It’s Dempsey’s first day of school, hold me 😭 But for real, no tears were shed by either him or me at drop-off this morning and I’m so excited for him. I think he will have a fun fun time! We tried to send him out with a bang this weekend, by going to a Rockies game, grabbing Saturday night ice cream, celebrating our best friend’s birthday and making pizza 🎉 I love that little boy so much and I hope he felt it!

I had a Friday morning mani scheduled and Dempsey told me to get “bright blue, not that white color, like last time!” 😂😂 Lori and Chad took the three kiddos to a bubble exhibit and it looked like they had the best time. I watched an episode of Jimin and JK’s travel show, so I was having the best time too. Lori also sent me a photo of their newest inflatable, a Bluey-dressed-as-Janet-the-grannie and I think it’s safe to say Dempsey is in love!

The Rockies had reached out and offered us seats inside of the suites and how could we say no?? It was really nice in there and I love how family friendly the organization feels. The staff is so good with the kids and made sure we knew Dinger would be coming to visit later on. We grabbed something to eat then went out to our seats, where I paid zero attention to the game but had a fun time anyway 💜 Dinger did come visit later on, accompanied by Grimace and The Hamburglar. Dempsey saw Grimace and said “I don’t wanna see that potato man!” 🤣🤣🤣 I thought Lydi might be scared but when we zoomed in on the picture later, we noticed she was holding Dinger’s hand 😍🥺 It also happened to be Todd Helton Weekend and they were doing a drone show tribute after the game. I didn’t know if I was up for staying till the very end of the game, plus the time it would take to walk down onto the field and back to the car but then Dempsey was SO EXCITED about it that, again, how could we say no?? He was beside himself getting to go down on the field again and clapped every time they set fireworks off. It was seriously the sweetest and I’m so glad we stayed. Got those babies home and in bed then got into bed ourselves. What a fun night!

Saturday was my favorite kind of day, where you have nothing planned and end up being both productive and spontaneous. We started with pancakes then cleaned out the kids’ closets because it’s a change of sizes AND seasons soon. Lydia chose her outfit during 😂 Dempsey and Joey both got haircuts and we spent the rest of the day playing, making pizza dough, Dempsey filled out his first day of school board 😂 and I cooked us dinner. Then we walked up to Tennyson to get ice cream. Dempsey turned down sprinkles and told me he was done with two bites left. His self control is something else! Once we got the kids home, bathed and off to bed, we started Furiosa and though we didn’t make it far, I’m liking it!

Happy Birthday, Henry! I can’t believe Dempsey’s little bestie is FOUR. The kids played, the adults wore cat ears, everyone ate cake and Lydia kept yelling out “Happy Birthday to you!” which is the absolute cutest. Dempsey was sad to leave. Nothing better than someone else’s toys, right? We got Lydia home for a nap then knocked out chores while Dempsey had some quiet time. Later on, Joey climbed on the roof to check something out then sat up there for ten minutes trying to figure out how to get back down. Never again! And then I made us some pizza. The second go in the pizza oven went much smoother. I think it all turned out pretty good! We went inside afterward to pack Dempsey’s backpack but he was less interested in that and more interested in his sister wrapping herself up burrito-style in a blanket. He laughed so hard! We got them to bed and fired up Big Brother and now here we are in a new phase of Mondays. I can’t wait to hear about his day (or not because that’s how kids are 😂) 🤍

Joey and I hadn’t been up to the cabin since 2017! So our trip there this weekend was looooong overdue, plus we have two new family members to share the experience with. It was cool and rainy at times but we still managed to go fishing twice, hang out on the patio (before we had kids, we used to sit and read out there but now it’s just a long game of chase 😂), cook some simple but good meals on the grill and take a trip into Fairplay for ice cream. I missed my bed, but otherwise, it was the best time ⛰🎣🌭🧩🤍

We got up just before dinner on Thursday and the kids were right at home 🤍 I missed that pretty view so much. Grilled some hot dogs and brats and shook up a bagged Caesar salad, but why does simple homecooked stuff taste so much better in the mountains?? We also bought Pie Face for the trip and Lydi went first and got hit with (coconut) whipped cream on her first turn. That just seems cruel. She was so sad and proceeded to cry any time anyone else got hit too.

I was worried we’d feel cooped up and the kids would go stir crazy since our usual MO is reading, napping, puzzling and listening to the radio 😂 but the boys brought their fishing gear so we drove to a nearby reservoir and spent both afternoons there. No fish were caught but rocks were “skipped,” fishing rods were cast, snacks were eaten and fresh air was breathed. Joey treated us all to goulash for dinner and I wish I could post Lydia’s little pasta dance while she ate it. She’s a foodie gal, for sure! Made some baked s’mores dip for dessert and I thought it was so good!

Another day of fishing, — we all went to the res in the morning and Joey and Dempsey went down to the stream later on while Lydia was sleeping and I got to read in the peace and quiet 🥰 — playing games, running around the deck and then we attempted to get ice cream at the Hungry Moose Caboose but it was closed so we rerouted to Fairplay and found an old school soda shop. They were out of their sorbet so poor Lydi had an empty cone and a cup of sprinkles 😂 When we got back, I made us chicken tacos while Joey and the kids explored and took the cutest sibling photos ever! The cabin has a TV now, so after we put the kids to bed, we fired up Bridget Jones’s Diary 😂😂 The pickings were slim, okay?

Remembered to take a family photo right after we’d packed up on Sunday morning and were about to hit the road. I told Joey we need to remember to take one when we first get there next time and not when we’ve been in our sweats all weekend and they’re covered in food from two small children, plus neither parent has slept through the night because a certain toddler has woken up crying at midnight 😅

Back at home, Joey did a bunch of loads of laundry, we both went for a run, we all bathed and the adults got caught up on Olympic coverage while the children pretended to run their own relay around the living room. I thought Paris was such a beautiful host city and even though I’m excited for them to be so close to home in 2028, I do NOT need to see Tom Cruise there 😋 Happy Monday!