Four Year Old Art

The theme is almost always bad guys tied up or in jail!

Fall in the Rockies

We started the day in Frisco, CO, drove over to Turquoise Lake in Leadville for some fishing, rock throwing, and walking around the lake. The journey continued with a scenic drive from Leadville to Minturn/Vail. We stopped at a fishing dock half way between Leadville and Minturn. Morgan fished and Grant threw rocks in the water and eventually just waded in. The adventure ended at an ice cream shop in Frisco. Morgan had his ice cream in a cone (first attempt at the cone...he usually goes cup) and Grant enjoyed a cookie (in just a t-shirt, diaper, and hat because everything else was wet).

Zombie Faces

Grant: 15 months

Grant is slowly becoming a little kid. He's still a bit of a mama's boy but lately he's taking a huge interest in the activities of his brother and other kids.

He's the king of cuddles and cuteness but fussiness is still on list and temper tantrums have recently been added.

His vocabulary is really starting to develop and I'm hoping that the fussiness and temper tantrums subside once he's better able to communicate.

Little Kickers

Morgan is playing in a four year old soccer league this fall. It's a very positive experience for all players. No score is kept, it's a mini field, and the coaches are on the field coaching them throughout the game. The parents on the sidelines cheer for everyone!

He was a bit worried that it might be a bit "tricky" when I signed him up but the worry was unfounded. He's enjoying it and has improved immensely after a few games.

Grant enjoys watching and chasing balls on the sidelines.

Riding the Bike

We call Morgan's new bike the grandma bike because it took the love of two grandmas to get it to Boulder. When Doug and Morgan started using "new" and "bike" in the same sentence, I started cruising Craigslist for a bigger bike. After three weeks of obsessively looking with no luck I expanded my search to grandparent locations. Morgan's new ride was located in KC. Grandma B picked it up and Grandma and Papa McCuen picked it up in early June when they were driving to Colorado.

It came with no training wheels and Doug was adamant that we were not going to put any on it. Morgan wasn't too into it at first because it was "wobbly". So we put the seat down low and made him walk/coast down the driveway. He "practiced" on the weekends and in the evenings when we got home. Wed of this week I commented that he was coasting so well he needed to start putting his feet on the pedals. Thursday morning we amazingly were ready and out the door early so Doug asked to see his coasting. He coasted down the driveway, into the cul-de-sac, and started pedaling! Friday evening he mastered an awesome skid stop. Starting is still a bit tricky but I'm sure he'll have it down soon. We're very proud and excited for him. Riding a bike is a whole new level of freedom.

Grant: 14 months

Grant is leaving babyhood behind and becoming a little munchkin!

He started walking around 13 months. I just packed away all the bottles and he's babbling and signing like crazy.

He's very aware of what his brother is doing/eating and he wants to be a part of it. If Morgan has a waffle for breakfast then he wants a waffle for breakfast.

He was pretty clingy to me for months 11-13 but recently he's started to let go a bit. He still loves/needs me but the past few evenings he's been busy bothering his brother and I've been able to make dinner without a baby clinging to me.