be better about this because you guys are growing up so quickly! We are nearing the end of a really interesting year. Cooper, you are in first grade, and Reagan, you are in kindergarten. You both have blossomed so much and I am so proud of you. COVID-19 Face Mask (we had to wear them everywhere we went outside the house) Reagan , you have grown your kindness muscle so much this year. You are a friend to all. Your heart is so big and cares so deeply for others. You have become this beautiful reader this year. I love how you have persevered and enjoy reading to yourself before you go to bed at night. You have found such great joy in reading Dr. Seuss books and Elephant and Piggy books too. You are able to do this because you have really persevered in studying your sight words. Thanks for being such a wonderful leader in school, at home and at Taekwondo (purple belt, go girl!). I know that we are ending your first...